I have to get up at 4 a.m. in the morning to get ready to see Dr. Bauman. My appt. is at 8:15. I have had the physical, pap, 8 vials of blood taken, sleep apnea test and a psych eval all last week. I only think I lack is an upper GI and seeing the nutrtionist. I hope he will look at all this and be able to see how serious I am abut having this surgery. Is there anyone on here that is having surgery in December by Dr. Bauman?

Thank you for the support. I hope I have good news soon.

You are obviously so committed to this, if the doctor needs any confirmation, just tell to visit this site and we'll let him know.

Glad to hear that you were able to get the testing out of the way, with the exception of the upper GI, do you have that scheduled yet? At least they get the results of that one immediately, usually send the doctor the results the same day, at least that's how it worked here in Miami.

Do you think the doctor will give a surgery date tomorrow? I hope you are able to get it done in December, I remember that you mentioned that you need to have it done before the year's end due to insurance changes.

Getting everything done, scheduled and approved is probably the most difficult part of this whole process. The fact that you're under the gun with the time line only adds to the stress. It's all worth it though, in the end I believe that you will be so glad you did this. It's also a difficult time of the year to be going through all of this, we all getted more stressed during the holidays trying to get everything done and to throw this in on top can be overwhelming. Just remember we are all here for you, whenever you need that extra shot of persistance and strength.

I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers that everything goes as smoothly for you as possible. Good luck tomorrow and let us know how things go.

Cindy

You are doing great...I think it shows great dedication getting it all done so you can maybe get a date by the end of year. Keep pushing along and I bet you will have that date sooner then you know. Keep us posted.....I am sure he has people out there that he is doing in Dec they may not have joined us yet!!!

Keep at it Magic! You're getting so close. You can do this!