Please Help! Centennial patients...

Hello, please help...anyone out there who has used Centennial please give me some advice. I have my consult with Dr. Houston on November 1. I am worried that I won't be able to complete all my pre-op requirements by December and I really need to have it done by then so I don't have to start over paying everything. I have already met my deductible this year as well as my huge out of pocket maximum so this is really important. Is there anything I need to start doing now? Liquid diet, shakes, anything like that...I have already quit smoking so that is not an issue. I know no one can offer any medical advice, I'm just trying to find out what most of the clinics patients have experienced. What kind of pre-op test can I expect? Thanks so much in advance for the help!

call Centennial and ask them....they are very helpful....i am trying to get approval from my insurance company for Centennial.....and Dr Houston will do mine....just call them and ask them if there is anything you need to do before your consult.

Hey Kim, I think we met at one of Dr. Fryer's lunch time sessions.... you wanted to be a park ranger?? lol Anyways... don't worry. I had surgery w/Dr. Houston. He only required a two day liquid diet prior to surgery. It really wasn't that hard. Also, I didn't have to do a bowel prep like most surgeons require either. I have my whole experience at the hospital posted in my profile as well as some pictures. As for the pre-op testing. It is really simple (at least for me) Two weeks prior to surgery, you'll go to a nutritional class - more like a one on one with a nutritionist at centennial. Then you'll go over to the Women's Hospital for pre-op testing which was simply a few vials of blood and an EKG. The worst was just sitting there waiting for you to be called back. I didn't really experiment with protein drinks prior to surgery or anything like that... the only regret, I wish I lost a little bit of weight before hand...but I let the piggy out and got really really lazy those few weeks before. Good luck! April

Yes, that's me! Thanks for remembering! And bless you for the information...that is EXACTLY what I needed to hear! How are you doing? I can't wait until I get to come to another group...I really enjoyed it!