Pre-op Testing...YAY

SO, I had all my pre-op testing done yesterday.  I had to drink some awful stuff to test for H-Pylori but at least it was a quick drink.

So, I drank that nasty stuff, got 9 vials of blood taken (from my hand because she couldn't find another vein), peed in a cup...GOOD TIMES and from there went to have an EKG and be schooled on how to use my Incentive Spectrometer as well as do breathing tests.  THEN...I sat with a nurse for almost an hour going over my entire life history.  I was impressed with myself at remembering all the dates of everything.  GO ME!

Then, I went to have my chest x-ray and upper GI.  NOT so much fun.  I had to swallow down these SOUR crystal like things with ONE ounce of water and then take two gulps of well...cement/chalk.  I then had to stand and NOT BURP...which this stuff makes you do...while she took the pictures and then I drank the rest of that nasty stuff.  I just stood their praying for strength and thinking of sweet Lillian and all she endures with testing and things.  It really got me through it.

After that I went to see their Doc for a "physical".  I really dealt with the Nurse Practitioner.  Can I just say...God bless, but I'd rather see a DOCTOR.  Cuz this NP rattled off a ton of things she said I would need to do only to be followed by the doctor who basically nixed over half the stuff she said.

Dr. Corea did put me on Metoporal and Zocor as a precaution for heart health and cholesterol.  They are worried about me having a heart issue.  SO, I'm going to the cardiologist Friday at 8am and will probably have a stress test.  THEN, I have to have a sleep study Friday night to test for Sleep Apnea.