I finally have a date!!!

Hi everyone-just popping in to let you know I will be having my surgery on May 10-can hardly wait...but I have to go through finals before I can have the surgery, so the date works for me. It seems like I have been waiting so long, but I see other people on the boards who literally have waited years to get approval, much less a date, so I know I am lucky. Will be watching General Conference this weekend and thinking of all of you- God bless! lynn k

Good for you Lynn!!! I didn't have a very long wait for anything...except waiting for our insurance to decide to cover the surgeries at all....We have the same insurance we've had for years, and it didn't cover it when we lived in Utah, and didn't cover it when we lived in Oregon, but then we moved here to Montana (just this past August) and I found out in January of this year they cover 90% !!! of the surgery now! So, from January until now, I've been taking the classes, going to the support groups, meeting with all the necessary doctors and losing the required pre-surgery 10% body weight, and jumping through all the needed hoops. I first saw the surgeon on March 15th and had my April 4th surgery date set then! Not bad for sure! I know how crazy it's made me just to wait for 3 weeks after meeting with the surgeons, I can't imagine waiting clear til May, but it gives you lots of time to prepare! that's a good thing1 Keep us posted on how you're doing prior to the surgery and I'll be back after mine! TTFN, Mari

May 10th be will here before you know it. Good luck and continue to go to your support group. If you have any questions feel free to come here and ask us. We may not know all the answers but we'll help if we can. Have a great week. Melody