Good Time to Schedule Consult/Pre Op Appt ?

[coltonwade 27]

Ok so im getting a bit antsy now . I wanted some advice . We are going to have the money for my surgery sometime in December. We are not 100% sure what time in Dec. But by the end of December we will have it. (We own our own company and are waiting for a job to finish in December then we will have the $) So here is my question. I know it might take some time for the pre op tests to get done . I am wanting to have my surgery the first part of Jan. Do you think it would be smart to schedule my consult mid December. ( with Christmas and the holidays might delay some tests ect.. ) I have money now for pre op testing and the consult visit. Then i'll knwo what i have to do and when i have money in hand all i have to do is schedule the surgery ?

Does this make sense ? LOL

Any advice woudl be great.

Thanks

Mindy

[Kat817 19]

I see no reason not to schedule some of your pre-op testing. It will get you those few steps closer, and also give you a feeling of actually doing something and moving forward...so you may stress less at this stressful time of year. It may also keep you from going overboard on the eating, knowing the testing is taking place. As long as your tests are done within a reasonably soon time frame to scheduling surgery I don't think there would be any problem with it.

Good Luck!!!!

Kat

[coltonwade 27]

I was thinking along the same lines as you are. That it will make me feel like im moving towards the surgery . Keep me motivated over the holidays. I was eating lunch with someone the other day and i ordered a grilled chicken breast and veggies. She said ' GEEZ IF i were U i would be eating this bacon cheese burger " I told her " Why so i can make things harder on myself by having MORE Weight to loose ? " makes no sense to me to pig out just because i know im having surgery . SO i'm going to try to keep that attitude over the holidays. I for the most part know what my surgeon expects because i speak to him via email him alot. But it will be nice to see him and know what he's expecting ! Thanks for the reply .

Mindy