Historical clue formulations

• Before surgery, for short — 2026-04-29
• Before surgery, in brief — 2026-04-02
• Before surgery, informally — 2024-01-09
• About to go under the knife, in brief — 2020-07-08
• Area with R.N.s — 2016-06-12
• Awaiting a sex change, say — 2015-04-25
• Before surgery, informally — 2014-10-08
• Hospital status, informally — 2014-08-17
• Before surgery, informally — 2014-05-05
• Before one's big opening? — 2012-10-12
• Hospital area, briefly — 2012-09-12
• Before the procedure, informally — 2012-04-19
• Before surgery — 2010-01-18
• Before making the cut? — 2009-06-20
• Before making the cut? — 2009-05-15
• Before surgery — 2002-10-14
• Having not yet made the cut? — 2002-09-27
• Before the opening, say — 2000-07-23
• Like some hospital procedures — 2000-05-06
• Before surgery — 1999-11-08
• Before surgery, informally — 1995-07-29