hmmm, another question
 

When I saw the surgeon for the pre-op "meet and greet", he never mentioned anything about pre-op testing.....you know, the blood and urine testing, ekg, yada yada. I know this is not open spinal surgery that could last for hours with increased risks but he will be using anesthesia. I am in good health except for the spine and autoimmune and autonomic glitches but I am surprised that I am not getting the general once over. I see Pain Man on Tuesday and will add this to my list of questions.

Hmmm, that IS strange, Spine. Surgeries, big and small usually always have pre-op workup.
The doctor probably doesn't even mess with 'that' part of the surgery, since it is so standard and routine.
I recall a nurse calling me a few days before surgery and asking me alot of things over the phone. I think I did the UA first thing when i got to the hospital for my implant.

I'm sure they'll work it in somewhere, but definitely a good idea to ask at your appt on Tuesday

Rae
:grouphug:

Testing
 

Hiya Spine!!!!

This is one TEST you do not want to miss. Follow up. Get the medi people on the stick!

Remember your Number 2 pencils.:D

Prayin,
Mark56:hug::grouphug:

My implant isn't until one oclock. If he was wanting me in there early for testing, he should have told me then since the Cookeville gang is taking me up and its' a long trip for them. I know Pain Man will want some concrete answers on this and will make a call up there. All things considered, I will push for having the work done down here and have the results faxed up there. I'll just insist that I don't have transportation up there before the surgery. The Cookeville gang is chin high in preparing for the Christmas program. My daughter and SIL are constantly rehersing two choirs, two bands and my grandaugther is coreographing and rehersing three dance troops. My grandson is set building after taking a course on it early this year. At this stage of the game, this is going to have to be done my way as I have no intention of driving my scooter up there and stopping every 30 miles to recharge.

My Doc's ALL
 

Mandated Testing prior to surgical procedures since anesthesia is dangerous enough without the risk of unknowns. It is par for the course.

Further, illness which could compromise the surgical work would be detected by most such testing; another reason for its conclusion BEFORE you set foot into check-in. Seems you should be requiring attention and answers to questions before you hop in the car for the ride to surgery.

One time I was exempted from the testing, and because it was a surgery occurring within 30 days of the next most previous surgery I experienced. The two surgeries were close enough in time, even the med center felt it was not necessary to "put me through more."

One who has lived the torturous path,
And CARES,
while prayin,
Mark56:hug:

it's stuff like this that get me
i go nuts and the possible
screw-up and poof
just like that a life gone

you go

someone who cares

Pain Man will not be happy about this and will get something set up after calling the surgeon. I'll have it done down here, like it or not, as I don't have transportation u[ to Louisville at this time. The entire Cookeville gang is up to their eyeballs in the Christmas program. My daughter and son in law are rehersing two choirs, two bands and Allison has choreographed and is rehersing three dance troops. Jon is building sets all week.

I took the 26th surgical date so they wouldn't be under the gun durring the holiday. The senior pastor better have that downstreamed or he will hear from me. He has a tendency not to authorize downstreaming programs that he is not involved in. That's enough to make a mother backslide. Later, y'all.

Hey Now
 

Backslidin??????? Not on the Rae and Mark watch!!!

No way, uh uh [shaking head],
No, we are upstreaming this one already,
Yup,
Prayin,
Mark56:smileypray::hug:

All is well. I have emailed the head pastor and told him that downstreaming at least the first performance was a must as I have three ladies coming over for a viewing. All things considered, I should be permitted to hear my SIL's original music, my angel singing and watch Allison and her ninja dancers. Jon will be on center camera and make certain that the family gets plenty of air time. He takes good care of his grandmother. ;) Back to bed now. The gentle rain is positively intoxicating.

same with me
 

Last March I had a microdiscectomy,,,,two weeks later my SCS trial and two weeks after that my SCS implant. I only had to re do my bloodwork/EKG after 30 days passed which they almost missed.
We do have to keep track of these things and speak up...not always easy ..Spine you seem to go over all your mental lists for every scenerio...keep at it for your own mental relief so you can go into surgery with less anxiety.
Johanna*

Thanks. These "little" details can have big consequences. Don't need that. The consequences have a way of popping up after I get home........all alone. Not good. Have a great day.

this is the truth
educate and empowering
excellent job

happy holidays

someone who cares

.
Thank you for the kind words, Eva. They always bring peace and comfort. Have a blessed day.

you blessed it friend
in God we Trust
thank you

you are right

someone who cares

Good News
 

Orders for pre-op testing are in the mail and it will all be done across the street. It looks like there was a mistake somewhere. I am not going to make a big deal out of it as anyone can make a mistake...........once. I did tell the most appologetic surgeon that they had made their one mistake. He said he heard and understood what I was saying. We rang off on a good note. Ah, details. ;)

Saved by Grace
 

You, my friend, dispensed grace in a situation where need was real. My goodness, one would almost think a "neglected senior" was engaged in outreach which is meaningful...... GOOD JOB!

