Guest guest Posted September 8, 2001 Report Share Posted September 8, 2001 I had all blood tests done within 4 weeks of my surgery. They still wanted to do some of them again the day before. The vitamin levels didn't have to be repeated. Best- Nick in Sage Dr. Keshishian 8/29/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2001 Report Share Posted September 8, 2001 Carole, Some say one month.or two weeks....my surgeon says one week (tests prior to surgery) Judie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Where in Texas are you located? Carol Matar Post op 10/31/03 Lap RNY - Dr. Adam Naaman 405/262/135 Carol Matar -------------------------- Sent from my wireless handheld tests Today I had lots of lab work done, a chest x-ray and gall bladder sonogram. My doc says if my gall bladder shows anything at all, he would like to take it out. Did everybody else have to go through all of this testing pre-op? I know that some of the blood work was because i had a staff infection in November and some was tests that my oncologist requested my surgeon to do before I have surgery. But there were a lot more that the surgeon wanted to do. I am off during the summer because I teach. I have to start back to school 3 weeks after surgery. Has everyone felt up to working that soon after? It is so hard for me to get a sub because I teach blind and there are not very many sighted people out there that know braille. Besides, I just have one little boy right now that is 5. We were together all last year, and I hate to make him spend a lot of time with a substitute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Yes, I have gone through a number of tests. I have had a gall baldder ultrasound, sleep study, echocardiogram, blood work and it seems like more but I can't remember right now. But the way I look at it is better to be safe than sorry. I think they are trying to make sure that they don't find any surprises when they get in there. But all the hoops I have to jump through will be worth it in the end. Dora Awaiting approval in TN tests Today I had lots of lab work done, a chest x-ray and gall bladder sonogram. My doc says if my gall bladder shows anything at all, he would like to take it out. Did everybody else have to go through all of this testing pre-op? I know that some of the blood work was because i had a staff infection in November and some was tests that my oncologist requested my surgeon to do before I have surgery. But there were a lot more that the surgeon wanted to do. I am off during the summer because I teach. I have to start back to school 3 weeks after surgery. Has everyone felt up to working that soon after? It is so hard for me to get a sub because I teach blind and there are not very many sighted people out there that know braille. Besides, I just have one little boy right now that is 5. We were together all last year, and I hate to make him spend a lot of time with a substitute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 I had a lot more tests than that done. It took several months to complete all of them. It's very common to have gallbladder problems when you're obese, so having it removed during the GBS is a strong possibility. They figure while they're in there anyway they may as well save you a possible surgery later on. As far as recovery time, no one can answer that for you. The standard is 2 to 6 weeks. For me, I wasn't in pain after surgery (laparscopic), just very weak. With having a physically demanding job, I needed to take the longer amount of recovery time. I was so tired the first couple of weeks that I needed to rest after something as simple as a shower. > Today I had lots of lab work done, a chest x-ray and gall bladder > sonogram. My doc says if my gall bladder shows anything at all, he > would like to take it out. Did everybody else have to go through all > of this testing pre-op? Has everyone felt up to working that soon after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 > > > > HELLO ALL I WANTED TO SHARE SOME GREAT NEWS I AM ALMOST 4 MONTHS OUT AND I HAVE LOST 122 ALL TOGETHERE. I FEEL GREAT I HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING AS GOOD AS I AM THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME > That is incredible!!!!! That doesn't sound right, does it? Isn't that too fast? I am glad you feel well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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