Its on!

Welp, all the prayers have been answered, all the pieces fell into place, every door closed that should have closed and the appropriate ones opened immediately in their place!!! I am EXHAUSTED from the stress/worry and anxiety of trying to make it all happen but its finally done and WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO it's on!!! My insurance is paying more than I ever imagined, I can handle the out of pocket and it truely feels like it was all guided by some unseen power right to this moment. Thanks be to God and all the powers that affect our daily lives! I can't express my gratitude to all of you ladies and gents for your guidance and support and showering of love to each of us as we find our homes here. What a beautiful blessing each of you is. Thank you so much. I'm going in for surgery Monday the 26th of Sept. as planned, with Dr. Gagner and I couldn't be more thrilled. I am so exhausted right now I feel like a weepy girl but I am finally, THRILLED and full of so much joy and gratefulness I cant express. I don't have an angel here yet, I thought I had LOTS of time to ask for one and now it feels too late. If anyone would be willing to be my contact I'd be really honored. I don't expect visits or anything like that at this point but I'd love someone to talk to and a shoulder to lean on a bit right now. If it doesn't work out, thats okay too. My mom is taking a last minute flight to be with me the day after surgery and my husband will be with me the day of so I wont be alone, but you all know that no one knows... like YOU guys know... so I'll leave it at that. Thank you again, I'm gonna go to sleep now, hopefully wake up refreshed tomorrow. Tammy PS... Our roommate got strepthroat today. I'm doing my best to stay away and stay healthy, but does anyone have an idea of just how it would affect the process if I were to really catch it? *roomie*

Your whole experience has been so wonderful! I am thrilled for you! Thanks for letting us know, and don't let your germ infested roomie breathe on you! Best wishes to you and yours Isha 366/240/220-170 sw cw gw's

WOW!!!! That's TERRIFIC!!!!! I'm SOOOOOOOOO happy for you!!!! I'd volunteer to be your angel in a heartbeat except that I'm going to be lecturing/teaching all day on the 26th and I wouldn't be able to keep tabs and update well enough. Someone will volunteer OR if they don't, ASK!!!! Truly, sometimes folks are just shy about volunteering because they think a person might want someone else. Again, I think it's just wonderful that things fell into place, it's a go, and -- well, GREAT! Now, enter your date into your profile, if you haven't already! Alison * * * * Quest for DS officially began 2/28/05 Requested IMR with CA's DMHC 9/7/05 * * * * "Waiting is not mere empty hoping. It has the inner certainty of reaching the goal." (I Ching)

Dang, my mind's spinning from how fast this happened for you! We'll hafta call you Speedy Tammy! Yee-Haa!! LeaAnn

Wow! Who is you insurer? That was lightning fast. Congratulations. Jeanie

Tammy- It is amazing how things work out sometimes isn't it? Who would have thought after all the worry -- that it would all just fall into place like this. I hope the surgery and recovery is easy for you as well. Red

Tammy, Congrats! How wonderful for you and so fast too. I don't know about the strep thing except that I never got it when my siblings had it. Maybe gargle with sal****er, eats lots of garlic and celebrate!?

Hey you guys, thank you all SO much for your posts and your support! So, I couldn't sleep (imagine that) my mind is racing and I have lists to make of stuff to take care of in the next few days so I'm back at that. It IS crazy fast on one level meaning from last week when they asked if I could fill the spot, to suddenly in the last 24 hours getting approval and then struggling so hard to find out the financial end of things. I was in tears today when my hubby said we could do it, and I just can't believe its 4 days away. On the other hand, I have been researching WLS since 2000 and still struggled continuously with my weight, determined I had to do it on my own. Every year I would come back and read (fantisize) about WLS and then go back to the struggle. So this year, with new excellent insurance in place, I started researching again, finally at the end of my normal diets rope. I talked with my pcp and decided to take that next step. She recommended a local dr. who was the best RNY doc in the area and that left me with so many doubts and fears and YET... I went forward. I started my tests in July and had everything done within a month. I got a date with my Dr. for the RNY, and a few days later (When I couldn't sleep I came trolling the boards) discovered your little haeven here. I started researching, reading, obsessing, researching s'more and I realized I had found what I was looking for in the DS. My questions were answered and I KNEW that my life could be what I wanted it to be. I've been at this since that first appt. in June and I had been given hopes of having surgery in August, but gave that up pretty quickly. And now, here we are, and I am, at the end of the first part of my story, beginning a whole new chapter, hell... a whole new BOOK!! Whew, it seems like so long ago I started and yet I know its really not, but I am just eternally grateful for this gift. Truely. And by the way, I filled in all the information I could figure out about my Dr., Ins., and my date so hopefully that all comes through now. Oxford Freedom plan is my insurance and I just cannot believe how outstanding they've been. I dont know how much that depends on the company my husband works for and the plan they have, but I just can't say enough good things about them. They approved me for RNY within 4-5 days last month, and this time, with pushing and faxing and calling from the Dr.'s office, they approved in 2 days. Its just startling. I'm still in shock. But its a GOOOOOOOD SHOCK!! *CHEERS* Tammy!

Congratulations Tammy!! Has your head stopped spinning yet? LOL Stay away from that roommate, and I will be sending good thoughts and prayers your way Monday. Good luck for a quick and uneventful recovery! Katie

Yay!! September switch sisters. Congrats....I'll be thinking of you on Monday