Community Conversation => Transgender talk => Topic started by: JJoshM on June 04, 2015, 02:39:29 PM Return to Full Version
Title: Appointment with surgeon
Post by: JJoshM on June 04, 2015, 02:39:29 PM
Post by: JJoshM on June 04, 2015, 02:39:29 PM
So I've got my appointment to see the surgeon tomorrow who will be due to perform my top surgery and I'm really nervous, to make things worse I've no idea on where I'm going with the trains and tubes etc. ??? :'(
Can anyone give me a rough idea of what its going to be like? Like if I need to ask certain questions? Or what I can expect.
I'm meant to be going to St Georges Hospital in London, does anyone know if I get off at Tooting station I can just walk straight to it?
Can anyone give me a rough idea of what its going to be like? Like if I need to ask certain questions? Or what I can expect.
I'm meant to be going to St Georges Hospital in London, does anyone know if I get off at Tooting station I can just walk straight to it?
Title: Re: Appointment with surgeon
Post by: FTMax on June 04, 2015, 03:53:09 PM
Post by: FTMax on June 04, 2015, 03:53:09 PM
I didn't have my pre-op appointment in London, so can't help with the logistics, but I can tell you how the appointment went.
I'd strongly recommend writing down any questions you have in advance and take them with you. Even if you just put them in your phone.
My pre-op appointments were two separate ordeals. The first, I met with a nurse and filled out their paperwork. You'll probably need to have information about medications you're on and if you have any health conditions they'd need to know about. They discussed which procedures were options, and asked about preferences I had. The surgeon came in and took a look at my chest, made her recommendations, asked if there was anything I specifically wanted or didn't want. And that was that.
Three weeks before surgery, I went back in and talked with just the nurse. She gave me paperwork for pre-op bloodwork, prescriptions for pain pills/anti-nausea pills/anti-anxiety pills/sleeping pills, and went over the list of things I wasn't allowed to consume in the weeks leading up to surgery. It was pretty quick.
It's nothing to get nervous about. I'd recommend asking about timelines for returning to work, resuming exercise, potential revisions, etc.
I'd strongly recommend writing down any questions you have in advance and take them with you. Even if you just put them in your phone.
My pre-op appointments were two separate ordeals. The first, I met with a nurse and filled out their paperwork. You'll probably need to have information about medications you're on and if you have any health conditions they'd need to know about. They discussed which procedures were options, and asked about preferences I had. The surgeon came in and took a look at my chest, made her recommendations, asked if there was anything I specifically wanted or didn't want. And that was that.
Three weeks before surgery, I went back in and talked with just the nurse. She gave me paperwork for pre-op bloodwork, prescriptions for pain pills/anti-nausea pills/anti-anxiety pills/sleeping pills, and went over the list of things I wasn't allowed to consume in the weeks leading up to surgery. It was pretty quick.
It's nothing to get nervous about. I'd recommend asking about timelines for returning to work, resuming exercise, potential revisions, etc.