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Wow!! I've been waiting for this news for a short forever, and now that it's here, it's just crazy!!! I got approval for surgery and scheduled a time to meet w/ the doctor to go over the labs and get the official date. I'm kinda freaking out a bit too....Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to finally have approval. That was such a huge hurdle. But now that I do, and I know I'm meeting w/ the physician to pick a specific date, I'm a bit shocked to say the least. I need to give the office 30 days notice and get ready for all the usual pre-op stuff. So, I'll keep people posted as events happen. WhooHoo!!

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Wow!! I've been waiting for this news for a short forever' date=' and now that it's here, it's just crazy!!! I got approval for surgery and scheduled a time to meet w/ the doctor to go over the labs and get the official date. I'm kinda freaking out a bit too....Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to finally have approval. That was such a huge hurdle. But now that I do, and I know I'm meeting w/ the physician to pick a specific date, I'm a bit shocked to say the least. I need to give the office 30 days notice and get ready for all the usual pre-op stuff. So, I'll keep people posted as events happen. WhooHoo!![/quote']

Congrats to u:)

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I'm meeting w/ my doctors on 1/22/13 to set the official date. I'm soooo excited :) !!!! I can't believe orientation and the next step takes 4 hours of meetings! Yikes! I'll keep you posted once I know the official date. My hubby is happy but skeptical for me. I found out about WLS in 2011 and turns out even though I've been dealing w/ weight issues all of my life, according to Blue Cross I hadn't been fat enough long enough, so I was denied in 2012 (low bmi in 2010) so I had to wait a year to show a high enough bmi in 2011 & 2012. He won't really be happy until I have the official date and I understand. He's more cautious about things than I am. I just wanted to get through the insurance portion to be honest.

I'm also being cautious at work in not really telling anyone until I have a date and then just I need to take a medical leave. I am thinking of scheduling around the end of February since I need to give 30 days notice. I'll be sure to post the official date soon!

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Yay! Congrats!!

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