I have an appointment with a cardiologist tomorrow for medical clearance. Anyone else have to do this? What do they do? Doc won't schedule surgery until I have this done.

I needed cardio clearance as well.....he had to do a stress test, ekg and echo before he could clear me.

I think it's pretty standard among insurance requirements. They want to make sure you can tolerate anesthesia.

I'm very new to this board....I just had my initial consultation and was told I have to wait 6 MONTHS before I can have surgery .... and... I also have to have to see a cardiologist, gastroenterologist, pulmonologist, pshychiatrist and 6 visits to a nutritionist over the 6 month period. Very disappointing!!

Edited October 6, 200916 yr by Happy Day

i have to get cardiology clearance along with an endoscopy, endocrinology, pulmonology, psychology, and nutritionist clearance. then i can sit with my surgeon for a 2nd consult.where he will go over results and schedule surgery date. so far i have seen cardiologist once. have to go back for stress test. i will have all my visits done by mid oct. hopefully.. maybe a november bandster!!!

I'm very new to this board....I just had my initial consultation and was told I have to wait 6 MONTHS before I can have surgery .... and... I also have to have to see a cardiologist, gastroenterologist, pulmonologist, pshychiatrist and 6 visits to a nutritionist over the 6 month period. Very disappointing!!

I too have to wait for 6 months. I have to be on a 6 mos supervised diet along with all the other appointments and tests. Two months are gone now and it actually has been quite fast. I have time to do all the appointments and practice chewing chewing chewing!

Good luck, it will be here before you (& I ) know it.

Well, all I have to do is an Echo. Scheduled for tomorrow. Doc said I should have results by Friday and then they will schedule my date. I did the 6 month diet, nutritionsit, psychologist, clearance from family MD, and upper GI. I didn't want to wait another month for whatever the cardiologist wanted to do but I explained to him this was my last step and he was very nice about it. If I am cleared by the end of the week - I will be cool with that.

I had to do 4 months...

Just start and keep chugging along.

You'll be amazed at how fast it will actually go!

Good Luck!