Ekg & chest xray

[amsterp 19]

So a little concerned as I got a call from surgeons ofc today asking if I had EKG or chest X-Ray said no so being sent for both wed morning. Surgery is scheduled for Friday morning. If either come back with problems I will be devastated!!

[finediva 979]

Don't sweat it. I had both as part of my pre op testing. It was required for me. Best of luck and try not to stress, all will be fine.

[BitterSweet* 835]

They are both standard tests before a big surgery like this. You'll be fine. Good luck!

[mi75 1,235]

just standard testing for pre-op. if you are a certain age, it's an automatic thing. it's also required of some surgeons regardless of age. good luck, i'm sure it will be A-ok!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

It's standard pre-op tests for surgery.

They use them as benchmarks for how you are "before" surgery -- so they can compare it to your EKG during during surgery (if they need to) to see what's "normal" for you. Likewise, the chest x-ray shows what your innards look like pre-surgery -- and how anything afterward varies from your pre-op normal.

No worries.