Guest guest Posted September 8, 2001 Report Share Posted September 8, 2001 the pre op tests can keep for several months, but the bloodwork has to be less than 30 days old or it needs to be redone. mary y > Is there a time limit on how soon the various tests should be done for > surgery? What i mean is, do they want them done closer to surgery rather > than months before? > Just wondering. > Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 I am in Sweetwater Texas > 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...
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