lymphedema surgery - how many pre-ops?

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edited January 2019 in Lymphedema
lymphedema surgery - how many pre-ops?
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  • mermaid56
    mermaid56 Member Posts: 1
    edited January 2019

    I am trying to support friend who is looking into getting a surgery to help with her lymphedema, and I'm wondering how many pre-ops and post-ops other folks have gone through. We live two hours from the hospital and I'm just wondering what other people's experiences have been. So far, she has just been told that she needs to see a cardiologist FIRST. Then, she needs to have the "mapping". Then....I don't know what's next and she isn't being told how many more visits to the hospital she'll need before the actual surgery. thanks in advance for any comments!

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  • vlnrph
    vlnrph Member Posts: 1,632
    edited January 2019

    Sorry, I have not looked into LVA (or will her procedure be lymph node transfer?) but would think that, if there is a cardiologist closer than two hours, the clinic should be able to accept a report from that person, eliminating one trip. The surgeon probably wants to be sure her heart can cope with whatever anesthesia will be used.

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