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Has anyone had their surgery done in UCH?? I go for my consultation on May 18th and am curious about the procedure in getting this done. Please give me any feedback that you have, thank you....

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Thank you so much, this is exactly what I was looking for!!! It provides a lot of great information, so thank you again!!!! Now I know what to look forward to in this process and I'm more excited than scared!

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I'm so glad I could help. You might want to write down some of your questions before your consult - that way you'll remember them. I know I always seem to forget my questions when I actually sit down with a doctor!

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This is where I'm going too. I was put in for a referral, and now I'm just waiting for them to call me to schedule an appointment! I'm excited!

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Well I go for my appointment tomorrow so i will definitely let you know how it goes. Just a quick note though, make sure that you call them, they didn't even put me on the wait list for an appointment until after I called them! It only took 3 months for them to call me with an appointment which isn't bad, last year it took them almost 8 months!!!!

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Oh! I made my appointment the other day. I called and asked my doctor once i got my letter of referral. I go in June 8th. I think it says my doctor is going to be Dr. Rothchild?

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Hi,

Good luck with your consult. Perhaps you've already seen it, but here is our website that explains a little about the procedure:

http://www.uch.edu/c...ter/procedures/

Thanks,

Dan Weaver

University of Colorado Hospital

unfortunately when i went to meet with Dr. Rothchild he turned me away because of my age. I'm 21, and he basically told me i was too young for the surgery. This week i have my consult with Dr. Michael Snyder, and hopefully things will go better with him.

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