What test did your doc require pre op?

[kagead 0]

FWIW- I did not have to undergo anesthesia for my upper GI.

I know they sometimes give a local for an Upper GI Endoscopy, but I just had a regular GI where I drank the stuff, rolled around on the table and tried not to burp. All done in 15 minutes and allowed to return to normal activity immediately after. Drove myself to and from the procedure.

kagead

[Chele6378 0]

BCBS IL required a psych eval. My doctor requires blood work, EKG, chest xray and pulmonary function test which he's not making me do for whatever reason.

[sheryl2009 0]

Thanks everyone for your input. You are so right i will jump thru hoops to get my surgey. I have taken all the test the insurance rquired and I have my approval from them. Now it is just a matter of having the doc required test and setting a date.

[abbylamb 1]

I had to have an upper GI before my doc would give me a date (just to check for any hiatal hernia problems or esophageal dysmotility issues. As much as I griped about it, since I had no symptoms at all, it turned out I had a huge hiatal hernia he had to fix while he was in there.) And I had to pass the psych eval.

After I passed that, I had to have a PFT (breathing test), EKG, and some blood work at my pre-op testing day, and a pregnancy test the day of surgery.

[TwilightLover83 0]

My dr required the following: psych eval, going to a support group once a month until surgery, lots of blood work, upper GI (to check for hernias etc), chest xray, ekg, also had to go to informational meeting, nutrition class, and 1 other I dont recall what they called it.