["I had to go to the hospital for minor surgery last week. I wanted a friend to come support me. But I wasn't able to find anyone available. That was somewhat annoying.", "Oh no that's annoying indeed.", 'Yes it really was.']
I'm sure they wanted to be there though. Hopefully they are thinking of you.
I went to the hospital for surgery last week. None of my friends were around to go there with me to support me. It was somewhat annoying.