:circlelove::highfive::smileypray::You-Rock:

AND, I am feeling relieved and glad you now have pre op work on task.

Whew

mark56:hug:

in some cases i am sure lives have
been taken or mammed
i am sorry
as you are right mark
gracious she was
and yes we are human
in situations like this
no room for mistakes
how many times do we
go to the hospital for
a up coming surgery
you are asked every question
a person could stand to do it again
verbally over and over and over again
just to make sure they got the information
right
and then they operate on the wrong part
of the body
oh my friend
i never want to be short with anyone
in the medical field
they screwed up when i was there for CORISSA
25 days
my child SARAEVE could have died giving her the wrong meds
when i was in the hospital 19 days a i'm sorry

i think you understand my frustration
and then there was me not once not twice
but three times
and all three are screw-ups in one way or another

forgive me

someone who cares

Dearest Friend
 

I, who am filled with screw ups of my own, am in no position to dispense forgiveness
You need no forgiveness here and in what you shared
those VERY REAL situations regarding your children and you
show what happens when things go wrong because someone is off task

Yeah, I wrote of sharing grace
and it is true Spine did thus
BUT, the situation illustrates nevertheless
VERY REAL TIME risk of medical care gone wrong

Once I took a ride to a hospital ER in the Siren Mobile......
I had been donating platelets [over time gave 15 gallons]
on that day, though, the tech hooked me up sloppily
things were backwards, wrong, out of kilter

The blood bank people were afraid I had a cardiac event going on
OOPS
oh my
one never wants to hear a medical anyone say "Oops" because life
hangs in the balance

So, you and I and Spine are of like mind in this dear Eva.
Worry and fret not
we have great love and respect for you and all your vulnerabilities
given freely here
for prayer
for help
being the Very Real YOU.

Grateful am I,
Mark56:hug:

Thank you for the undeserved compliment. I am afraid I totally blew my cool yesterday when I got home to find my neighbor had walked off from the cardiac unit and came home. Upon returning him to the unit, another gent and I discovered that he hadn't been missed.

I think ears are still burning across the street. Then I came home, got the phone number of one of his neglectful kids (nobody has visited him yet) and told her to call her sister and get their butts down here.

We all fall short. I try to keep that in mind in dealing with others but there is little wiggle room in the medical field. Sadly, too many of us have experienced that on a dangerous level. Have a great day.

May their ears BURN
 

If Kiddos are neglectful...... then they need a big dose of Spiney's Special Salsa Screwup Straightener..... excellent for cleaning the digestive tract and superb for applying to the ears of kiddos who neglect......

Yes folks, Spiney's Special applied liberally to the ears of neglecting kiddos will catch their attention right away.....

AND, if you act now.... we will throw in Spiney's Superb Stilltifying Scar inhibitor. This special salsa formula will burn scars right off of skin to which applied. No longer must a patient wait long months for purple scars to calm to skin colored tissue. Burn them off with Spiney's....

BUT WAIT, there's more, if you are among the first five hollers, you may receive not one but two supplies of Spiney's Special Salsa, clearly the better treatment hands down when compared by dox the town over for ear boxing necessities.

Remember, Spiney's Salsa, in convenient 50 gallon drums, at a corner near you.

OK, we just need to get a truck from Rae or from Pooh, pick up a drum of Spiney's and hunt down those neglectful ones. They are certain to have the fear of NOD when they see vengeance filled pain buzzers flailing ladles of Salsa at their ears......

I'm ready. Neglectors Beware!
The time is NOW,
Yup,
Mark56:Bang-Head::mf_argue::mf_swordfight::Soapbox:

Mark! :cool:
You say it SO well!
We've certainly got the intimidation tactics by golly. NO ONE stands a chance when they get on our 'bad' side!
I PITY THE FOOL who tries! :Demonstration:

OH! ... and here's the truck to complete the mission!...http://dl10.glitter-graphics.net/pub...i6guz5wv0a.gif Now THAT's my idea of intimidating! :cool: