Jeffery, I know the wait is sooooo hard, but it is worth it. I wish you all the best on your upcoming surgery. Hope you get your date asap. I had my open rny in Oct 2001 and have lost 215 lbs, my wife had hers in June of 2001 and has lost 110 lbs. It took us 1 1/2 yrs to get approved!!!!! Hope you get your date sooner than we did!!