Pre-Op Chest Xray??????

[darthcandy 0]

Hi Everyone!! I was just approved for surgery yesterday and I have a surgery date of June 15, 2009. I am sooo thankful that my insurance is paying for this gift!

My doctor requires all patients to have a chest xray prior to surgery. Can anyone explain why the need for this?

Thanks!

[DownInSocal 12]

That is great!

I also had a chest x-ray. I don't know if this is the case with you but I was a smoker for a long time. I quit in September but I still have to have the chest x-ray. To be honest I would do almost anything at this point to get the surgery so x-ray away. It will also give me some comfort to know there is nothing on the x-ray right now since I am worried about my lungs after all those years of smoking.

[txspatter 0]

Hi Everyone!! I was just approved for surgery yesterday and I have a surgery date of June 15, 2009. I am sooo thankful that my insurance is paying for this gift!

My doctor requires all patients to have a chest xray prior to surgery. Can anyone explain why the need for this?

Thanks!

Be glad...I was required to have ultra sound of heart, EKG, ultrasound of abdomen, the barrium torture to see how my liquids flow, blood work and x-rays! So, you're gettin' off light!! They just want to know everything inside is in good shape!

[tlhamilton 0]

I had to have an ekg and a chest xray...not sure why but I didn't care what I had to do to be approved for the surgery :-)

[plain 12]

Hi Everyone!! I was just approved for surgery yesterday and I have a surgery date of June 15, 2009. I am sooo thankful that my insurance is paying for this gift!

My doctor requires all patients to have a chest xray prior to surgery. Can anyone explain why the need for this?

Thanks!

Hi darth. It has to do with anesthesia. While you're under, you'll have a breathing tube inserted that will be doing the "breathing" for you. A CXR can tell if a patient might have a restrictive or obstructive lung disease. This information allows anesthesia to make corrections on how they'll deliver the air to your lungs. Am I making any sense, or just babbling?