Guest guest Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 I don't know what tests you'll need. If you have any particular problems, yours may be different from mine. Matter of fact, I had a couple of particular problems which mean that mine were different, but anyhow... I had an ekg, and a chest x-ray. They did a blood profile, to be sure all was well, and that I was not anemic. At the hospital they drew more blood for a pregnancy test. (i'm assuming here that you're male - - if so, you won't need that one! (;~>) Because I had a slight carotid bruit, my doc wanted a doppler sonogram; I wouldn't expect that for you, unless you have such troubles. But do be sure you tell your surgeon of any other side issues you may have. (Incidentally, believe it or not, that carotid bruit vanished after I had lower advancement. My surgeon couldn't believe it, and said, " So now I'm doing cardiovascular surgery, too? " ) unless you're needle phobic, having blood drawn is simple. If you are needle phobic, tell the nurse, and there are some things he or she might be able to do to make it easier. They will not draw a lot of blood either, at least not by comparison to the pint that is routinely drawn for blood donations. If you have been advised to give blood before surgery, then you will give probably a pint at a time. But you don't mention that, and not all docs do it. Mine did not, and I did not need it -- I also had lower advancement, but no geneoplasty. In fact, I lost a very small amount of blood, and my doc was amazed at how little. Really, the tests are a piece of cake. If you've done a stint in braces, with molds and all that accompanying stuff, the tests are nothing. Best, Cammie > > I am having my lower jaw moved forward as well as geneoplasty. Im a > little scared about the whole thing, Im 18 and have known that i > needed this surgery for about 4 years now. At first hearing the > words surgery were like kick to the stomach. But over the years i > have become more and more excited about the whole process and cant > believe its finally here. I have my testing at the hospital on the > 17th and then my final visit with the surgeon on the 22nd. Mostly I > am scared about the tests at the hospital. Everybody is like if you > are scared of the test how in the world are you gonna make it through > surgery. Can someone enlighten me with what the procedure may be > like when i go in for test? I have never given blood or been to the > hospital for anything and am just a little nervous about the whole > thing. Thanks. kriston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 I don't know what tests you'll need. If you have any particular problems, yours may be different from mine. Matter of fact, I had a couple of particular problems which mean that mine were different, but anyhow... I had an ekg, and a chest x-ray. They did a blood profile, to be sure all was well, and that I was not anemic. At the hospital they drew more blood for a pregnancy test. (i'm assuming here that you're male - - if so, you won't need that one! (;~>) Because I had a slight carotid bruit, my doc wanted a doppler sonogram; I wouldn't expect that for you, unless you have such troubles. But do be sure you tell your surgeon of any other side issues you may have. (Incidentally, believe it or not, that carotid bruit vanished after I had lower advancement. My surgeon couldn't believe it, and said, " So now I'm doing cardiovascular surgery, too? " ) unless you're needle phobic, having blood drawn is simple. If you are needle phobic, tell the nurse, and there are some things he or she might be able to do to make it easier. They will not draw a lot of blood either, at least not by comparison to the pint that is routinely drawn for blood donations. If you have been advised to give blood before surgery, then you will give probably a pint at a time. But you don't mention that, and not all docs do it. Mine did not, and I did not need it -- I also had lower advancement, but no geneoplasty. In fact, I lost a very small amount of blood, and my doc was amazed at how little. Really, the tests are a piece of cake. If you've done a stint in braces, with molds and all that accompanying stuff, the tests are nothing. Best, Cammie > > I am having my lower jaw moved forward as well as geneoplasty. Im a > little scared about the whole thing, Im 18 and have known that i > needed this surgery for about 4 years now. At first hearing the > words surgery were like kick to the stomach. But over the years i > have become more and more excited about the whole process and cant > believe its finally here. I have my testing at the hospital on the > 17th and then my final visit with the surgeon on the 22nd. Mostly I > am scared about the tests at the hospital. Everybody is like if you > are scared of the test how in the world are you gonna make it through > surgery. Can someone enlighten me with what the procedure may be > like when i go in for test? I have never given blood or been to the > hospital for anything and am just a little nervous about the whole > thing. Thanks. kriston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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