Question:
I am approved what can I expect now? What are the pre-op testing like?
Ok . .so I hear different Dr. require different things but can ayone give me a general idea (Best/Worst case)Thanks! — N C. (posted on April 2, 2001)
April 2, 2001
It's not bad, I had to have a chest x-ray, some blood drawn an EKG. Be
prepared to walk alot that day, wear comfortable shoes, I walked up and
down and all over the hospital to get the tests done. Good luck to you.
— JazzBear111
April 2, 2001
Congratulations! You have the same ins. carrier as me. The doctor and the
insurance company required blood work (thyroid), an endoscopy, and a
psychological evaluation. Again, all docs are different like you said.
Some require a sonogram of the gall bladder and a chest xray. They didnt
require the xray of me because I am 28 years young. If you have any
questions, concerns or need some support, please email me. :)
— Jeannet
April 2, 2001
I can answer this!!....lol..I just finished all of my pre-ops today as a
matter of fact!!..I am scheduled to have my open RNY on April 10th. My
surgeon ordered a Gallbladder- ultrasound, EKG, Urine Sample, ABG (blood
gasses), a preganancy test (to be sure!!), several blood tests, a chest
x-ray, a visit with my ever friendly psycologist and then the surgeon
himself saw me and did a pre-op physical. None of the tests were bad. Even
the ABG's test was tolerable. The worst was the gown didnt fit for my chest
xray and i had to use 2 gowns...I had to trollop along the diagnostics lab
with an armhole in between my boobs!! WOOOWEEEE.....Let me just say...The
tests are the easy part. I was worried too but then when i asked my surgeon
how BAD the tests would be he said with a chuckle "You're worried
about a needle in your arm and your going to let me operate on you??"
...made sense to me!!....LOL
— Tracy L.
February 24, 2004
Well, although every surgeon often is different as far as what they require
of you as far as pre-op testing goes, there are certain things they all
will do.
My surgeon required a phyc. evaluation, cardiac tests, pulmonary tests,
chest x-ray, blood tests (and thats where I got hung up) I had elevated
liver enzymes and after a month or so of testing plus a liver biopsy which
by the way is no fun! But it all came out fine, I have fatty liver.
Then I will have the blood test in the hospital Arterial Puncture for blood
typing and blood gases. And hopefully after all of that you are ready to
go!
Good Luck To You!
— Tammy P.
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