congrats!!! i am like you, i dont get over here as often as i should either. as far as a surgery date is concerned, i got approved the middle of march and my surgery is scheduled for august 29 so you could have quite a wait. but...... once you get your date, time just seems to fly. some days it feels like just yesterday that i got my approval and now i am only 24 days away. no matter what your date is, dr inman is definitely worth the wait. cant wait to hear you got your date!