Problem with Pre-op Labs

revswife · August 7, 2008

Hi All,

I am scheduled for surgery on August 11. I had my pre-op on 8/4. My White Blood Cell count came back high, I don't have any symptoms or anything like that. My surgon wants me to schedule an appt with my PCP for a pan-culture. Problem being, my PCP doesn't even know I'm having surgery and she is 2 hrs away from where I live. Does anyone have an opinion about whether or not I will still be able to have the surgery as scheduled? Thanks for your input!!

MizPeppy · August 7, 2008

Can you go to an urgent care and get the test? I almost positive they wouldn't do surgery with a high white count. Good luck, Beth

Long2BFree · August 7, 2008

I had a high blood count even after being on antibiotics. My PCP cleared me for surgery, but now I have to go to a hemotologist to find out why my white blood cell count is so high. My WBC count has been high for awhile and another doctor that I was seeing wasn't concerned about it when I questioned why. My new doctor thinks it might be because I have a lot of stress but he wants to make sure.

BTW, your surgeon will most likely require a pre-op physical to be done by your PCP as a part of the surgery clearance process.