Pre-screening

Can anyone let me know how long the pre-sreening appt takes?
I am at the HRRH, my appt is at 9am and I wanted to leave after the appt.  Since I will have an 8-hr drive, got curious how long the appt takes, of course if everything goes well!

TIA
Nathalie

Hi,

I was told to leave 2-3 hrs at least for the PATTS, but if this is the meeting with the surgeon for the first time it only took 10 min.

Good Luck Sue

Dos anyone meet the surgeon at a pre-screening?
No, I already met with the surgeon, I am done with all appts, have my date, just going mid-aug at the HRRH for the PATT appt.
What do they do anyways?

 if you are at patts you will most likely be looking at:

height
weight
BP
blood work
maybe meet the anesthesiologist they may take a look at your throat for the intubation tube

dont be alarmed if they swab your bum and your nose... they are checking for c-diff.. because it has been such an issue at other hospitals

THEY ARE CHECKING FOR WHAT NOW?  That litterally made me laugh out loud..........lmao

 LOL SOME hospitals are screening for C-difficile now because other hospitals are having a hard time fighting it right now. Guelph General is in the middle of an outbreak.. 

there are 2 or 3 other hospitals that are in outbreak status right now too...

when my mom went in to have a knee replacement last week they did a rectal and a nasal swab to screen for c-diff she was at scarbough general... and a friend of mine went to hamilton for surgery and they did the same to her... 

but not every hospital has started doing the screening.. just dont be alarmed if they do..LOL 

Huh. I had surgery at Scarborough general on Tuesday. I didn't have any "patts" because I had been for surgery in the last year there. But no one swabbed my bum! Lol. Unless I was sleeping when they did it!

huh... who knows... maybe because my mom is in her golden years.. LOL ... she was mortified and called me freeking out... they swabbed her bum.. WTH does my knee have to do with my ass?... lol

 because you didnt have patts they may not have done it

Hi,

Ok so you will have more blood work done, meet the Anathesiologist, maybe an EKG or anything else to make sure you are 100% ready for surgery, tests depend on your medical conditions, previous surgeries

I'm seeing Dr Starr tomorrow as well for my pre surgery Dr Meeting, I had my first surgeon meeting on the 27th of July, and unfortunatly will have to go back on Sept 1st for my Patts, so 3 trips to TO before my surgery.

Thanks Sue