Yet Another Test and A Busy Couple of Weeks.

Jul 29, 2011

I went to the cardiologist yesterday and he wants me to have a nuclear stress test and echo cardiogram prior to the surgery.  He indicated that I have risks that "shouldn't be a problem", including recurring chest pain (probably isn't anything), family history (shouldn't be a problem), high cholesterol that is controlled by meds (shouldn't be a problem), prediabetes (shouldn't be a problem), sleep apnea (shouldn't be a problem).  But when you add them all together, the result is "there might be a problem".  I'm a little nervous, but I'll be glad to hear the results of the test. 

I need to wait until I get the test pre-certified by insurance, (3-5 day process)  then try and fit in the test before my surgery date.  It is a 3-5 hour test, so it will take most of the day.  Overall, I"ll have a busy couple of weeks.  My surgery was rescheduled to August 11, one day later than the original date.  An extra day is no problem for me, as the medical paperwork is pretty crazy.  I was following up every couple of days with the pulmonologist, who was in turn following up with the sleep center, and I should get my CPAP machine on Monday, Aug 1.  I am leading an all day meeting  that day that I had scheduled with lab heads from out of town that day, but one of my managers will cover for the time that I won't be there.  Then Tues & Wed, I'm in offsites for a critical business issue, then Thurs and Fri, I'm in Washington.  Most likely, I'll have to miss some of one meeting or another for the nuclear stress test.

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