Ok, so I've completed the pre-requisites for my insurance company. The paperwork was submitted Sept. 1. I've seen it take only a matter of hours to be approved and others... months!

I have BCBSTX UT Select PPO. They raised their deductible from 350 to 5000 for bariatric surgery!

My dad's now on board as well as my husband. Dad's told me not to worry about the money. I have no idea what that means, but I guess I'll find out.

On another note... right now... it doesn't matter if I get approved! I'm experiencing dizziness and fatigue, and my Dr has no idea what it is other than the fact my blood pressure isn't entirely stable. It's 100/70 lying down and 90/60 standing up immediately from lying down. Now, it's hard to get what the real number is from when I stand up immediately because I get lightheaded. Grr... always something in the way it seems.

On another note... we have a new addition to our family.

Lucian.

He's a 2 y/o German Shepherd that we rescued from a kill shelter.

Our Basset Hound Jeffrey passed away :confused: a couple of weeks ago.

I had mentioned to my husband that I don't feel safe when I'm home alone being that we're in a new development without a whole lot of neighbors.

So, I set out to find a dog that would make a good watchdog in addition to our Black Lab Thora who is a GREAT watchdog.

She even barks at my phone.

After a few visits with Lucian at the shelter, and Jason's approval, I adopted him! He is not a very good watchdog. He's needy and traumatized! I love him, though. He's very sweet and wants to make friends with everyone.

Well, here's to hoping I get approved and figure out what's wrong with me and fix it in the mean time!