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Pre Op assessment.

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helen73954
helen73954

Just had Pre Op assessment through NHS. If all results are ok do you get confirmation of this and how long should I expect to wait for op (hip replacement..East Lancashire Hospital Trust )

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  • maggie93798
    maggie93798 helen73954

    Posted

    I think no news from prepping is good news. Anything that needs correcting/treating before surgery will be dealt with. Differs between trusts but in mine your GP is informed and will then treat. 

    As to time again varies. I think MRSA screen has to be repeated sometimes if the gap between pre op and op is too long

    My gap was 5 weeks, others vary considerably. What did they tell you at the pre op clinic?

    • helen73954
      helen73954 maggie93798

      Posted

      They just said they couldn't tell me when it would be . Thanks for your reply

  • jen86183
    jen86183 helen73954

    Posted

    Hi helen,

    I had a call the day after pre op from surgeons secretary to arrange date which was three weeks later as hubby was having a proceedure in between. Ring surgeons secretary she was the one who booked my date.

  • ptolemy
    ptolemy helen73954

    Posted

    I had no confirmation. I just hung around for my op date which was ten weeks later. I had a letter. They did tell me at the pre op it would be up to 12 weeks and if longer I would need another one. I was NHS. 
  • catherine_snedd
    catherine_snedd helen73954

    Posted

    Hi I live in Scotland and had my date for follow up check in the post 2 days after release from hospital it was for 6 weeks after my operation
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