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Tips on Getting PFT Prior to Surgery? (in US) Return to previous page 8/10/2021 286 Views 3 Answers Last Activity: 2 months ago, Dave Mannino Tags: pft Surgery surgery clearance testing Question: 0 wambach20 2 months ago I Care Report Comment Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Answers: Edit Remove Accept Unaccept Unlike I Care Report Comment Add an Answer Save Cancel Tips on Getting PFT Prior to Surgery? (in US) wambach20 2 months ago Add an Answer Answers Answer View More Save Cancel Tags: Subscribe: Subscribe: Your question has been submitted and is awaiting moderation. It is low-quality It is spam It does not belong here Other (enter below) Thank you for reporting this content, moderators have been notified of your submission. Close Anonymous Unfriend Friend Requested Friend Load More Close Destination Page Area Group Destination Content Title Title Article Type Copy comments Hi all, my spouse has COPD and a bad and deteriorating knee. The latter means her ortho doc wants to do surgery sooner rather than later, as she is experiencing increasingly frequent patella dislocations. The problem is that her pulmonology clinic is booked out for PFTs for months, meaning she can't get results for an anesthesiologist to look at until much later than the planned surgery date. The clinic is clear that they have no ability to move faster. Have folks figured out how to navigate this issue? Can PFTs be obtained without also having to go through getting established with a new pulmonology person? I have messages in with our insurances, ortho office, etc. already.
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