Pre-Op Appointments

[nicolemm 24]

I'm pretty new in the process. I had my first consult with my surgeon July 27th. Then did my upper GI test and bloodwork August 3rd and met with my primary care to follow up with that. Now my first nutrition appt is Monday with my pulmonary and psychology appts the next week and a follow up at the surgeons office Sept 11th.

What is the typical time frame from the initial surgical consult to surgery date? I don't have a "waiting period" with my insurance. Also I'd like to get some other perspectives on pre-op appts and what other people's requirements were!

[Jim1967 3,569]

I had a waiting period because of Insurance. If wasn't for that I think month 3 would have been the surgery. I had my consult Oct 12 along with Nutritionist and then all the other tests and clearance by PCP in November day after Thanksgiving. So I suspect given my Surgeon's schedule the surgery would have been early to mid December. A lot of it depends on how booked your Surgeon might be.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Should depend on your physician's schedule and pre-op diet requirements? There is no regular or normal about how each doctor plans these operations. Each one will be different. Mine had no pre op diet and got me in to surgery 3 weeks after I got the insurance go ahead.

tmf

[nicolemm 24]

Wow that's quick. When I asked for a time frame the nurse at the surgeons said around 4 months...taking me into November for surgery. Crossing my fingers all goes smoothly now!

[RhondaMarie 67]

^{I had...}

^{3 Nutrition classes (general, pre-op diet, and post-op diet)}

^Psych

^{EDG where they found the hiatal}

^{no history of refulux so no need for the upper gi}

^{I got hooked up with my doc when he took my gallbladder out so nothing to look at there either}

^{sleep study}

^{I have my pre-admission labs, final 6 month weigh in and a final consult with doc left}

^{I think other's are right that it def depends on your doc's schedule. When he takes your history and decides what he wants included in the work up for you a lot could be determined by how fast you could get it all done. If you have an open schedule it will move a lot faster.}

^{If they are thinking four months now... I would ask to schedule a date for surgery on your first visit. Especially if you risk getting around the holidays. It might give you incentive to push thru everything else.}

[keda 56]

Wow I didn't think this process will take so long I just did my sleep study. Now Blood work and see my nutritionist on the 17th. Thank God my insurance didn't require the 6 month diet. Want it done fast but still scared.