I need to take a blood test before BBL surgery. Are there some things I can take prior to help me pass the test?

Good morning, these tests are requested by your doctor to prevent possible complications. I suggest that you do your normal exams in order to obtain your results in the best possible way and within the health standards necessary to undergo a surgical procedure.

Medically order tests are not like tests you had at school that you study for.

Your doctor is trying to find out information that could potentially put you at risk for surgery and prevent those things before doing an elective procedure.

You’re not trying to see who has the best test results they’re trying to make sure you don’t have some underlying medical condition that would prevent you from recovering in a safe manner.

The goal is to see where your blood and urine levels are without interference.

That is quite a smattering of tests considering I don’t order any tests other than a pregnancy test before this procedure on young healthy people.

I suggest following up with your provider if you have questions about the tests they ordered.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom MD