I Have a Date!

Stephen, Loren, and I went shopping today (in the pouring rain) to buy Stephen a suit and other clothing needs for his honeymoon cruise. I missed the call from the Patient Advocate and we started playing phone tag. She finally reached me at 6:00 pm. I asked her about turning my appointment with Dr Walton on June 27th into a pre-op visit. She checked to make sure I had completed all of my testing and that I had attended the diet class and support group. My B12 level has not come back yet but that will not hold me from surgery. Brandy said the only thing left that could prevent a pre-op visit would be if I have not met my pre-op weight loss goal. The purpose of the pre-op weight loss is to decrease the size of the liver and decrease risk of complications. When I told her I was only 1/2 a pound from that goal she said there would be no problem and wanted to know when I wanted to have surgery. I told her after July 4th, so she asked, "how about July 7th?" I can't believe this is all happening so fast! Some of the people I have met at the support group have waited at least 6 months before they even get close to scheduling a date.