My day is too the 15th! I will be at Southdale hospital.... only 18 days 19 hours, 50 min.... AWAY for mine... Whoo hoo i feel your Excitement too! Congratulations to you TOO!

Just wanted to update quickly, and say I am so excited to be only 2 weeks away from "Crossing OVer" I can't wait. I have really started getting nervous also. Anyone else scheduled for Sept 8th, Surgery? Best of luck to all.. GOD BLESS!!!! ö¿~

My original date was set for 8/6/03. Insurance was dragging their feet. Any who the new date is set for 9/3/03. I started my pre-ops today. I am over here with the happy dance.

HELLO ROBIN, I, TOO AM HAVING THE OPEN GASTRIC BYPASS ON THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER. I WILL HAVE THE PROCEDURE IN TULSA, OK. I LIVE ABOUT 50 MILES AWAY IN A TOWN CALLED CUSHING. WE ARE THE "PIPELINE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD". LOTS OF OIL FIELDS AND HUGE ROUND OIL TANK FIELDS. ONLY 3 WEEKS AND 1 DAY AWAY. I AM GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT KNOW THAT IT WILL BE ALL WORTH IT. DOES YOUR DOCTOR HAVE YOU START ON A HIGH PROTEIN DIET 1 WEEK BEFORE SURGERY? MINE DOES. THEN 2 DAYS BEFORE I WILL BEGIN A CLEAR LIQUID DIET THAT WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. AFTER THAT, I WILL DO THE PUREE DIET FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEN ON TO THE REGULAR DIET. I WILL KEEP YOU IN MY PRAYERS. IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT I HAVE A COMRAD OUT THERE WITH THE SAME DATE, ANXIETIES, AND FAITH. AND SOON MATCHING SCARS!!!! LATER, YOUR FRIEND IN OKLAHOMA. RITA

I was orginally scheduled for surgery Aug. 8th, but my surgeon postponed because he had to negotiate with his insurance co. My new date is Sept 12, 7:30 am, at St Margarets Hospital in Hammond , Indiana. Yeah, I think I am finally going to be a loser.