acurran1979
Yesterday's Pre-op testing
Mar 18, 2010
So i think yesterday was possibly one of the worst days of my life. When i left work to head out to my pre-op testing appointment i had a voice mail from the surgeon's office telling me they received my surgical clearance from my doctor but to call them ASAP. When i called them, they told me that my EKG (that i had done over a month ago) came back showing a Right Branch Bundle Blockage and i had to see a cardiologist before my Tuesday Surgery date. I freaked! All i could think about was that this was some sort of a death sentence or something and that they weren't going to perform the surgery. Fortunately he was able to get me in yesterday.So, i headed to the hospital for the testing and was AAALLLL worked up because i had to have this Arterial Blood Gas test. So the nurse when to take my blood normally and trust me when i tell you it was a big song and dance. I cried my eyes out and it wasn't all that bad. I know...I'm such a baby. Then she called Alan....Alan is the poor soul who had to do the blood gas test. Well, Alan has been doing this since the 70's, he's no rookie, and he NEVER misses. Well, let me tell you....two minutes of him poking and prodding around in my wrist, he still got nothing....Alan, the man who never misses....missed. I was a mess at this point. Then he went and got another needle from his office and did my other wrist. 20 seconds and it was all finished. Not bad at all....though i did sob through the whole thing. They were absolutely wonderful and i feel terrible for the nightmare i caused them...but I'm sure that i gave them a story for them to chuckle about for years to come.
From there i rushed over to the Cardiologist's office. I waited for ever waiting for my incompetent doctor's office to fax my EKG over to the surgeon's office and then them fax it over to the Cardiologist's office. So i was finally able to meet the cardiologist, Dr. Akula. - Very nice man. He explained what the right branch bundle blockage was and said that it is common and not anything to be worried about but that it will not go away with surgery. They arent sure what causes it or when it happened. He did clear me for surgery. Thank God. I do have to go back to him in 3 months though for a follow up.
Thankfully only 5 more days until this is all over.
