Hi, I hope I am doing this correctly!! I am in the process of going to all the appointments leading up to surgery. I have already been to the seminar, visited the "history taker", seen the nutritionist once, had an esophageal flouroscope test, lined up a sleep study and a psychologist visit and started jumping through the cardiology hoops, which include a nuclear stress test and several more appointments. Does this seem typical to you? I have also lost 9 pounds and all of this in the past month. I am surprised by how many visits and requirements there are. These are not necessarily mandated by my insurance, but seem to be part of the program at Oregon Health Sciences University.
