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Let's see if I can do this right...below should be an attachment with the pre-surgery info from Dr. Kelly & also his pre-op diet. I'm still waiting for Trish to send me the post-op info. Scheduling Info.PDF Pre-Op Diet.PDF

Ga Girl - looking forward to meeting my new sister! Fat4Now - join us on the 29th! The more the merrier. Have you decided on a date yet?

My insurance doesn't cover anything. I spoke with Trish and she asked when I would like to have the surgery. I told her what day I wanted and she said that would work. You have to send a $1000 deposit within 5 days of setting the date. The papers she sent me say that an additional $1000 will be required 7 days before surgery. The remaining amount can be taken to the hospital with you in the form of a cashiers check. As far as diet goes this is what the paperwork says... 7-14 days prior to surgery - a protien drink for b'fast, lunch & pm snack (if needed); dinner is a salad with Protein (chicken, fish, eggs, etc.), small amount of low fat or fat free dressing. You may also take 1 Metamucil capsule per day if needed for hunger. 3 days before surger - take a laxative then follow with only Clear liquids (broth, jell-o, sf juice, anything clear). I know that I was interested in seeing this stuff before I scheduled, so I'm planning on putting a copy of this paperwork on my blog here. It may take me a while, I have to figure out how to get it all in one file, instead of one file for each page (my copier only does 1 page at a time).

GA Girl...I'll be with Dr. Kelly on July 29th. My hubby is coming with me, so if you'll be there at that time you'll have both of us. And we're from GA, too.

Hi All! I have just sent my deposit to Dr Kelly in TJ for a surgery date of July 29th!!! I'm very excited about getting the healthy part of my life going. I have a question for those of you who used Dr. Kelly...did you stay at the Lucerna or at the recovery house? Trish just asked me which one I wanted and I wanted to get the "experienced opinions" before I decide. Things I'm interested in finding out are...Where are they? How far from the hospital are they? What is the price upgrade for the Lucerna? What type of house is the recovery house (i.e. a private condo type thing or actually somebody's house that you stay at)? What are your general impressions of the place you stayed? TIA for your help.

I didn't know there was an option either. I think I may have confused Trish in my e-mail. I said that I wanted 2 days in the "recovery hotel" instead of just 1. She replied with "is recovery home that your talking about or upgrade to Lucerna Hotel?" I didn't know that the Lucerna was an upgrade. I'll be honest, I get most of my info from this site, and I don't remember anyone ever saying is was an upgrade to stay here. I asked her several questions about the differences in the two places and in her next email she didn't answer them. So I came here for more info. My husband will be going with me, I can't imagine being alone in a hospital in the states, let alone one in TJ!

This was originally posted in another section but no one replied, so I'm hoping it will do better here...I've seen lots of posts for up to 1 year out, and some for 2 years out, but what about 3 or more years out? This is a lot of money to spend for it to only work for a couple years. What is the long term success?

I have decided on the sleeve with Dr Kelly. Now, I'm just waiting on my hubby to agree ! Can anyone give me and idea of how thing are 3 or more years out? I've seen plenty of posts that go up to 1 year and some for the 2 year mark, but what about LONG TERM? I don't want to spend all this money for something that will only work for a couple of years. I'm looking forward to hearing some great stories of long term success!

My question is a bit different...does anyone have any info on where I can go to check out Dr Kelly's past complication rate? From what I've read on this site, he hasn't had any, but my husband wants to make sure I've checked everywhere I could to check on his history. Thanks in advance.