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.

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

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.

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

you blessed it friend
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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.