Pre-admission on Wed. at TEG- why 4 hours??

monique_lite2b
on 10/24/11 8:23 am - North Bay, Canada

Hi everyone, I'm wondering what happens at the Pre-admission appt? I go on Wednesday and the appointment is suppose to last about 4 hours. I know I have to have bloodwork and meet the anethesiologist (sp) but what else can I expect?

Pam B.
on 10/24/11 8:34 am

RNY on 11/02/11

i have mine tomorrow at St. Joe's Hamilton and it is only scheduled for 2.5hrs. Can't tell you why your center is 4, but good luck to you hope it all goes well.

Pam

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Leslie W.
on 10/24/11 8:46 am - Cobourg, Canada

RNY on 10/11/11

I went to TWH and was luckly out in 2 hrs. They tell you 4 as it depends on how busy the pre op clinic is. Most of the time is wait-wait-wait.

I met with the Pharmacist, Nurse, Anesthesiologist and then the lab.

If my appointment had been the day earlier the nurse told me the wait was like 5 hrs.

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(deactivated member)
on 10/24/11 9:02 am - Canada

RNY on 07/27/11

Most of that time will be spent waiting. I also met with a nurse who went over some post-surgery stuff. I went through Humber so I'm not sure if you'll meet with a nurse too.

Radiogirl39
on 10/24/11 2:55 pm - Canada

My PATT's are Wed at Humber Finch. Most of it is waiting to see the next person. Take all your meds as they will want to compare them to the list you provide. Nurse, anesthesiologist, bloodwork, maybe an ECG. Hopefully it goes fast for all of us.

Julie