Hello. ladies and gents! I had my ekg today which looked fine, but the heart doc now wants to do an echo on my heart. What if, for some reason, I have a blocked artery? Will this keep me getting surgery? If they decide to put a stent in, will I have to start all over after I’ve put in all the is work going on 5 months?

I’ve already been cleared by dietitian, psyche, sleep study, and will have my pulmonologist clearance in a couple days. I would hate to have done all this for absolutely nothing.

Okay, worst case scenario they find something. Isn’t it better they do, especially when it’s something to do with your heart, so they can treat you with medication, heart surgery, or what ever is needed to make you healthier & prolong your life?

Remember going into your bariatric surgery with an undiagnosed or diagnosed but untreated heart condition would be very, very risky.

When you can progress with your bariatric surgery & what approval process you may need to go through would depend upon what or if they find something.

Best case they find nothing & you’ll know your heart is strong & healthy.

Let us know.

All the best.

The main idea for all of these tests and clearances is so that there are no surprises on the operating table. Yes, some things that they may find might lead to a delay while they treat that problem and get it under control - isn't it better that you (and they) know about such problems and get it treated? Most things won't delay surgery, but it does give them advanced notice of any problems so that they can adjust to it for the surgery.

I ended up having an abnormal result on my pre-op echo test. I was so worried about having arterial blockage and how it would affect me qualifying for WLS. A heart catherization was scheduled and when I asked my bariatric surgeon about it, he said a large percentage of his patients are heart patients and if blockage was found it would only delay the surgery date.

Thankfully my heart was good. Said it was an echo glitch but needed to be checked out further due to my families' heart health history. I've never been so relieved when I was told no blockages.

You shouldn't have to redo any of your other pre-op testing if something is found. It can push your WLS into the next year which would cause you to pay out another year of deductible co pays though. ?

Good luck with your testing!