I can't believe that I actually got my date! January 13th will be the day I start my new life! I met with my new surgeon on Thursday and I actually didn't think I was going to get a date that day. I thought that he was going to make me jump through more hoops. But he was great! I actually like him better than the first one. He made me feel like I was somebody. Most doctors when you meet them you are very intimidated by them. Especially when all your life all the doctors say to you is you need to loose weight. He actually told me that he WANTED to do surgery on me. He said that he knows I will be a success story since I have already done everything I was asked to do. He had me get a sonogram of my gallbladder, right kidney, liver and pancreas. I did that Friday. Next I have to go to a two hour seminar that is with the nurse and the nutritionist who will be following me through the surgery and post op. They are going to go over all the details of the surgery and the post op diet. Then the only thing that's left is the pro op testing. It feels so surreal right now! I have been trying to get this surgery for years. I am praying that everything will go smoothly and I will have a speedy and easy recovery. I think the thing that I am most nervous about is sending my daughter away for a week. This will be the longest I have ever been away from her. I think I will have a break down after about a day. Lbs I don't know how I am going to do a whole week. She's only 16 months. But I don't want to have to worry about her when I get home from the hospital. I want to get as much rest as I can and get myself on a schedule with eating again. I figure a week will give me enough time to get the rest I need and to start moving around again. I will be in the hospital Monday to Thursday. Well thanks everyone for reading my story. If anyone else has a January date let me know. We can be surgery buddies!!

Woot woot, congrats on surgery date and new journey too.