I HAVE A NEW DATE!!!!!!
Whoa, bad flashback! My situation was similar - I was scheduled to have my surgery on Jan 28. Day before my pre-admission tests, the surgeon's assistant called to make sure I knew that they were "out of network" for my insurance, and I'd end up paying my insurance's catastrophic limit -- $10,000, to have it done by them. Ah, would've been nice had they figured this out in SEPTEMBER, eh? So I had to switch game plans and find a different Dr. and hospital. Let me tell you, God is so incredible! I just LOVE my new surgeon and hospital, they're closer to home, and instead of it being a "production line" situation, it's a private practice that's very personal. God's plans beat out MY plans...by FAR! So hang in there...been there, done it, have the t-shirt...AND a new date of March 9th with The Angel Surgeon Sent From Heaven.