After one surgeon refusing my insurance in the middle of the process, my PCP disappearing from the practice, i think I'm finally getting somewhere! Met with my new surgeon today, and I'm kind of ahead of the game, having already started my surgical clearances. I should be having surgery in January/February ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? so happy. Have to remove my lap band first.

That is awesome! It feels like at first that time drags on, but it will be here sooner than you know it! Will they not remove the band and do the sleeve at the same time?

He said that he wants to go in with an open mind, depending how it looked is if he would do the sleeve at the same time. So I have 3 months left of my 6 month diet. I'd hate to wait u til January to do that, and then if it looks bad, wait another 2 months to heal and have the sleeve done. I told him I'd rather have the band taken out now, and this way by the time my diet is over and insurance approval goes through, my stomach will have healed and we can go ahead with the definite surgery!