Re: Fears/ STACY

[Guest guest]

Hi ;

Hope it's OK for me to just butt in; I'm in a similar situation as

you. My surgeon is 4 hours from me and I'm having surgery in

just over a week so I'm still in the midst of pre-surgical testing.

There are undoubtably some standard tests that you can take

care of with your own personal PCP. That's what I did. I had the

blood work, UA, 2-day nuclear heart test, and sleep study all in

my home town on orders of my PCP. I also got the psych.

evaluation locally at a hospital that only does the R-n-y. When I

had my first consult with my surgeon, she accepted everything

except the psych. evaluation.

She said it was far too brief and that I had to do it all over again

with the psychologist of her choosing in Portland. So, I did it all

over again and after seeing the difference between the two, I'm

quite impressed. Her psychologist did a very extensive and

(mostly) accurate evaluation. I'm impressed with the

thoroughness of the psychologist and with the demand for

excellence on the part of my surgeon.

I'm leaving for Portland again this Sunday to have some weird

test that is not standard for having surgery. It's part of a study

that about 8 surgeons are doing across the country. It involves

having an NG tube inserted through my nose, down my throat.

It will be left in for 24 hours. The test will be repeated at some

point post-surgery. It has something to do with determining

how the BPD/DS effects acid-reflux.

So, by the time I have surgery on July 9th, I will have made four

pre-surgical trips; three to see my surgeon and one to have a

psych evaluation. Here in Seattle, I've made about four or five

trips to my own PCP or other specialists specifically for

pre-surgical tests, etc.

While my experiences may not be exactly like everyone else's, I

think they are probably typical.

Good luck in making your decision.

gobo

DS Sched. 7/9/01

Dr.

BMI 55

> For my pre

op test

>

> Hi Kim- Thank you for the information. You mentioned I could

ask a

> couple of questions, so here goes...you said,

>

> " I had a two part cardio test, upper GI, psych evaluation,

> > lung x-ray, ultrasound, and they tested my lungs, as well as

alot

> of

> > bloodwork/bloodgas. "

>

> How long did these tests take? Did you have it all done in one

day,

> or were they done over the course of a few days/weeks?

>

> I'm not sure if you can answer this or not, but whatever doctor I

> chose, will most likely be some distance away from me. This

being

> the case, will I be able to have all my blood work, evaluations,

etc.

> done by a doctor closer to me with the information sent ahead

to the

> DS doc, or will I have to have the tests done with the doctor

who

> will perform the surgery.

>

> Any help or info is grately appreciated. Thanks again.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi gobo- Any bit of info helps at this point and I appreciate you

taking the time to answer my questions. Please feel free to add

information to anything I post here. Good luck on your surgery and

let me offer my congratulations.

Be well,