My surgery is on Wednesday. I'm so nervous that it cold be canceled. I've jumped though so many hoops.

Can surgery be postponed for anemia? My pre op labs just came back and some of my numbers on my CBC W/O DIFF are right below or just above normal! I'm a bit disappointed and afraid that they'll cancel my surgery. Isn't this something my pcp should have noticed? any thoughts on this? I'm posted to help ease my mind at least. My hospital posts labs online so that you can see them and they aren't open right now. Can some one help with this one? The numbers in brackets are the reference ranges...

Here are my numbers below:

WHITE BLOOD COUNT 5.5 10^3/uL [4.8-10.8]

RED BLOOD COUNT *5.63 10^6/uL [4.20-5.40]

HEMOGLOBIN 14.3 g/DL [12.0-16.0]

HEMATOCRIT 43.7 % [37.0-47.0]

MEAN CELL VOLUME *77.6 fl [80.0-94.0]

MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN *25.4 pg [27.0-31.0]

MEAN CORPUSCULAR HGB CONC 32.7 g/dl [31.0-35.0]

RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH 12.6 % [11.5-14.5]

PLATELET COUNT 280 10^3/uL [150-400]

Thanks in advance for responding.

Your surgeon will have to make that call. If there is something going on they may not do surgery. That is the whole reason they have you do blood work right before surgery. Hopefully you will have surgery tomorrow - good luck !!

I'm a nursing student and I personally don't think the numbers are "off" enough that it would affect surgery.

Thank you both for responding! I'm keeping my fingers crossed and waiting on my call.

Well, I have to be at the hospital at 11:30am. My surgery is scheduled for 1:30pm tomorrow! I'm so excited and nervous. This headache is something else today.

I'm glad the lab wasn't an issue.

Doesn't sound bad so you should be fine.

Congrats and good luck tomorrow.

Congrats and good luck tomorrow.

Thank you!

Wondering how you're doing. You should be checking in soon. I'm saying prayers for a quick recovery!

I'm at the hospital now waiting to be called back. I'm so nervous. I think the anesthesia is what works me up! I'll be checking in with you all soon.

I'm at the hospital now waiting to be called back. I'm so nervous. I think the anesthesia is what works me up! I'll be checking in with you all soon.

Thinking of you.

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Thinking of you and anxious to hear how you're doing.