Big news...

I GOT APPROVED FOR SURGERY!!!!!

I actually got the phone call yesterday at 4:45 but I was in a meeting until 5. By the time I called the office back, they were closed. Today when I called, Joyce told me she had good-ish news. Good-ish is better than bad, right? Well, she told me that insurance approved my surgery yesterday...with one stipulation. I have to complete one more RD appointment. No big deal. I can do that. $25 co-pay wont stop me from getting things done :)

So, my surgery date is Officially October 17th. Pre-op appointment is Sept 29th. My liquid diet will start one day before my 6 year wedding anniversary. That is bittersweet. Bitter because I wont be able to celebrate my anniversary like we want to, but sweet because I am not putting off the liquid diet for even one day. That is how I got fat. Putting diets off for one more meal, one more day, one more year. I refuse to start my new life that way. We are doing it right, even if it means eating soup for our anniversary dinner LOL

Emotions are going crazy right now. I am scared, nervous, happy, excited, nervous, terrified. This is my first big surgery. I have had my ovary removed and my tonsils out....both within the last 5 years, but those were both outpatient. I have never had surgery where I had to stay the night before. They are going to cut out 80% of my stomach on October 17th.

OMG, on October 17th I will be having surgery, changing my life. OMG.

Did I mention how excited, nervous, happy and scared that I am?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?