Pre-op tomorrow

[Praline]

Hello,
It is me again.. Time is starting to get short.Next week at this time, I should be fighting that ventilator. I went to the dentist today, had my teeth cleaned, at least the few I have left. She took X-rays so I am fine there.
My first pre-op appointment is at 11:00 tomorrow. At least they are letting me sleep late. I am not looking forward to the blood gases test, other than that, it sounds pretty harmless. Except that anything related to this surgery gets me on edge. I have an hour and a half for lunch between the tests. Beats the 30 minutes I get at work.
The papers they sent me do not say that I have to have an empty stomach for the blood work, so I assume it is okay to eat breakfast. I did not think of asking.
Thank you all for all the responses and encouragement.

 

[geebee]

Praline,

Good luck tomorrow. I am sure the anticipation is worse than the tests. Don't remember mine so I can't answer the food issue. Maybe you should call the hospital in the morning before you eat to make sure.

Take care.

 

[MikeHeim]

I didn't have to fast before all my pre-op work. As far as the blood tests go, the only things they explained to me was that they were doing an AIDS test and final blood typing (in case I needed a transfusion). Pretty easy stuff. Be prepared to wait as you walk from office to office for all the different appointments.

 

[Praline]

Oh, it pays to read the directions

Oh, it pays to read the directions

I just looked at that appointment paper again and next to LAB it says "NONFT" so I assume that means non fasting.

 

[Cris N]

lPraline,
Good to know that things are moving in the right direction. Good luck with the tests.

Cris

 

[Guest]

I would guess, too, that NONFT means "non fasting", but ya never know. I would still call the hospital in the morning before you eat ... just in case.

I vaguely remember being "hungry" during my pre-op appointment and believe I did have to fast the morning of the pre-op ... but, the last surgery was in 2003, so I may not be remembering it very well .


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