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Hello All!

I'm set for Friday, July 29th with Dr. Kelly in TJ. My husband will be coming with me, but I wanted to know if I would have any fellow sleevers there also?

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I am either trying for the 28th or 29th. My stepmom is going with me. I was thinking "surgery on the 28th after I arrive and leave on Monday?"

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Im the 27th!!! I am so excited too- wish you the best of Luck! :D

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Im the 27th!!! I am so excited too- wish you the best of Luck! :D

I'm also being sleeved on July 27th! Yay!

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Did you have to pay the down payment to get the surgery date? Were you all told that you have to do anything before surgery besides a weeks diet?

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Did you have to pay the down payment to get the surgery date? Were you all told that you have to do anything before surgery besides a weeks diet?

I dont have to pay anything for my surgery, my insurance covers it at 100%- only had to pay the co pays at the inital visits.

Also- i have to take a classon the 18th that goes over all the foods, and a list of groceries to get before surgery to have post op and i have a pre admin screening on the 15th for blood work and a chest x ray to make sure everything is done for the final okay on the surgery. Then I'll be on a liquid diet for 10 days pre-op. Hope this helps... this is what my doc and nut has told me :)

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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).

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Thanks!

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When I went May 16th it was $500 down and the rest there, but I think they are changing all of the stuff they are doing now, the diet information is not the same as what I was given either.

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I just got sleeved by Dr. Kelly on May 27. Everything your notes read were the same that I was told and had to do pre-op. Good luck all of you..cant wait to hear more about your experiences!

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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?

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I just got sleeved by Dr. Kelly on May 27. Everything your notes read were the same that I was told and had to do pre-op. Good luck all of you..cant wait to hear more about your experiences!

Hey Jenny how goes the recovery??? Are you back up and running yet???

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