I just saw the results of my pre-op bloodwork from the lab and I’m nervous that the doctor will say no surgery date for you. My triglycerides were in the high range, blood glucose was 161, a1c was 8.0, and there were a few other things in the red as well.

Has anyone experienced this?
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The pre-op bloodwork is the last step, they tell me, before getting a surgery date.

This is the entire point of getting weight loss surgery. To help you get healthier. These are your baseline labs. At one of your upcoming post op visit, possibly your one year post op appointment, your doctor will reorder these tests and show you how much improvement you have made after losing weight. It's not about denying you for weight loss surgery.

It is unlikely that these results will preclude surgery. It’s possible that they may want you to go on medication to reduce your blood glucose/A1C before surgery, but lowering blood glucose is one of the desired outcomes from surgery, so not a read to deny it.

My surgeon was mostly concerned with iron levels. If that was to low, then surgery is postponed until iron levels go up. A lot of people have diabetes and it is one of the reasons that surgery is approved by insurance companies.

I doubt there is much in your labs that would make them deny you. People with far higher BMI’s and many more medical problems get this surgery. They are a higher risk of course but they do the surgery with hopes of improving some of these medical issues.

Not sure about my other labs, but the packet I got from my surgery center said that my A1C has to be below 9 before doing the surgery, basically to ensure that diabetics are making an effort to control it. Mine is in the 7's so I just have to watch that I keep it there or lower it.

Thanks for the stress relieving words!

5 hours ago, FarfelDiego said:

Thanks for the stress relieving words!

You're welcome! ?