Pre op tests

[Jess55 97]

So I have an appointment tomorrow for my pre op tests. They told me no need to fast, then they said I would be there for 1.5 hours! That kind of shocked me, what kind of testst are they going to do? I assume blood and I saw someone say they had a swab to test for MRSA, but what else can take 1.5 hours?

[melzie_99 22]

So I have an appointment tomorrow for my pre op tests. They told me no need to fast, then they said I would be there for 1.5 hours! That kind of shocked me, what kind of testst are they going to do? I assume blood and I saw someone say they had a swab to test for MRSA, but what else can take 1.5 hours?

Sounds like a fasting blood sugar test for diabetes: they test your blood sugar on a empty stomach (fasting blood sugar) and then give a drink that taste like flat orange soda to see if you blood sugar levels spike. I think you have to wait 30-45 minutes after the drink before they test your blood again. Try to go as early in the day as you can; I did it last year and didn't get tested until after 3pm. I was so dehydrated and hungry it took 4 people to find a vein and I almost passed out in the meantime.

[melzie_99 22]

I apologize; just saw you said you DON'T need to fast; ignore my last comment.

[MeFirst 65]

I am going tomorrow for my chest X-Ray and bloodwork. My orders say they are testing a lot if things in my blood labs---CBC, thyroid, glucose, insulin, a nutritional workup (what ever that is!), and more that I can't remember. Mine is definitely fasting though. I should lose a pound just from the blood they are going to take hehehe.

I did my EKG today.

[Jess55 97]

I'm sorry mefirst, I am talking about the pre op tests right before surgery not the ones you need in order to get approved