what are all of the steps that you must take?

what are all of the steps that you must go through after being approved for the surgery? I hear that first you go to the consultation w/ surgeon and then psych evaluation and after that you have a cardiology and pulmulmonary exam or something along that sort and then you take some nutritional courses and complete your pre-op steps and then they can schedule you for the surgery? I know this is going to sound so weird and silly coming from someone who should have done their research properly but can someone explain to me what happens during the pre-op procedure? The reason I ask is because I am petrified of needles and I wonder how many will be used that day? Thanks for all the info and I will keep in touch with all Finda Nessy

HEy girl, Well I think every doctors procedures are different cause i did all of that before they even sent my stuff to my insurance. But after i got approved the doctors office called me and told me and then they set up a surgery date then a date for my preop consultation. then when i went to my pre-op visit they talked to me specificaly about how serious this surgery was and i signed my life away(so to speak) and they had me go over to the hospital and have an EKG done and three different tubes filled with blood then a chest x-ray and i had to preregister for my surgery and that was it now im just waiting here as the hours and days pass by before i get put to sleep for my surgery.. which is tuesday. i cant wait im so nervous and excited..but i hope everything works out for you..good luck, Brittany

I will pray that your surgery goes well also. You seem like such a lovely person. Make sure you keep in touch and tell me as your surgery becomes closer. Finda Nessy

yeah i had my psych eval before they did that too

Hey! Thanks for the extra prayers i can always use thoes. i hope that your surgery goes well..good luck with you and ill keep posting to let yall know how im doing.. Brittany