After being in this process since Febuary 2009, August 25th 2010 I was given my surgery date set for Sept. 24th. I meet Dr. Huse one time at the initial consultation in 2009. He told me I should do fine with the laproscopic. On the 25th, they told me I would be having the open procedure. Now I'm freaked out! All this time I have been reading and doing research on the laporascopic procedure. I can honestly say that I am having a hard time getting in touch with people that have had the "open" done recently. Any research I do about open all comes back around to laporascopic because that seems to be the procedure now a days. On Dr. Huse's profile it shows that he rarely does the laporascopic procedure. I have seen other  Dr. profiles and they specialize in laproscopic. I am set to have surgery in 21 days. Do I still have time to change Dr's? Not that I don't trust him but I cannot find a reason why "open" is better than laporascopic. If I tell someone that I'm having "open" they wonder why that particular procedure with todays technology. Please help!!! I'm sick to my stomach just thinking that I'm going to be cut wide open while it seems everyone else has a couple of tiny incisions. Has anyone started with laporascopic then ended up with open? I have read alot about that. I'm looking for anything that says...Yes...open is the way to go and so far I have found none of that. Any input would be greatly appriciated. Thank you.

Hello everyone.

I have to pay cash, insurance won't cover it.  Does anyone know of a good cash price in central Indiana?  I want to have a VSG.

Thanks!

So great!  Glad for you, don't you love getting clothes in smaller sizes!  That is the best indicator of how you are doing.  When I do stall but my pants size still drop I am still HAPPY!

Hijack, sorry.  Christie what support group are you in and where do you guys meet?  I have been going to Bloomington but would prefer something a bit closer.

Annie - I am 5'3 1/2", so we are nearly the same height.  I have sizes 12, 14, and 16 to get rid of.  There are a lot of professional type items - slacks, skirts, tops.  Probably a large garbage bag full, as I'm in a size 10 now.  A lot of the stuff came from Dress Barn.  I was going to put it in a garage sale in a couple of weeks.

I'm on the southwest side of Indy.  Send me a PM - maybe we can meet halfway?