Pre admission test

[heav85 123]

Did anyone have to do a pre admission about a week before your surgery? I got a message telling me they were gonna call me for one. I'm nervous.

[della street 213]

@@heav85 Yes, that is very common. Mine went over insurance info, allergies, meds I take, all that kind of stuff, so on the big day, a lot of the paperwork is taken care of. Be prepared, mine also asked for Living Will info, and all of that as well - you don't want to think about that, but it is important stuff, and they did ask me --

Edited March 16, 2015 by della street

[fox99 19]

Yes I did this too. They basically drew blood and asked me a bunch of questions. It wasn't a big deal.

[heav85 123]

@@heav85 Yes, that is very common. Mine went over insurance info, allergies, meds I take, all that kind of stuff, so on the big day, a lot of the paperwork is taken care of. Be prepared, mine also asked for Living Will info, and all of that as well - you don't want to think about that, but it is important stuff, and they did ask me --

Was it on the phone?

[mclorrie 219]

I'm not quite there yet... But my weight loss staff told me that I'll have to come in for a pre-op appointment. And said to have someone with me, and to expect to take a half day off.

[della street 213]

@@heav85 Yes, mine was over the phone - pre-admission is diff than pre-op appt, at least in my case. Pre-admission is with the hospital; pre-op is with the surgeon/NUT, etc. I did also have some pre-admission paperwork, now that I think about, during my pre-op class - we spent time with the hospital admission folks; NUT presentation; surgery coordinator - explaining process, etc. They also collected any co-pays, so find out if yours does that ahead of time so you're not surprised. Then on day of surgery, I just walked in and most of the paperwork was all done...did things like verify your ID; go over your paperwork to make sure they have contact info for your spouse (if applicable), go over your allergies, meds, etc. -- just re-verifying everything, which is good -

Edited March 17, 2015 by della street

[heav85 123]

I'm waiting for the call

[LisaDomalewski 79]

my pre-admitting testing Is tomorrow!

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Pre-admission testing typically isn't a big deal. Most times it's just bloodwork and reviewing what will happen day of surgery, where to go etc... No need to be nervous.

[heav85 123]

Blood work tomorrow.