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Yes I have and go there.... What do you want to know?

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Love Temple! Dr. Meilahn & Dr. White.... They did an awesome job! I had surgery on August 27th, 2012. Since my 2 week preop diet I have dropped 56 pounds! So thats a total of 9 weeks .... Dr Meilahn can come across a little abrupt BUT he is a seasoned veteran surgeon! He is a good man & has my respect. I started at the hospital in the northeast - Jeanes ... but as I got approved Temple had more surgical dates open & I had the surgery done downtown. I have kept my post op check ups at the TU office....

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Love Temple! Dr. Meilahn & Dr. White.... They did an awesome job! I had surgery on August 27th' date=' 2012. Since my 2 week preop diet I have dropped 56 pounds! So thats a total of 9 weeks .... Dr Meilahn can come across a little abrupt BUT he is a seasoned veteran surgeon! He is a good man & has my respect. I started at the hospital in the northeast - Jeanes ... but as I got approved Temple had more surgical dates open & I had the surgery done downtown. I have kept my post op check ups at the TU office....[/quote']

I have to go for my psych evaluation on December fifth and I am so scared I don't know what to think they say after that appointment it takes 24 hours for approval from health partners I am anxious scared depressed and happy everything at the same time I hope they approve me wish me luck

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Ilmkids--it's not as bad as you think. The psych eval is done to make sure you don't have unrealistic expectations of what your life will be like after surgery. Obviously things will change and many of them for the better. The docs just want to make sure you are a well-adjusted person making a well-informed choice that will affect the rest of your life. When I did it, I had to take a 10 page test. The questions may seem dumb, but just be honest when you answer. These tests provide a pretty accurate psych profile. Good luck!

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Ilmkids--it's not as bad as you think. The psych eval is done to make sure you don't have unrealistic expectations of what your life will be like after surgery. Obviously things will change and many of them for the better. The docs just want to make sure you are a well-adjusted person making a well-informed choice that will affect the rest of your life. When I did it' date=' I had to take a 10 page test. The questions may seem dumb, but just be honest when you answer. These tests provide a pretty accurate psych profile. Good luck![/quote']

Thanks so much

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Do you go to the support group for Dr. Meilahn? If so when & where does it meet?

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Do you go to the support group for Dr. Meilahn? If so when & where does it meet?

No I don't. I was just reading through the threads. I don't live in Philly.

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