Hi there Canadian gf!

I miss you!  In fact our favorite support group is tonight and I'm not going to get there I guess.  I'm still recovering from surgery and can't drive.  Did you hear about Donna?

Anyway....I miss seeing your perky self and your handsome hubby at the groups!  Enjoy your beautiful Canada this summer and beautiful Ireland in August (jealous).  we'll see you before you know it!

Hugggzzz,

Hello AZ,
If you are going to the June 5th event and need some womens size 22 (mostly) or 24 clothes, I've got two bags up for grabs.  The clothes are mostly summer casual, with a few professional and cold weather pieces.  Let me know if you are interested.
Jana

I had my surgery 2 weeks ago and my insurance is BCBS of AZ. I had to 1000$ fee but my deductible is 3500$. They did require a 6 month diet, but I had been in TOPS for a year and they took that as my 6 month diet.  I am keeping careful track of the money I am spending and when I reach my 3500$ I will stop paying everyone and then talk with the insurance company if there are any problems. So far they have been very helpful.  The other thing they required was proof that had been obese for 5 years. I was missing a year in there (I did not go to the doctor for a year so there was no record of my weight at all for a full year). However, BCBS still approved my surgery. I had no co-morbidities, but my BMI was 49 and they approved me.  Oh, once the doctor's office submitted my paperwork, I was approved the next day, so they were pretty quick for me.

My surgery was at Banner Gateway in Gilbert. I had a fantastic experience with them and with my doctor. I highly recommend them too. The hospital required 400$ when I checkout but I have a feeling they would have accepted less. My doctor's office allows me to make payments.

Good luck on your journey! While you are waiting for your 6 month diet, you can go through many of the other pre-surgery requirements such as a psych eval and other tests so it won't be like you are spinning your wheels, waiting.

Congrats! That is wonderful. I hope everything goes smoothly for you. Good for you for sticking to your clear liquids. That is so hard, but I found out a lot of things about myself and my relationship with food during those 3 weeks I was in the diet.

Hey Eydie. It's going to be over 100 degrees this week. I look forward to seeing you in October.