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I met with Mary Kay today and she went over all of my pre and post op instructions, gave me my prescriptions, answered any questions I had and snet me on mmy way!  I then went to the dietition meeting and she went over the posst op diet, and the reason we eat the way we do after surgery .  Now I just have to hurry up and wait!  UNTIL TUESDAY AUG. 14

I went and saw Dr. Scholten and had my upper GI, don't recall any discomfort and was ferfectly happy to be out while they did it!  Everyone was wonderful!  Now all I have to do is go for my final weigh in and dietition appointment on monday and then wait for surgery on the 14th!  YEHAW

I went to the PCP's office this morning to get my surgery clearance.  They did a chest x-ray, labs, and an ekg.  Everything looks good so far.  I am down 5 lbs and have my upper gi tomorrow at 9 am.  Hopefullky everything will be good with that and all I will have to do is be ready for surgery on the 14th!

I just got off the phone with the insurance person from my sergeons office and she has set up a 10:00 phone consultation with Dr. Scholten's nurse Mary Kay.  TOMORROW!  At that time I will schedule all of my preop appointments as well as my SURGERY date.  She said that I do not have to lose any weight before the surgery, but not to gain any, and to have my calendar ready to get scheduled.  I make the call at 10 am.  I am so excited right now!

I went to meet with Dr. Scholten today and he said that all there is to do now is wait for hte insurance to approve.  I have MESSA and i guess it only takes them a week.  I hope they are quick about it.  I really want to have surgery before I go back to school. Amazingly I weighed 10lbs less on teh dr.s scale than I do on mine at home.  But WHEW, I just barely made my insrance requirement of a BMI of 40.  Not that I am gald to be at 40 in general but I would have been devistated if it was under 40 because I would be excluded from having the surgery then.  Keep your fingers crossed for a quick approval.!