CONGRATS!!!! Did you have Chelsea when you went in for you appointment? That is who I had and she was so great! I think you will be ok because I only had one visit in August, and 2 in September and I went in one other time in June because I was sick and it counted. I did hear back from Madeline today. She received my approval yesterday!!!! I am so excited I go in on November 1st for a scope to make sure that I have no issues with my stomach and then on November 10th at 6am I have my surgery!!!!! So just to give you an idea of how long you are looking at my first appointment was on September 30th and I am having surgery on November 10th. Less then 60 days start to finish. Once you go in onto see Dr. H tomorrow you will have everything but your second Psych Eval. so once you get that you will probably be scheduled for surgery within a month! If you do need an extra doctor visit Madeline will be able to tell you. You will see her after you see Dr. H so ask her and she will be able to tell you based on your insurance. She knows the insurances inside and out so any questions you might have write them down tonight and take them with you tomorrow.

Let's come up with a location inbetween our home areas..and i bet others would join in
The group i was involved with in Minnesota had 2 meeting places and alternated week ends..??  Interested??  call me
Bev

Hey you....finally keeping my butt home for a bit. It has been a fun summer.. I am still interested in starting an OH coffee support group on Saturdays....would you be interested in meeting. I found them so helpful and I appreciated all those folks who were ahead of me on my journey, a wealth of information and real support though thick n' thin......
call me please if you would like to meet and we can decide on a suitable location or two....in MN we had 2 locations every other sat we switched ..
Bev

That is nice to hear. I am still waiting to see if Medipass approves me. Madeline said they were the easiest to get approval from. So pray for me :). It is really comforting to hear that so many people loved them. I'm excited but scared so you have made me feel more at ease. Now if we could just get this approval. She sent it the Friday before last so 10 days ago. It feels like forever.

Wow....yeah I had my frst consultation with Dr. H on September 30th and they submitted my paperwork to Medipass the following Friday. I guess I just feel like this is moving way faster than I thought. I am curious as to Dr.H. I see that everyone seems to really like him and have great things to say about him. What is his after care like??