I'm so upset..........

I was scheduled to have my Lap-Band on Monday morning (8/21). I got a call Friday afternoon from my surgon's office saying that they had cancelled the surgery because the Anesthesiologist said there was an "irregularity" in the EKG they did on Wednesday.

They want me to get clearance from a cardiologist before they do the Lap-Band. I have set up a stress test for this Thursday.

This is the first anyone has mentioned anything wrong w/ my heart! I have never had any problems in any way, nor is there any genetic bent in our family. We are Scottish and have long-living tickers.

Has anyone out there been asked to see a cardiologist before the Lap-Band?

I was wondering if the anesthesialogist though I was having a gastric bypass and if that made a difference....

I'm frustrated that I did everything necessary to get to this point. The research, tthe insurance denial (we have a policy exclusion), the psyc visits, the pre-surgery weight loss, the support group meetings, the dietician, the surgeon, all the lab tests, the x-rays, the upper-GI series, the physical thereapist, pre-surgery stuff...Also, I'm a self-pay and the added expense is something I hadn't anticipated.....and it is only within 72 hours of surgery that they now come up w/ this.....ugggh!

It is ironic to me that I'm doing this to improve my health...and now they can't do the band ...due to my health!

Does anyone have heart problems and still got the Lap-Band? Any ideas/suggestions you have will be greatly appreciated !!

Thank you....

I figure its more for their Insurance than anything else. Just another small detour but will make you even more committed in my opinion. The harder it is to get something the more we treasure it.

Yes, that happened to me. Went to my cardiologist and he said I was low to moderate risk and sent it to Lap Band Dr. and I am scheduled for next Tuesday. My cardiologist said the risk of not having something done was much greater! Hope all goes well.

EKG irregulairites was thought to be "your a big guy"....

GRAND luck!

I didn't have an EKG. It concerns me that everyone else apparently did.

I am having pre op testing on Sept 5 surgery is Sept 10 and no has ever mentioned stress testing to me, nor ekg nor upper gi. I wonder what all he is going to have me do during my pre op testing, now I am worried. I am walker but a stresstest on a tread mill is not the same I have TM at home and it takes everything out of me to use it.Time will tell. I have had a gastro problem since Tuesday and oh my it needs to go away soon my poor belly is in so much pain.