Pre-op appointments

Hunter drove me out to Philly for my pre-op appointments, about a week before my surgery date. We left super early in the morning to make it there for the first one. They were spread out with plenty of time between each, just in case. I started with the Jefferson one, where I answered questions, filled out paperwork, then saw a nurse, answered more questions, talked to the anaesthesiologist, and gave blood and urine.

That one took probably an hour and a half or so. Then off to the cardiologist, where I filled out more paperwork, answered more questions, and had an EKG. I was early getting there, but it didn't matter. The cardiologist informed me that she would be checking on me while I was in the hospital. I believe I did see her every day that I was there.

Finally I had to go to the hospital for a CT scan of my hip. I had taken an MRI cd with me to my appointment with Dr. P, but it didn't show him what he wanted to see, and wanted me to get another 3d image of my hip so he could see it before surgery. We were super early for that appointment, but I explained that we had just gone from one place to the next, and they said they could probably work me in. I waited maybe a half hour, the scan took about 5 minutes, and we were out of Philly by 1:30 in the afternoon. Not bad at all!