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Has COVID-19 sidelined your surgery in Nova Scotia?

Most elective and non-urgent surgeries at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax were cancelled earlier this week only adding to a growing backlog that includes thousands of Nova Scotians.

How has it affected your life? Your health? CBC Nova Scotia wants to hear from you

An operating room is pictured.
Most elective and non-urgent surgeries at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax were cancelled earlier this week only adding to a growing backlog that includes thousands of Nova Scotians. (Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock)

As COVID-19 cases reach an all-time high in Nova Scotia, some surgeries are being cancelled yet again.

On April 4, most elective and non-urgent surgeries at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax were cancelled because of the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19and the number of staff unable towork.

It's a backlog that's affecting thousands of Nova Scotians. So now, we want to hear from you.

Has your upcoming surgery been cancelled due COVID-19?

What kind of effect has it had on your life?

Your health?

Share your experience with CBCNewsbelow. Your responses will be keptconfidential, anda CBC Nova Scotia journalistmay follow up with you for an upcoming story.