omg i been on my liquid diet for about 10 days and i lost 15 lbs i been very very motivated because i know my surgery date is coming up.

well the problem that i am face with and that could have prevented is this:

i had blood work done by doctor's brathwait office about a month ago and my blood clotting was a little slow, then i had another test 1 week later at my PCP office and it was normal, 2 weeks later i had another test for my pre admission and my clotting was slow again here are the results,

(recent blood work)

PTT: 39.6 NORM: 27.0-36.0

INR: 1.23 NORM: 0.9-1.2

now this is what get me furious:mad:

(i did not get clearance for my surgery 4/12)

My surgeon doct wife (who works there) called me and told me about her concern about my clotting time that it was a little bit slow, so she wanted to speak to my PCP to ask her if i should go to a hematologist because she can schedule me in right away so i gave her my PCP number.

my surgeon wife called me back and discussed with my PCP about my clotting time and my PCP said "its not that high and she has no other problem and is in relatively in healthy shape" so my the surgeon wife did not plan my the hematologist apt because as stated above my PCP said i did not need it

:thumbup: WELL today was my clearance appointment and my PCP now does not want to clear me and need me to get clear by a hematologist :wub:. i was sooooo mad she was told about the same results before and she told my surgeon wife that it wasn't needed

so now i have to go to a hematologist app on the day that was suppose to be a life changing experience..

I'm not mad at the fact that i have to go to the hematologist i am mad at the fact that i could have went ahead of tI'me and still been able to have the surgery.

but im looking at my clotting time and there are not that far from the normal ranges so it doesn't look like it can be bad enough to not clear me.

ugh i don't know.....

just soooooo mad right now :biggrin::cursing::smile::cursing:

Catherine,

I am so sorry that you are dealing with this. Hopefully the hematologist will be your LAST stop before surgery. Anyone of us could face the same thing you are so you have our power of positive thought behind you.

Good luck!