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I'm getting sleeved on Nov 15 at Hackensack University Medical Center with Dr. Ewing. If anyone is getting surgery around then or has some experiences to share with me I'd love a buddy to support and receive support back through this journey.

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Hi Ashley!

I too am schedule for November 15th and I'm in NJ. My doctor is Dr. Nusbaum and my surgery will be out of Morristown Memorial. I am waiting for my approvals to get switched as I was originally approved for the lap band, then had second thoughts and switched to the sleeve. My insurance company is a big PIA so they are making us resubmit everything even though the requirements are the same and have been met.

I'd love to be a buddy with you as we go through this journey together with the same surgery date.

Karen

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Hi Ladies,

I am also from NJ but getting sleeved in Mexico on 11/7 , would definitely keep y'all posted and would love to be a buddy :)

@ Ashley, I was hoping to have the surgery with Dr.Trivedi from the same practice as Dr.Ewing but too expensive for a self pay so I am going on my mini surg-cation lol .

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Hi! So you will be able to tell us about your experience before we head into the surgery! I will actually be on vacation the week before mine! It's going to come so fast!

Where in NJ are you from? I'm in Hunterdon Cty.

Karen

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Yes, definitely will be more than happy to let you both know how it went :)

I am in Hudson county, Bayonne.

I know time is going to fly..I'm so excited to be entering my next yr of life healthier. I scheduled the surgery for a little over a week after my 31st birthday , kinda my gift to myself.

I hope you enjoy your vacation. If you don't mind my asking, where are you going? I normally can't make it out of jersey for vacation, past 5 yrs ended up in AC lol

-Gina

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Hey everyone!

I am so glad to have some new buddies, that we can all help each other through this new journey we will be set on!

@mysunflower...what a coincidence that we are both having surgery on the same day! I'm glad because we really will probably be on the same parts of our diet at the same time so we can help each other get through it if we need to.

@angeleyes... advanced laproscopics of nj really is a great office, but there self pay is pretty nuts, I have a friend who has a date set in January with them and to speed it up, she asked how much for self-pay and they estimated her around 35 I think which is crazy.

@dobrien...I wish you the best of luck with your post-op! Where did you have the surgery?

I live in Bergen Co.

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I am from Middlesex county' date=' nj

My surgery was 8/27 I feel fabulous!!!!![/quote']

Hi, I am from Middlesex County as well. I had my surgery Aug 29th. Who was your doctor?

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Hi Everyone!!

So glad to see some NJ sleevers! This is great to make friends with people who are going through the same thing and live close! I think I'm older than all of you, but maybe one day we can all meet up and chat.

Gina, Actually, the next 2 months are crazy for me. I have a vacation to FLA with a friend of mine at the end of this month.. then we come back and the following week I go to San Fran for the Nike Women's Marathon for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. I'm raising funds for cancer research and will be walking 13.1 miles in the marathon. I walk because I can...for other's who can't. Then right from there, I'm home half a day and have to travel to NC for a week for work. Back for 2 weeks then I go with my family to Disney the week before my surgery! Hence why I couldn't have the surgery any sooner!

@dobrien I'd love to hear about your experiences so far, the pain, the anxiety leading up to it, how you are feeling so far! I think I'm most scared of the hair loss after wards. I have PCOS and extremely thin hair, it's horrible.. the thought of losing any I do have is devastating. Of course, I'm also anxious over going under.. I do have 3 kids, so that scares me! LOL but I know I need to do something.. nothing else has worked!

Ashely, I'm glad we will be doing this journey together and experiencing everything at the same time. That will be a great support system I think for each other!! Funny that are dates are the same!

Where in Middlesex county are you from? I grew up in Carteret. Small world!

Karen

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I'm getting sleeved on Nov 15 at Hackensack University Medical Center with Dr. Ewing. If anyone is getting surgery around then or has some experiences to share with me I'd love a buddy to support and receive support back through this journey.

Hi Ashley! I'm here in Hackensack. I'm also working with Dr. Ewing as well. Would love to connect with you. I have my NUT appt Tuesday and will then send everything off to my insurance for approval. I have a tentative surgery date of Nov. 9th. So scared. Everything is happening so fast. Would love to offer and recv support from other folks in the Nj/NYC area.

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Just caught your post now...but I would love to connect too. I hope everything goes good with your insurance too! When did you do the seminar with the doctors?

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Had surgery in Mexico with Dr. Kelly on 8/14 feeling awesome!! I'm in ocean county

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Hi All,

I had surgery in NYC on Aug 14th. I'm doing really well and would love to share any advice or support I can give. I went to Dr. Pomp. He is incredible and has taught countless doctors how to do this procedure.

I'm also from Jersey-bergen county :)

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Hi Everyone!

Im from Cumberland County and am getting sleeved on 9/17/12!! I'm a revision surgery. I had my emergency removal of the band on 5/15/12 and am so glad to have that over and done with. Now onto a new and better me!! I can't wait. I'm nervous but overall I'm excited!!

I would love to connect with someone in the Southern NJ area - I can use the support of someone who knows what I'm going through!!

Best of luck to everyone having their surgeries!!!

:)

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