Import numbering question

I've recently made the migration from Aperture to Lightroom. I was using a referenced workflow in Aperture so it was easy to simply import my folders into LR2.4. My keywords and metadata even came in without the use of sidecar files. My question is about numbering new imports now that I have my main catalog migrated.
In Aperture I had been renaming files on import to XXX_000000.CR2. I've imported over 15K images already through Aperture this way. Now that I've migrated into LR how can I continue from where my numbering left off? None of the numbering options seem to be the right solution.
Sequence gives me the option to set a starting number but resets to 1 on each import.
Images keeps the running tally I want but no way to set a starting point that I can find.
Import I'm just unclear on.
I've been searching and not finding any real answers. I found a tip for editing a LR file to add additional digits to the length of a sequence number (LR stops at 5 digits by default) So I'm wondering if there's a similar workaround or hack for the image number. To possibly complicate matters I have separated my images out into multiple catalogs and I'd like the numbering to be maintained regardless of which catalog I'm importing to.
Hope I'm not asking too much. For the moment I'm still using Aperture to do my original import to keep the numbering and the adding the new folder of images to LR for processing as my work around.
Any thoughts? TIA
Mike D.

Yes, This helped me!
Thank you so much for figuring this out. I have been trying to figure this out for months. Finally I can control the numbering.
I Shoot an event on several different cards everytime I imported LR3 reset to 001. Made my sequencing a hassle. I had to go into Bridge or PM to rename the images for an event.
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Stephani,
It was bugging me, too, why I wasn't seeing what you were. I did a little research, and a little investigation, and I think I have some things figured out including some things that may make me re-think my approach.
Basically, the reason we weren't seeing the same things was that I was looking at the rename dialog that pops up when you're in Libary (i.e. you're renaming files that already exist in LR) and you were looking at the rename dialog that appears as part of the import.
I thought these dialogs were the same, but they aren't!
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The import dialog has Sequence #, Image #, and Import #.
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Import #: Every time you do an import (i.e. click the Import button and import something), this sequence gets incremented by 1.
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Image 1: SB_01_01_03_01.dng
Image 2: SB_01_02_03_02.dng
Image 3: SB_01_03_03_03.dng
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Image 2: SB_02_05_04_02.dng
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Image 2: SB_03_09_03_02.dng
Image 3: SB_03_10_03_03.dng
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