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yes i have. the sleep center said they wont do an appt but 3:30 or before.

Could you share with me where you had these appts after 4? I would need them at 4:45, to give me time to get there. I would be thrilled to know of these places. I have been calling all around town!

I am not looking to bypass all preop testing. I do think its important medically to be healthy for the surgery. Not all places would require a sleep apnea nor pyschological eval. Some do the preop testing a day before however, I am trying to stay in Oregon.

with the pto situation, I am looking to plan my surgery to be done on a thursday and then going back to work monday or tuesday.. I have three days to work with. Ive asked for some leeway in this and there is no leeway, its either I work within the three days or I am looking for a new job. Attendance is huge and understandably, and I cant afford to lose this job. I am trying my best to work with the situation I have. I do have calls in to multiple surgeons in oregon to see if they will work with my situation and limited time that I have off. I am not trying to skip around anything. I am merely trying to find out what options i have working within the realm of my situation and having the surgery this year.

all of my appointments were in the evening also...lt was very easy to do, and almost fun...lts a whole process..For someone to want to skip this process, l would wonder if they think this is a miracle cure....l've been a psych nurse for 25 years and it was reassuring to know my doctor cares about my mental stability...Good luck anyways....

I dont want a miracle cure as I know its a tool to my success and largely depends on my commitment before and after. If i thought i could just get the surgery and not do anything but lose weight, why would i waste that amount of money on it? I have researched this through and through and know its right for me. However in saying that, I know what my mental capacity is, and I know this surgery is right for my situation. What this comes down to however, are my options with keeping my job and my current insurance for my other medical issues, or losing it. I am trying to plan this out the best way I can and with where I am located there is no evening appointments. I wish i could only be that lucky to be where you guys have lived to have that option. Its not a matter of me just wanting to skip every step however, I dont think I need to go through every single requirement that insurance requires either since i am paying cash. Once again, if someone knows of someone who can do the tests in one day that would be wonderful information for me to have and give me the option to have the surgery and keep my job. I am trying to stay in the usa and not go to Mexico to have the procedure done because I want excellent aftercare to be available to me to help me with my success.

The problem is no, I cannot get any appts in the evenings. I wish that was the case and that is the problem I am running into. Its not that I want to short change the tests or be special and just have it done. Everywhere I have called, the latest appt is 3 o clock here in bend. Even for the consult for the sleep apnea test. I do understand there is insurance requirements, however I am a self pay. I would love to be able to find a surgeon who could do all the tests in one day. That would be exactly what I am looking for. I have considered going to mexico to get it done, but then aftercare is a concern I also have. Only thing that is holding me up is the not being able to schedule an appt in the evening. Im not trying to take it lightly, however, I know the surgery will create an option to save my life and allow me to watch my kids grow up. The thing with work is I have to take pto or missing time I would get fired and I also need the insurance I do have for my other medical conditions. sob story it sounds like right? lol. Anyhoo, I am looking for an alternative other than going to mexico and getting all the tests done the day before the surgery. If someone can point me in the right direction that would be great.

How fast did it take you to get a surgery scheduled in Bend?

Hello, I am from Bend and am researching the different doctors in oregon who do the lap band. My biggest struggle is finding a surgeon who will bypass the sleep apnea, pychological testing, The reason being is my work schedule will only allow a certain number of days off and i need these for the surgery itself, and I need the surgery as soon as possible. I will be a self pay full cash. Does anyone have any advice or recommendations for me?:mad2: