ObesityHelp

hi im missy im 33f im divorced i have 2 girls andim having the surgery to make myself healthy and happier i meet my surgeron on may 23 and i was told i had to lose 33lbs before he will do the surgery i have 5lbs to go so they are starting the process and i had all my preop stuff done on sept 22 now im just waiting for a date to be set for the surgery it is now oct29,2006 and i still have not heard so i called them and they said i had to wait for the approval from the insurance company so that is wehre im at with this right now well i heard from insurance co and i was denied because not enough info was sent its now dec and still waiting again they had to send out more info i probably will not hear anything till the first of the year but im keep my fingers crossed i just got my letter in the mail saying i was approved after my denial now i have my surgery date is jan 29th im so excited and nervous at the same time i will keep u updated sorry its been so long since i updated so much has happened since the last ime... well its been about 7 1/2 months since my surgery i lost 40 before my surgery on jan 29th its now sept 9th and im down 63lbs since my surgery i feel wonderful  i went from a size 30-32 to about 18-20 depending on the clothes i started school in june im going for medical assisting so life has been very busy but im doing well and wanted to say hi to everyone and miss u all