Pre-op Question.

mariapizarro8
on 6/30/15 7:10 am

I got a call yesterday from my doctors office scheduling me for my pre op and said be ready to at hospital for 4 hours can someone tell me what is all involved in the pre op thats alot of hours for pre op.

peachpie
on 6/30/15 7:56 am - Philadelphia, PA
RNY on 04/28/15

They went through my medical history, did an EKG, and drew blood. Also explained what would happen the day of surgery and what I needed to do the night before/morning of surgery. It took me about an hour and a 1/2. 

Ariann555
on 6/30/15 11:29 am
RNY on 06/12/15

I had a nutritional class a few days before surgery, it took 3 hours plus had blood taken.

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 6/30/15 4:57 am, edited 6/30/15 5:00 am - OH

Every surgeon has a different protocol it seems, but common items (in addition to taking lots of blood, of course) are an abdominal ultrasound, an EKG, and respiratory tests.  Sometimes they also do stress tests.

The biggest amount of time, though, is often consumed by waiting since you have to go to a different department for each item (lab for blood work, respiratory therapy, imaging, etc.), check in, wait to be called, get the test done, then go to the next department, etc.

Some pre-op visits also include an informational session by a nurse or someone from the surgeon's office.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

nugett06
on 6/30/15 6:59 pm
VSG on 07/16/15

my surgeons office does the same thing. my preop is scheduled from 9-3. three hours of nutrition and procedure overview. then labs and ekg. then back to see the surgeon with results from lab and last minute questions. they also give the option to purchase protein during the preop so they go over that as well.

Corrie33
on 7/1/15 1:15 pm
RNY on 02/09/15

Sorry I can't help with that one.  I had all my blood tests, classes, meeting with NUT, Phych, internist, etc done previously.  My Pre-Op took all of 20 minutes.  They just took my co-payment, fitted me with the stretchy velcro belly wrap thingie, gave me the lung exerciser thingie and told me what time to come back.  Easy-Peazy.

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mariapizarro8
on 7/1/15 1:44 pm

Yeah me too I did everything prior also that's why I don't understand why is going to be so long.

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