Pre-op Question.

I got a call yesterday from my doctors office scheduling me for my pre op and said be ready to at hospital for 4 hours can someone tell me what is all involved in the pre op thats alot of hours for pre op.

They went through my medical history, did an EKG, and drew blood. Also explained what would happen the day of surgery and what I needed to do the night before/morning of surgery. It took me about an hour and a 1/2. 

I had a nutritional class a few days before surgery, it took 3 hours plus had blood taken.

Every surgeon has a different protocol it seems, but common items (in addition to taking lots of blood, of course) are an abdominal ultrasound, an EKG, and respiratory tests.  Sometimes they also do stress tests.

The biggest amount of time, though, is often consumed by waiting since you have to go to a different department for each item (lab for blood work, respiratory therapy, imaging, etc.), check in, wait to be called, get the test done, then go to the next department, etc.

Some pre-op visits also include an informational session by a nurse or someone from the surgeon's office.

Lora

my surgeons office does the same thing. my preop is scheduled from 9-3. three hours of nutrition and procedure overview. then labs and ekg. then back to see the surgeon with results from lab and last minute questions. they also give the option to purchase protein during the preop so they go over that as well.

Sorry I can't help with that one.  I had all my blood tests, classes, meeting with NUT, Phych, internist, etc done previously.  My Pre-Op took all of 20 minutes.  They just took my co-payment, fitted me with the stretchy velcro belly wrap thingie, gave me the lung exerciser thingie and told me what time to come back.  Easy-Peazy.

Yeah me too I did everything prior also that's why I don't understand why is going to be so long.