I agree and don't have a problem doing it, just don't like being told one thing and then that isn't the case.  As you know there is so much to wrap your head around as it is.  I'm all for the additional support  that is for sure... Just don't like being mislead thats all and can't wait to join you all on the losers bench.

I'm questioning one thing.  When I went to the seminar in January we were told that we would need several items one POSSIBLY being a Psych Eval IF the insurance company or Doctor ordered it.  Well the last couple of weeks as the papers were submitted into Aetna I knew that I wouldn't need one per their bulletins.  I had two different people in the doctors office tell me not to worry about it until we see what the Ins. company calls for.  Needless to say I got approved and per the Ins co I didn't need one for them to approve me.  Well as I went into the doctors yesterday we are going through everything that I've done which is everything but the Psych Eval and I'm like remember we spoke about this and I was told by you and one other person here in the office I didn't need to do it and she was like well the doctors ordering it.  I'm like can I ask why when my Ins. Co. isn't ordering it based on my past and I really don't want to have to shell $ 200 out of pocket if it isn't necessary and my husband was sitting w/ me and just as confused and she came back and told me that the hospital is now requiring it so I asked if this was something new since the seminar and didn't get an answer.  I'm tempted to call the hospital or have my patient advocate at Aetna call the hospital and see if what I'm being told is true.  Regardless I'm having to do it to have the surgery but I feel very mislead what was told to us at the seminar and if this is a new hospital rule I don't have an issue w/ it but feel that the last couple of weeks I should have been told that even if my Ins Co doesn't require it the hospital still would so its not being done at the last minute.  OK enough venting and thank you for listening...

Jenny, the leak test is done before you are taken to the recovery room.

Scale is finally moving.

Last week 172
This week 168

No one started it on Monday (I think, cuz I didnt see it)..so here we go


Last week 167
This week 164

That makes 103 gone forever!