Hi, today was the day i started my liquid diet before surgery, my surgery is on the dec 11, 2006 , I am waiting on the insurance to approved it , I guess the doctor seems to think they will, I have umc insurance, my doctor is Dr. Salameth in jackson, ms, I wil have it at Unversity Hospital, i kept asking if my insurance is going to pay, they told me they are wait to get the paper stateing they will, but the nurse call and said they paid 70% surgeon, 70% anthesian, 100% hospital, what you think, My bmi is 49, I am 288lbs and 5'31/2" talk, have sleep apean(mild), border line diebetic, heperglyerceam( low surgar), joint pain, backpain, and heelspurs, also high blood pressure, like to hear from you all, ( ps my spelling is off sorry)