Guest guest Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Hi Pat I was just curious, i work in a radiology office ( non kaiser) and i am hoping that if i have to have any type of ultrasound that it can be done where i work ( for free) and expidite things, but i am not sure if i will need any and if i do, if kaiser would accept a non kaiser exam........................... thanks for letting me know ColleenPat Feeney wrote: Colleen: It turned out to be just one scan--an ultrasound of the abdomen. It's to check out the health of your gall bladder, I think. The scan was nothing--just required "nothing by mouth" from 6PM last night until after the test. Pat Re: Re: New to Group HI Pat what kind of scans do you need to have prior to surgery ? Just curious thanks Colleenheadingsouthca wrote: Diane: Welcome to the group! You'll find us a great group of people--someone is always willing to tackle any question, and the advice is always great. At least that's been my experience in my few weeks as a member.I have a question for you. Did you receive your referral recently? I expect to get mine on April 24th (am having the Kaiser labs and scans done prior to that), but my PCP is suggesting that Kaiser is now sending people to UCLA. I much prefer Scripps and their surgical team, so I'd love to be able to report on someone from Sacramento being sent to Scripps! You will drive past UCLA on your way! (I live in Orange County about half-way between UCLA and Scripps.)Thanks!PatPre-Op>I will be going to San Diego from Modesto for the surgery at>Scripps Hospital. ColleenColleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Colleen, I'm sure that Kaiser would be glad to accept a radiological report from ANY facility, particularly if you are doing it at your own cost. They would not, of course, pay for you to get it somewhere else unless it was something they couldn't do. The only x-ray/radiological test they required, pre-op, for me was a gallbladder ultrasound. The ultrasound, in my case, was of the gallbladder, not the abdomen. This is done because if you have ANY gall stones, they will remove your gallbladder as part of the surgery. WLS patients frequently develop gall bladder problems after the surgery, so they are removing it prophylactically. As for Kaiser accepting tests from outside the organization, they have been more than happy in the past to take the results from outside providers. Keep copies of anything you give them, of course. Laurie W. Re: Re: New to Group HI Pat what kind of scans do you need to have prior to surgery ? Just curious thanks Colleenheadingsouthca wrote: Diane: Welcome to the group! You'll find us a great group of people--someone is always willing to tackle any question, and the advice is always great. At least that's been my experience in my few weeks as a member.I have a question for you. Did you receive your referral recently? I expect to get mine on April 24th (am having the Kaiser labs and scans done prior to that), but my PCP is suggesting that Kaiser is now sending people to UCLA. I much prefer Scripps and their surgical team, so I'd love to be able to report on someone from Sacramento being sent to Scripps! You will drive past UCLA on your way! (I live in Orange County about half-way between UCLA and Scripps.)Thanks!PatPre-Op>I will be going to San Diego from Modesto for the surgery at>Scripps Hospital. Colleen Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 This is not always the case, I have gall stones and they did not remove my gallbladder. I guess it's up to your surgeon, Dr. Baggs told me if it looked ok then there was no reason to remove it. Colleen, "This is done because if you have ANY gall stones, they will remove your gallbladder as part of the surgery. WLS patients frequently develop gall bladder problems after the surgery, so they are removing it prophylactically." Laurie W. Re: Re: New to Group HI Pat what kind of scans do you need to have prior to surgery ? Just curious thanks Colleenheadingsouthca wrote: Diane: Welcome to the group! You'll find us a great group of people--someone is always willing to tackle any question, and the advice is always great. At least that's been my experience in my few weeks as a member.I have a question for you. Did you receive your referral recently? I expect to get mine on April 24th (am having the Kaiser labs and scans done prior to that), but my PCP is suggesting that Kaiser is now sending people to UCLA. I much prefer Scripps and their surgical team, so I'd love to be able to report on someone from Sacramento being sent to Scripps! You will drive past UCLA on your way! (I live in Orange County about half-way between UCLA and Scripps.)Thanks!PatPre-Op>I will be going to San Diego from Modesto for the surgery at>Scripps Hospital. Colleen Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 At Pacific Bariatrics I was told that they always remove your gallbladder if there are any stones. It's good to know that not every doctor does that. I wish I had not had mine removed -- I ended up the hospital with complications from the gall bladder removal, for 39 extra days! The WLS was a breeze, but the gallbladder removal had nothing but problems. The surgeon told me he'd never seen my sort of complications, in 20+ years of doing gall bladder removals. Figures, huh? ;-) Laurie W. Re: Re: New to Group HI Pat what kind of scans do you need to have prior to surgery ? Just curious thanks Colleenheadingsouthca wrote: Diane: Welcome to the group! You'll find us a great group of people--someone is always willing to tackle any question, and the advice is always great. At least that's been my experience in my few weeks as a member.I have a question for you. Did you receive your referral recently? I expect to get mine on April 24th (am having the Kaiser labs and scans done prior to that), but my PCP is suggesting that Kaiser is now sending people to UCLA. I much prefer Scripps and their surgical team, so I'd love to be able to report on someone from Sacramento being sent to Scripps! You will drive past UCLA on your way! (I live in Orange County about half-way between UCLA and Scripps.)Thanks!PatPre-Op>I will be going to San Diego from Modesto for the surgery at>Scripps Hospital. Colleen Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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