Pre-Op Testing

Finally after months of waiting and anxiety levels getting higher by the day, my Pre-Op test day, 2/1/12, finally arrives.
The 1st test is w/ a Cardiologist which was not a problem.
Next was the hospital's testing which involved dozens of vials of blood, a urine test, and an extremely thorough review of my family and personal medical history, which I now have memorized because of all the specialists I have seen over the last few months.  I also met w/ an Anesthesiologist - who it turns out was friends w/ my younger brother back in the day - and still lives near the house in which I grew up - and finally a chest x-Ray.
The last test was the one I have been dreading all along w/ is a Cystoscopy which involves putting a scope up my penis into my bladder to make sure that is ok.
Of course this is the one test where I run into some problems as when I get to the Urologists office I learn that the Dr who was supposed to do the procedure was not in that day and nobody informed me of this.
Fortunately, Cindy - who did a yeoman's job scheduling all this stuff (and who would be called upon again later to do her magic) - was there and found another Dr to do the deed.
Without getting too into it the procedure was not a whole lot of fun, but at least it was quick, and the effects did not last longer than hurting when I peed for a few more hours.
So finally I feel I am done w/ this and can move onto getting ready for the Big Day, but the next day I get a call from Cindy who told me they saw something "suspicious" in my chest X-Ray and I would now have to have a C/T scan of my chest and a visit w/ a Pulmonologist to get final clearance for the operation.
As mentioned b/4 somehow Cindy got me an appointment for the Specialist just two days before the operation, and it turned out that not only was there not really anything bad on the X-ray except for some weird rib formation, but my lungs were close to perfect and they were ready to give me the "healthy patient of the day" award.
So now all the testing, and worrying is done except for the Operation itself.
Next: Prep Day