"I HAVE JUST GOTTEN MY SURGEON. HIS NAME IS DR. GLADEN. I DID ALOT OF RESEARCH ON HIM, AND DECIDED HE WAS THE BEST FOR ME. I HAVE GONE TO CDDC (CALIFORNIA DIGESTIVE DISORDER CENTER) IN VISALIA, DID MY PRE-SCREENING, AND GO FOR AN ENDOSCOPY NEXT FRIDAY. I SAW DR. MATTIL THERE, AND HE SAID I DID QUALIFY FOR THE SURGERY. I WON'T SEE DR. GLADEN UNTIL I HAVE MY TESTS DONE. THEN THEY WILL SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO SEE DR. GLADEN. THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE THE SURGERY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. I AM SO EXTATIC I CAN HARDLY STAND IT. BEEN TRYING FOR A LONG TIME FOR THIS. EVERYONE PLEASE PRAY FOR ME THAT THE TESTS GO OKAY AND I MAKE IT THROUGH THIS TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE."