What happens at your pre-op?

[NT1977]

As the title says really? I am having my pre-ops done in person the day before and on the telephone on the 28th May, just wondered what they check.

How do they know your liver has shrunk enough?

 

[Mazza]

At my pre op, they took some bloods and ran through the procedure.

They wont know if your liver has shrunk until they open you up I'm afraid.

 

[top_kat]

I didn't have any pre-op, I had bloods taken an hour before surgery an that was it

 

[SleeveGirl]

I had my pre op today, they took my weight and height, took lots of blood, done my blood pressure, pee'd in a pot, gave me a Clexane injection to do the night before and some anti sickness tablets to take the night before and the morning of and I had an ECG. Yours could be different though x

 

[bex j88]

I had bloods taken, height weight and lots of double checking my details/medical history etc.
The most important thing they do at a pre op is to screen for mrsa as I believe. My nurse told me, at this stage, fr me personally this is the only thing that could potentially halt the op.

I didn't have and ECG either then or on the day.
I had another lot of blood taken on the day 3 hour before op- this is to check they have a match should u need a transfusion. That last bit sounds scary but really its just being very thorough!