Hi! I also am from the Twin Cities and have all my boxes checked to qualify to speak w the surgeon (labs, dietician, lost pre-surgery weight, established care (bc I didn't have a PCP), psych eval, letter from therapist, etc!!) I had to wait two weeks for my appt w my surgeon bc of his office days and my conflicts. As I was obsessing abt this a friend said "it's the difference of a week." And duh! I've been trying to calm down since! So my process is meet w surgeon, insurance approval, pick surgery date, PreOp class w final weigh in then surgery!!! It feels like a long wait, but compared to getting to live the rest of my life in a healthier body, it's NOTHING!!!!
Good luck and I'll see you around here!!!!
amj