Keep On Top Of Your Surgeon's Office!

[Jenn1214 120]

My fiance is scheduled for lap band surgery on February 15th. Everything was all set (we thought) until his surgeon's office called to confirm his pre op doctor's visit. They basically said "Oh and by the way, you need to do A, B and C again because the results are over a year old." Naturally my fiance got annoyed with them and asked why he was able to be scheduled for surgery when the results of these tests were outdated. The receptionist cheerfully replied "Oh, it must have been an oversight." Now he's scrambling around to try and get all these tests redone before his visit. He has already taken the time off of work, which was tough to begin with because of his job, so he can't afford to have the surgery rescheduled.

Moral of the story: Be up your surgeon's backside and make sure their office has everything completely in order. They probably won't tell you there's a problem until it's too late to fix it and then you're the one who's screwed.

[54Shirley 105]

One of the best things you can do for your own self, and Surgeons Office is the following.

Invest in 2 pocket folders.

Every time you go to anyone get weighed, and get the print out.

make a copy for your own file, and turn one in, when it's time for surgery.

If they say "it's o.k., we have it all !" Then not a problem, but if they are missing anything !

They have it now.

You keep copy's of everything in one of those folders, just in case they ask for something later on.

Trust me,,, it does happen.

But you are right ! Keep close tabs on everything, after all, it's your surgery.