UNC or Duke for surgery?

[Lemm61 206]

@@gina171, I asked for a tentative surgery date on my first appt with Dr. Yoo because of work issues. My insurance required a 3 month supervised diet. Here's my timeline:

1/7: Met with Nutritionist, did Psych evaluation and met with Dr Yoo

1/8: blood work, chest X-ray, EKG

2/1: started supervised diet. My bad there, I was slow to get signed up.

3/2: endoscopy. Found an ulcer. Started meds.

5/1: repeat endoscopy. Ulcer gone and finished supervised diet.

5/3: paperwork into Insurance for approval

5/8: approved

5/26: all day pre op meetings

6/1: surgery which was the original date Dr Yoo gave me in Jan.

See you on Tuesday! How fun that we get to meet. I'll be the one with the big curly red hair. Hard to miss.

Edited May 21, 2016 by Lemm61

[gina171 626]

I'll be the one with a notebook and too many questions!

@becomingmandikaye will you be there, too? would be fun to meet.

[becomingmandikaye 262]

I didn't know about it until just now! I think I might be able to come.

[NjGirlInNcWorld 5]

Dr. Yoo is doing my surgery. I liked that he did my endoscopy as well so he's seen the inside as well as the outside!

Dr Yoo was my surgeon also. 5/25

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[gina171 626]

Ha! I am pre-op but I've been assigned Dr. Yoo, too.

Did you like him NJGirl? Did you have sleeve or bypass?

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[NjGirlInNcWorld 5]

Ha! I am pre-op but I've been assigned Dr. Yoo, too.

Did you like him NJGirl? Did you have sleeve or bypass?

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I have the sleeve. I changed my mind at the last minute. I was originally set to get the bypass, but as I continued to research both it seemed that the sleeve was a better choice for me.

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