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my wishes: 1. to wear something because I like the style, NOT because it fits my body! 2. hopefully have a smaller shoe size! 3. gain confidence in my entire body, not just my facial features.

thanks so much, lisa. I think there is only one coordinator and she's hard to get ahold of. I only spoke with the doctor at the orientation, briefly. I see your point on getting relationships going now, since this is a very important event in my life. thanks for the info!

i'm currently on month 10 of 12 for insurance requirements (12 month coaching program, TOPS membership, and all psych eval, medical release, nutrition eval scheduled jan 6.) i'm frustrated because I call my doctors office and if i'm lucky enough to get through they rush me off the phone and i'm left with the same questions. will I need to be cleared with insurance before my surgeon sees me again? or should I schedule an appointment after I have the rest of my pre-surgery appointments to find out when (and if) I need to start a pre-surgery diet and stuff? I started this on February 14, 2013 (actually had orientation in Jan '13) so i'm just getting really antsy at this point. I don't want February 14, 2014 to roll around and my surgery is pushed back because of something I did or didn't do.

yeah, that's what I hear. its been a long journey, so being denied would really be disappointing. I work for an independent state agency in va (state benefits) and they put this in place a few years back to discourage people from employment just to receive the surgery (or so I hear).