Preoperative Appointments
Patients have one final visit to the hospital
approximately one to two weeks before surgery.
At this time, the patient meets with the
surgical staff and his or her medical history
and physical examination will be reviewed. This
is to ensure that the patient’s health
history and medications are up to date.
The patient will meet with the bariatric
clinical dietitian specialist to review the
post-operative gastric bypass diet and to make
sure all of his or her questions are answered.
Patients will also undergo preadmission testing
at this visit, including lab work, an EKG,
and a chest x-ray, if needed.
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