Help!! I need encouragement

[bluesea-lvr 0]

I had a date for surgery but when I had my pre-op they did an EKG and there was an irregular heartbeat, well they cancelled my surgery and since I've seen a Cardiologist did the tests and now I have to have an Angiogram, I'm frustrated and thankful at the same time that the hospital is so thorough, had I not been going through this process I could have had a heart attack...anyone else have any similar problems?

Thanks for listening...:drool:

[bluesea-lvr 0]

Thank you, hopefully I will get all fixed up and get another date...first things first

[WyominGirl 1]

I see lots of patients come through who end up needing more than average pre-op testing and still end up being cleared for surgery. (We don't do bariatric cases mainly neuro & ortho but the testing is still for the same reasons, to make sure your body is capable of maintaining during anesthesia.)

HTH

[beachlover 0]

During my pre-op testing, I failed by stress test. I had to have the nuclear kind since I had a broken foot. Since I failed, and they do not repeat them here, I was scheduled for a cardiac catherization. I also had to check my family history and found out that my grandmother (on my mom's side) had had a massive heart attack at the age of 58. I am only 48 but that was enough to scare me. I had the cath and everything was clear all the way to the heart. Yippee!! The cardiologist told me right after she was done that all was ok and I would be approved for the surgery. I felt the stress test failing was a blessing in disguise. I had the surgery two weeks after the cath October 31st and have lost 22 lbs. I am also walking on my treadmill 30 - 35 minutes a day at 2.5 mph. I feel better already. So keep you chin up, the testing really is important.