pats in Guelph??

Can anyone tell me what all was involved when you went?
I have both the appt with the anesthesiologist and the pre admin stuff in same morning due to living a couple hrs from hospital.

medical history
height
weight
any current meds (bring them)
BP
blood work
 the anestheesiologist will look into your throat chesk your lungs and heart... you can also ask about pain control..... i had to do an ECG because of a heart murmer that was detected when I was pregnant 10 years ago... 

who is your anes?... Dr Linblad is fantastic!!!! (I am sure they all are) but I am a diffucult person post op and she was just great... talks to you not at you..





everything is done all in the same little office of cubbies... 

Thanks for the info Dee,
I have Dr. Zaki it says on my paper. I never had much fear going under until I had my son in my life and also having my last surgery, a gallbladder removal.. in which I had a really bad time coming out.  I kept stopping breathing and the nurse was getting agitated almost yelling "breathe" to me every few moments.. then once out of recover I vomited countless times even on a teeny tiny ice chip!  Had to take a bag in my lap all the way home and used it a couple times too.. I couldn't understand how when having an empty stomach to begin with I could still throw up so much, mind you it was clear and then a green yellowy colour which I think was bile. EWWWW just remember feeling so poorly. I sure hope that's not the case this time.

 the vomiting could have been a reaction to the anes... (I am not typing that out all the time...lol).. My mom vomits like mad with it... I get agitated and pissed off..lol and make sure you tell everyone your history last time you were under... just so they know... I make sure to tell everyone so they know what to expect and also make sure you ask the OR nurses to pass the message along to recovery

I am still pre op but I have had 2 day surgeries in the last year for unrelated issues... 

Oh have you been over night in a hospital for 24 hours (admitted) within the last year?... if so they may want to do a rectal swab on you to check for c-diff.. dont be alarmed...lol 

as far as i know Guelph does not require this but because of the recient c-diff outbreak (thats now over) they may have changed protocol 

You are in fantastic hands in Guelph. So much so, that I arranged to go back there to have my Gallbladder out. I live in Barrie!

Good luck!

Thanks Sassygurl, that's good to know.

ah yes the lovely rectal swab.. a few years back I was surprised with having to have one of those when I answered yes to that question.. I was mortified but it was brief and not that big a deal.. it was just the not being prepared that it was a possibility that set me off.