Which medical tests can I expect to undergo prior to surgery?

[shanirish33 20]

Ive had to see a psyc and nut, 6 mo of weigh ins at my doctor, endoscopy ekg chest xray ton of blood work and attend a seminar a group diet class and go to support group..and trying to stop smoking because they test for it and wont do surgery if you do...finally have my surgeon consult 10/20 and we will see how that goes

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[tlh4life 66]

I have to have an EGD, EKG, stress test, sleep study, and psych evaluation.

[Catmom4 149]

I think requirements vary due to surgeon, insurance and your health. My BMI was 39. I only had to do a psych evaluation, labs, chest X-ray, and EKG. The only pre existing medical issue was high blood pressure. I know people who went to same surgeon and had same insurance but were much heavier who had to do other tests like EGD, sleep apnea test, cardiac stress test....

[mistycal 81]

The pre-op testing will vary depending on your comorbidities and insurance requirements (i.e. 6 month weigh in). I had a bmi of 42 and no other comorbidities and these were the test I had to do pre-op; Upper endoscopy, Pap smear, blood work, esophageal motility, psych eval, and nutrition class.

Edited October 17, 2016 by mistycal