just when I thought I was ready...

[katikati 127]

Protein is in the pantry, my shaker cups are all lined up on the counter, sugarfree Jello is in the fridge, Vitamins are all accounted for, packing list for hospital is together, everything is paid, and all of the surgeon's requirements are met. I just hung up the phone from finding out my last little piece of preparation was completed, which was to have a recliner delivered tomorrow for my recovery time. I breathed easy and felt relaxed and ready for about five minutes before the phone rang, and it was my surgeon's office calling to say that the anesthesiologist has requested a cardiac clearance. Are you kidding me? It's Thursday, and I'm leaving town Tuesday to stay overnight in Nashville before my surgery on Wednesday. Blargh. Thankfully, the very first cardiologist I called was able to get me in tomorrow. I'm just praying I do get cleared, and that I don't hit any hiccups, and that they send my clearance letter quickly. I'm nervous all over again. I've never been to a cardiologist and I don't know what to expect. At least I can feel comfortable knowing that if they fuss at me about my weight, which I'm sure they will, I can say that's being handled in less than a week if you'll clear me for surgery, pretty please.

[Boofster 159]

I had to have an EKG, it was no sweat. You'll do fine. Good luck!!

[Momonanomo 534]

oh how frustrating to think you're all set and then have a new twist! You sound like a really organized person, so I bet this threw you a bit! But you also sound like you have a good humour about it and I think that's really important I guess it's really for the best that they're checking every thing and being cautious, right? Good luck with the test, let us know how it goes!

[Pookeyism 1,143]

Wow, a recliner? lol - hubby tried that! I said no and pulled my dad's old one out of storage - and never sat in it...(save your receipt! lol)

Good luck on you for the cardio - I do not recall if I got one or not - I think I did during one of the marathon test sessions I had to schedule to fit it in over the holidays. The hospital I had my surgery done at scheduled these in "group sessions" for people who were busy. I paid a bit more for one visit, but broke down into trips back and forth, waiting and individual co-pays it was cheaper. There was probably 15 people getting their work done at the same time.

[joatsaint 2,814]

Good luck, hope the doc visit goes well for you.

[lilbearzmom 584]

Oh my gosh, it'll be easy at the cardiologist. They just did a quick ECG right there in the little examination room and the doctor came in to talk to me about it, said he would be writing a letter to approve me. You got this! I hope your surgery goes well!

-Kendra

[SusieK710 130]

They may add a treadmill stress test to see how your heart reacts to stressors (surgery). Better to know ahead than hangout in ICU. I hate last minute junk, bless you

[moregoodtimes 331]

Protein is in the pantry' date=' my shaker cups are all lined up on the counter, sugarfree Jello is in the fridge, Vitamins are all accounted for, packing list for hospital is together, everything is paid, and all of the surgeon's requirements are met. I just hung up the phone from finding out my last little piece of preparation was completed, which was to have a recliner delivered tomorrow for my recovery time. I breathed easy and felt relaxed and ready for about five minutes before the phone rang, and it was my surgeon's office calling to say that the anesthesiologist has requested a cardiac clearance. Are you kidding me? It's Thursday, and I'm leaving town Tuesday to stay overnight in Nashville before my surgery on Wednesday. Blargh. Thankfully, the very first cardiologist I called was able to get me in tomorrow. I'm just praying I do get cleared, and that I don't hit any hiccups, and that they send my clearance letter quickly. I'm nervous all over again. I've never been to a cardiologist and I don't know what to expect. At least I can feel comfortable knowing that if they fuss at me about my weight, which I'm sure they will, I can say that's being handled in less than a week if you'll clear me for surgery, pretty please. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Go with the attitude that whether this postpones or not, it is just another of the hoops you WILL jump through to get on that surgery table! They found something wrong with every one of my preop tests except the the psych eval! But I jumped every hurdle and just got sleeved two days ago. It could be a delay.... It is not a cancellation!