Ok so I saw the nutritionist last week and the office submitted final papers to my insurance for approval and told me to start the pre-op clearance. They stated they couldn’t give me a date for surgery until we heard back from insurance but when I went to my PCP today, they had a fax from my surgeons office stating May 3rd was the surgery. Did they just say that to have them start the clearance or do you think that may be the date? See I’m in school and I’ll be on break until May 19th so I’m trying to have the surgery before then. Any thoughts on this info?

I don't have any thoughts other than a big congratulations. You're almost ready to join the losers bench. Do you know if your surgeon is requiring a two week pre-op liquid diet? If so, you might want to consider preparing yourself for that because it isn't easy at all. Have plenty of sugar-free popsicles laying around because they help tremendously. When I went through my pre-op diet, it was a misery beyond comprehension. When I finally got to the hospital, I think I was more relieved that I was finished with OptiFast than I was nervous about the procedure.