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Please include me in the April sleeve group. I need all the support that I can get.

I keep trying to join, but it won't let me. What am I doing wrong?

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Please include me in the April sleeve group. I need all the support that I can get.

I keep trying to join, but it won't let me. What am I doing wrong?

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I keep trying to join, but it won't let me. What am I doing wrong?

Hi FannyF,

I'm not sure why it's not letting you. I sent you an invite yesterday to join. I just tried again this morning, but it said invite already sent. Let me know if you got it. If not, I'll try to find out why and get you on. I'm assuming you will receive a notifcation of an invite. Double check your notifications. Talk to you soon!

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I did send you an invite yesterday and I cannot send another one, it won't let me. I'm not sure how the invite is sent to you, since I was the one setting it up and did not receive one.

Can anyone please let us know how you received the invite to the group we just created "April Sleeve Buddies."

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Hi Everyone!!

I created a group yesterday called, "April Sleeve Buddies." For those that expressed interest, I sent you an invite. If you have not received or cannot locate your invite from me, I will tell you how to retrieve your invite soon. I just sent a "help" message and hopefully, they will get back to me quickly. I cannot send another invite to you, it will not allow me to duplicate. I will post as soon as I find out.

I'm sorry this is happening!! I didn't forget you, I promise ;) .

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I received the invite and joined! This is great! Thank you for creating it. I have the ipad app and the invite was under my "conversations" tab. It gave me the link to join and brought me to the forum which I then joined to follow.

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I am going to have surgery March 29.

I'm in Vegad too!

I'm in Vegas too!

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Yay - someone else from Vegas - where r u having your sleeve done ?

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Dr. Hanna is performing my surgery at the seven hills surgical center, my insurance doesn't cover it and a center is cheaper. Who is your doctor and where is your surgery m

Dr. Hanna is performing my surgery at the seven hills surgical center, my insurance doesn't cover it and a center is cheaper. Who is your doctor and where is your surgery?

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Dr. Hanna is performing my surgery at the seven hills surgical center, my insurance doesn't cover it and a center is cheaper. Who is your doctor and where is your surgery?

I'm actually going thru Obands Surgery Center. A few of the girls at work went thru them, so they referred me over. I probably would have gone thru Dr. Teng if I'd have known I'd be living on this side of town now, since he is out of Mountainview.

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Dr. Teng works with Hanna in Desert Springs, that's actually how I found Dr. Hanna. What were your co-workers experiences?

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I am going to have surgery March 29.

I'm in Vegad too!

I'm in Vegas too!

My date is set for April 11th!!!

Congratulations on your upcoming surgery!! Those date will be here very soon!! We just set up a group called "April Sleeve Buddies." Feel free to join us if you want. Take care!

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