Pre Op

[Mexican18]

In a few weeks my wife is having a para-thyroid operation. She is having a pre-op in a few days. Can anyone explain what this entails?

[Rockrose]

Normally bloods taken, blood pressure checked and heart rate and oxygen flow or at least at my last 2 ops

[ummmm]

Same for me. Just general checks.

[Mexican18]

Thanks very much.

[Sqad]

As above but including, ECG, Chest X-Ray and probably Lung function tests.

[Mexican18]

Thanks Squad.

[Bazile]

Wasn't someone else on here asking about thyroid op or not

Perhaps Mexican18 you could say what made your wife opt for the op instead of the medication route

[Sqad]

Bazile.......different operations.
Mexican's wife is having a Parathyroidectomy and yesterday's thread was about a Thyroidectomy.

[Mexican18]

I don't think that she was offered it, but her consultant seems to think that the op is the best way to go.
It is the para thyroid which is, I believe, not the same as thyroid. I'm not really sure.

[Sqad]

"It is the para thyroid which is, I believe, not the same as thyroid. I'm not really sure"

Correct.

[retrocop]

If your wife is a smoker they will undoubtedly tell her to stop. They did at my first pre op 15 years ago. Glad I never took it up again post op as I underwent cancer surgery and heart surgery since. I had lung/respiratory tests, blood/plasma tests, ECG,
They ask about drug allergies and general previous health.

[Mexican18]

My wife is a non-smoker.

[jakep]

Also throat swab and groin swab.

[maggiebee]

Had a pre-op about 3 months ago. Checked height, weight, blood pressure and took swabs of my mouth for ecoli etc. Also had an ECG. There were of course about 100 questions concerning the usual - smoking, drinking, exercise etc. etc.

[lindapalmara]

I had this done 6 weeks ago. A couple of weeks before I had all the usual. Checks of BP, Oxygen levels, chest, breathing etc and chest. The anaesthetist talked to me and I was told not to take my anticoagulant medicine 2 days before the op. I had a cancer scare and had to 4 weeks before I got the all clear.