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Started this process last November, and I finally have my surgery date. I am set to have a rny at the University of Iowa hospital on August 9th. My surgeon is on vacation in June...so i have a while yet to wait. But having a date makes it so much more real!! Are their any other August folks out there?

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Ooo its getting real now! The University just called to schedule pre op appts!!!

Maybe this is a weird question but I have a very attached Springer Spaniel, Clyde. I wonder if it would be a smart idea to kennel him for the first couple days home? I am a bit afraid of being accidentally jumped up on. He is the kind of dog that is very intuitive, he will know I dont feel well. But after a couple days in the hospital he will be very excited that i am home. My teenaged sons will be there to help me with eveything, but it might be easier to kennel him?

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Agree with @@KristenLe the dog would probably be more upset going to the kennel and he could wind up sick... I'm concerned about how my little guy will be when I get home too but I'd rather not have his regular routine upset...Dog have an amazing ability to sense what's up... My guy is a lapdog, whenever wherever I sit he's right on my lap, hoping putting a pillow on my lap will either deter him from sitting on my lap or will make his sitting on my lap more bearable...

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them"

Einstein

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Thats so true. I work from home, so he and my little dog Scarlett are not used to being alone. And i would worry about them a lot. Thanks for the response!

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