Hello to everyone who is actually reading my blog - the whole 3 of you!!!! Thanks for reading!!!

OK, I've had a few fun things going on in blog land. On Monday, I finally got to meet with the GI specialist and I'm scheduled to have my endoscopy next Thursday. While I hear the endoscopy isn't bad, I haven't been under anesthesia of any kind since I was like 15 when I had my tonsils taken out. This is the last hoop I have to finish before we can begin the real trek towards getting the lap-band.

Today, I went to my surgeon's office and I found out I'm down 11 pounds, so I only have to lose 4 more pounds to put me in the spot my surgeon wants me in before the surgery. Furthermore, since I have finished all of the fun hoops (see previous post), I am finally going to get to meet the surgeon.

On August 15th, I will finally get in to see the surgeon who will be performing the operation. Apparently, I'll also get a tentative surgery date that day as well. While this sounds all great, it's far from over.

Once I see the surgeon, he will then write the letter to my insurance company explaining that I am a fat bastard (according to one of my students) and need the surgery to make me a skinny bastard. I just feel like I'm going through all of these hoops hoping that I'll get the surgery when at this point who knows what the insurance company will say. Furthermore, my grandmother is hoping to fly to New York for the surgery. I would hate for her to make plans and then have them all dashed against the rocks because the insurance company throws us a major hurdle. Oh well, it's all a game!!!:redface: