Of course, first, he has to have a pre-op physical.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beth Wodzinski says, “STFU and Do It”] Reference

Berman found Michael in pre-op, barely recognized him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Shadow Box]

She was laying on a gurney, of course, in the pre-op room.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 30, 2004] Reference

Standard pre-op labs for an old guy w/EKG and surgery soon!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clear That Patient!] Reference

I had 80 page letters from death row and pre-op transsexuals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jesse Kornbluth: Mary Karr Traded Alcohol For Jesus: 'Talking About This Is Like Doing Card Tricks On The Radio'] Reference

I had a pre-op appointment with Dr. Smith the following week.    From Wordnik.com.  [October 2007] Reference

Plus, the post-operative Jamie is not the same as pre-op Jamie.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-08-01] Reference

Who would you prefer the patient have for that pre-op clearance?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Now This Takes Balls] Reference

He's, I believe, on pre-op bloods that were obtained on Thursday.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2001] Reference

We went to see the Big Hospital Surgeon for a pre-op appointment.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Power of Compassion] Reference

Had I been a pre-op transsexual like Brenda, I'd still be waiting.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Good Company] Reference

This first one is pre-op, Rubi speaking with her mom on the phone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Adventures in Surgery] Reference

But sort-of healing, and tomorrow I'll be going down to the pre-op.    From Wordnik.com.  [jaxraven Diary Entry] Reference

As a surgical specialist I have no problem doing my own pre-op H&P.    From Wordnik.com.  [This is How "Balls" Works] Reference

JOHN KERRY (D), MASSACHUSETTS: ... doing some of the pre-op ordeals.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2003] Reference

"Waiting in pre-op at some sterile facility tucked away in the hills.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Break No Bones]

The results of the pre-op blood work I did last week came back all fine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Allison Gilbert: 10 Days and Counting: My Journey to Prevent Ovarian Cancer] Reference

Cake or pie, by the way, is not recommended in the pre-op or post-op diet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Put The Coffee DOWN] Reference

Some places it's possible even if pre-op, but not if you're married like the UK.    From Wordnik.com.  [Legal Insanity] Reference

When we got to the hospital to check in, Rubi had pre-op for about an hour or so.    From Wordnik.com.  [More on the Rubester] Reference

And in East Lansing, Michigan is T.J. J.rian, a pre-op female-to-male transgender.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2006] Reference

The surgeon rushed into the examination room and hurried through a pre-op briefing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Power of Compassion] Reference

He's a pre-op Repub, but he's already taking the shots (Jingo Juice and IQ B-Gone).    From Wordnik.com.  [Reid: What Lieberman Did Was "Improper" And "Wrong"] Reference

Karen trans, pre-op, and subject to the same indignity if I were ever to be jailed.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Kill A Mockingbird - Revisited] Reference

So besides the clinic, my other role was the escort them from the pre-op to the OR.    From Wordnik.com.  [WOW] Reference

They don't see the patients pre-op and expect everyone else to do that work for them.    From Wordnik.com.  [This is How "Balls" Works] Reference

And I didn't -- the reality of the surgery didn't hit me until I was actually in pre-op.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2005] Reference

Just as I was resting on my laurels, the various pre-op test results started trickling in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reflections on Mother's Day, Silver Linings, and Second Chances] Reference

I will not give narcoitcs out easily or at all pre-op whereas my partners are more liberal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reputation] Reference

No distinction is made between permanent cross-dressers, and non-op and pre-op transsexuals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Transsexual, Transgender, Transvestite] Reference

When he had his last surgery, they were unable to obtain pre-op labs after several attempts.    From Wordnik.com.  [I wanna hold your hand « Adventures in Juggling] Reference

He was released for prison for pre-op tests on the kidney he had agreed to donate to his son.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 4, 2006] Reference

As you can see on the pre-op one, there's that big pool of blood in the upper right hand corner.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2009] Reference

After pre-op prep and brief visits with the surgical team, I was rolled into the operating room.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alice Singleton: Gitmo On California And Foster Avenues] Reference

It took longer than usual for there were all the extra instructions for Shirley's pre-op treatment.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Girl Named Rose]

Family semi-circles will smile gratefully at the pre-op, post-op, no-stop nurse who has no time for flowers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Nurse's Dream of Flowershops] Reference

This image is of a pre-op X-ray; it shows a complete side profile of one of the girls and the brain of the other.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Miracle Of Science] Reference

My main concern was sanitation, getting the equipment ready for the pre-op by the USDA so that we could actually run the next day.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2006] Reference