u/Sufficient_Figure298

My 80 year old dad has all the pre-op tests through his cardiologist, his first consult with the surgeon is June 8th and they already have him scheduled for mitral valve surgery on June 10th (unless something comes up on the consult that delays the surgery) . It seems odd to me to schedule the surgery 2 days after the consult? Is this normal? His surgery is not urgent but he does want to get it done sooner than later.

Do you have a specific PT recommendation in the Denver area that is really good at treating aspects of spine/headaches related to this occipital neuralgia ? Or other treatment ideas? My 79 y/o Mother was diagnosed by neurologist, and meds and lifestyle modifications aren’t helping, she has intermittent shooting/ice pick headaches on 1 side of head that goes up behind her right ear, these started insidiously about a month ago , went away for a couple weeks then came back , often occurring every 15-60seconds of walking hours.

Thank you.