Will they reschedule my surgery after medical clearance test before surgery?

Hi & thanks for your question!
This is not unusual, you may be fighting some kind of infection. Your surgeon will retest, if everything appears to be okay, you will be good for surgery. You may need to be rescheduled if your bloodwork continues to come back abnormal. Try not to worry. Best wishes!

It is uncommon but it happens! you definitely do not want to have an implant in the setting of infection. It could make the implant fail, requiring more surgery and making them never be as good as they could be. An implant infection could ruin your breasts!

A high white blood cell count is usually related to an immune system response because of an infection or inflammation in the body. Your doctor is doing the right right in prescribing a round of antibiotics. Your doctor may recommend that your BAM be postponed until your are in the best health for surgery.

Dear pfougeron,
every plastic surgeon has his own preoperative protocol which he recommends to his patients. You should be healthy and have no infections prior to any elective procedure. I would suggest you to discuss this with your plastic surgeon.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry that you are going through this. It seems as if your surgeon is treating you appropriately but without knowing the full details of your laboratory results it is difficult to comment. I would work closely with your surgeon to address any medical concerns first and then pursue your augmentation.

When lab values come back abnormal and there is no underlying symptoms or known reasons the test may be repeated just to ensure it is accurate. It seems your doctor is treating you based on the results and you will hopefully have normal values at your next testing. If not it will be up to your surgeon whether or not you can safely proceed.

The first question was why was your WBC count elevated? Did your surgeon try to treat an unknown condition?
The potassium is rarely elevated on a healthy individual...most commonly a lab error (especially if the blood tube was shaken).
If you WBC count comes back normal and your potassium level is not too abnormal, you should be fine having your procedure.
Best wishes.
Dr. T

If your surgery must be postponed based on your lab results and general health, that is perfectly fine. You generally won't have to wait long to get your surgery done if the case is moved. It is important to remember that your team wants to do the right things for you and keep you safe.

If the lab results don’t come back better than yes they may reschedule. But, that is the appropriate thing to do. Kudos to your doctor for checking your lab work and taking good care of you!Best of luck! Dr. Boschert