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Thats Great! I just had my consult with Dr. Evanson at St. Vincents yesterday and have my psych eval on Thursday. If all goes well with my insurance submittal next week' date=' I will be sleeved by July![/quote']

I'm with cacucci also.....I've heard she is a great surgeon but has horrible bedside manor. What is your experience or option on that? What size bougie did she use? I'm excited.

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I was told it would be 3 hours' date=' wow! Big difference. It is supposed to be a classroom setting to go through the post op, including exercise regiment.[/quote']

I was told its 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon. Someone said the afternoon is learning how to adminestar the shot we have to take daily for blood clots.

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Newme- I have been to one in Speedway...I've thought about checking out the one in Avon and also one of the ones at St Vs. are you pre or post surgery?

I go to the 3 support groups you mentioned. My favorite is the Avon group. I also like the speedway. The Carmel group seems to be more of the strugglers. Although it was informative. I'll be at the speedway one this week.....or at least I think it's this week...i need to check. Let me know if your going.

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They just scheduled me and sent me a letter. I was surprised...was expecting a phone call to discuss scheduling. Once you get the letter it gives you a number to call if you need to change anything.

I was hoping for June also...but not looking like I'm going to make it. In that case you may beat me to getting sleeved. I am getting married Sept 1st and I have July 1 as a cutoff date for myself. If I have it closer than 2 months before my wedding' date=' if be really worried I'd feel like crap that day and on my honeymoon. I wish I would have started the process sooner. Oh well :). I'll have it in October at the latest!

I'm sure scheduling for the different surgeons is different but I'll let you know how long after my pre-op I get scheduled so you'd have some idea! Let me know when you get scheduled for pre-op too![/quote']

Stacy03... I think I remember you being in my speedway group. We were all talking about your getting married and if you should do it before or after the wedding. I was there with my 17 year old daughter Havanah.

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Day of surgery do they do any kind of testing? Blood or urine test? At Saint Vincent.

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Day of surgery do they do any kind of testing? Blood or urine test? At Saint Vincent.

They only test they did the day of surgery was a urine pregnancy test.

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Hi everyone! I'm in Indy, going through St. Francis.

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I'm sitting at IU North waiting to register for pre surgery testing!

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Good Luck bryjohn!!

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Stacy03... I think I remember you being in my speedway group. We were all talking about your getting married and if you should do it before or after the wedding. I was there with my 17 year old daughter Havanah.

Roxanne- I think I remember! How is your process going?

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Roxanne- I think I remember! How is your process going?

Hi Stacy...I'm fine, my surgery is on June 7th and that will be here befor I know it. It's like 17 days. I'm really trying to get things in order. I'm worried about leaks and my hair falling out and eating enough protein......but I think I can do this.

I'm going to the speedway group tomorrow night are you? How are the wedding plans coming?

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They only test they did the day of surgery was a urine pregnancy test.

Hi Sara. I'm getting closer to my date. I was curious...what size Bougie did Cacucci use with you.

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Hi Stacy...I'm fine' date=' my surgery is on June 7th and that will be here befor I know it. It's like 17 days. I'm really trying to get things in order. I'm worried about leaks and my hair falling out and eating enough protein......but I think I can do this.

I'm going to the speedway group tomorrow night are you? How are the wedding plans coming?[/quote']

When did you do your pre-op testing? I'm trying to figure out how long from pre-op could I be scheduled for surgery.

I'm not coming tomorrow night...I have another appt previously scheduled! Wedding planning is great! Just about everything done!

Take care!

Stacy

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Hi Sara. I'm getting closer to my date. I was curious...what size Bougie did Cacucci use with you.

I'm not sure. I never asked. What ever she did, it worked :)

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