Okay, so I did the consult with the surgeon on Feb. 12th. That was a smooth, painless process. Lose 10 pounds and do these three things: EKG, psych eval, and blood work. Sure thing. Did the EKG the same day, the blood work on the 13th [Friday the 13th at that!], and the psych eval on the 26th...

It is now March 21st, and I haven't heard anything. :thumbup: I called the surgeon's office to inquire a week after the eval [March 6th], and was told it could take up to 30 days to hear about an approval. So it's been 2 weeks since then, and I know I am being impatient, but I am just dying to know if anything's going on concerning my approval! Dying, I tell you. lol

I have a mini-vacation (3 day cruise) planned April 8-10th, and a 2-day Busch Gardens trip planned for April 4th and 5th. It will suck some dirty [bleeps] if my pre-op or surgery date falls into those time frames, but I think he only does surgeries on Mondays. Still, it would suck if my surgery was April 6th with the cruise being 2 days after that. On the other hand, I want this surgery so badly that I would say sianara [and if that's spelled wrong, so be it] to cruises and amusement park visits for the rest of the year to get it tomorrow... seriously. :ohmy:

I just want that fat envelope from the surgeon's office to come telling me when the pre-op and surgery dates are. They can be scheduled for June. It's just killing me [again with the dying, I know!] with the suspense and stuff. I'm aching to be sure that I was approved. The psychiatrist approved me... so I ought to be golden, right?

As for the 10 pound weight loss, I lost approximately 10 pounds from 10 days prior to my consult to the beginning of March according to my GP scale... So I'm hoping that will suffice for him. Otherwise, I am still going to the gym, so I probably will lose more than 10 pounds prior to the surgery... Because it's taking so long. Yipes.

Okay, complaining aside...

I totally need to go to the gym more and get control over my nightly eating again. I did so well for a whole month, then the nightly eating and not feeling like working out took over and BLAH! I haven't gained an enormous amount back, but I know I have gained a pound or two back in the past week and a half. If I don't get back on the wagon soon, I am going to be above my consult weight and that'd be bad for business...:mad2: