Surgery dates Feb 15-21 post here!
I am in exactly the same boat. Surgery scheduled for 2/16/05. The insurance company needs an all clear from my internist and away we go. I can't get in to see my internist until 2/8/05 so I am playing it pretty close to the wire. I have lost my pre-surgical weight, had all my tests. my internist wrote my letter of recommendation for the ins.co now he just needs to give me clearance for the surgery.