OK Peeps!!! I'M APPROVED!!!!!!!

Yep! I am! I'm freakin' out right now. Can't breath and just freakin' out. Only you all understand. My husband will think I'm a loon. Come out of the woodwork folks. Celebrate with me. YAYAYAYAY!!! Ok, well I'll run around by myself and the dog's having a good time howling at me right now. Miss you all! Shel

woohhooooo!!!! Isn't that the best feeling in the world!?!?!??! kristen

Hi Kristen....... Thank you,....and YES!! It's the greatest feeling. It's kind of hard to describe, but when you get the official OK, then things start feeling REAL. Like....wow, I'm really going to get to discover what being normal is all about. That's what really gets me. Thanks for sharing my moment with me. Shel

now just wait til you get your date.. then things will just seem CRAZY. crazy in a good way, of course. ;o) be happy! don't let anyone get you down. It's not just us that has to adjust to this change.. everyone around us does, too - and people get scared.. so they need time to work it out within themselves.. I'm sure Tom will come around. kristen

WoooHooooo!!!! See I knew you would be approved girlie!!!! You have the same insurance as me! I have a lower BMI then you so if they aproved me then I just knew you were golden. I'm so happy for you!!! I know what your feeling right now as cried like a baby I was so happy when I was aproved.lol So when do you get your surgery date??? When he gave me June 27 I was like man that blows, BUT ya know everything happends for a reason... June 27 will be perfect cuze my little one will be out of school and I won't have to worrie about getting him together and putting him on the school bus in the morning. Also my work is open July 4th (ya this blows!!) BUT seeing how I will be out for surgery this won't be an issue that i will have to worrie about. On top of it whats better then doing you recovery time on beautiful Misquamicut beach?.. Ahhhhh I think I can handle that!!! Hugs!!! NaDene

Hi NaDene: I missed you at the meeting the other night...I was looking forward to seeing you. Kristen was there and I got to bug her a little bit....and Carol. Anyway.......YAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOO! I'm feeling pretty good today. I can't say I was actually "worried" about being approved, but something told me I would be denied first try. I had plenty of diet info in my packet, but I've heard so much about the 6 month supervised diet, that I thought maybe I would be grounded for that. But it sailed right through. And when I brought the diet up to Dr. Adams, she dismissed it right away. She said if she had to write a letter, she would, but I guess it didn't even have to come to that. WOW. I'm still stunned. As far as the surgery date is concerned, I'm not overly worried about it. I work for American Power Conversion and I'm a Claims Analyst. So......when you're talking about power outages and things like that affecting equipment, you're talking about summer time. So with that said, I'm OK with it being set towards later summer, even early fall. But let me tell you, if they move it up......I'm there. They can get a temp to do my small stuff and my co-worker can do some of my larger parts of the job til I get back. I'm thinking 2 or 3 weeks. But whatever.....they'll just have to do without me, whatever the date will be. I'm so excited that I'm a bit giddy. There is a bit of a bummer associated with this. My fiance' Tom. He's been "supportive", I suppose you can say. He went to the meeting the other night. But something tells me he's still not on board with this. I called him yesterday to tell him I was approved and I didn't get much of a response. And when he came home, I turned to him and asked him if he was even going to congratulate me....just be happy because I AM happy.....and I got an OK. That's it. Absolutely nothing else. And it hurt. But I can't say that it's totally unexpected. All I know is that after 8 years, I've supported him and told him how smart he was or how things would get better, EVEN when I didn't like the cir****tances.........and I got an OK. Well then....OK. My thinking is that if after 8 years, he's that insecure with this decision (or about us), then perhaps there's an even larger issue **sigh**. And right now, I'm sorry, but I have a lot to do. And I refuse to let myself get bummed out or even start rethinking my decision (which I won't!!!) I'm seeing a therapist for my emotional eating and I'm journaling everything. I'm not going to carry this burden for HIM. This is about me FOR ONCE! It's like in this family, I can't have anything. Everyone else comes first. And this time, I've put my foot down and I'm gonna be HAPPY that I'm approved and I'm gonna be HAPPY for my surgery...cause it's for ME! And keeping a positive attitude is conducive to good healing. And this ball is rolling, so if you don't want to play,....better get out of the way, that's the way I see it!! I needed to vent. I know he's scared, but I think that was really "****ty". Pardon my french. This is a big thing I'm doing and I get more support from people I've just met. But you know what??? I'm OK with that. **still smilin** Thanks for listening............hugs. Shel

Hi Shel, I am so thilled to hear you got approved. I go to my dr this Thurs to go over the test results and to hopfully give me a surgery date. I am so excited. My hubby is real worried but nobody is going to talk me out of this. I am doing this for me. I want to feel better. Hopfully I will have surgery the end of May. Shel I am always here if you ever need to talk. Claudia

oh Claudia, thanks so much. I'm still so happy but my fiance's reaction is really getting to me today. I'm angry about it. EIGHT FREAKIN YEARS!...I've supported anything that he's done. I feel it's my job to uplift him when he's down. And what did I get? ...I got OK. I'm mad. And like your hubby, he's scared, I know that. But at 37 years old, he should know better. He should know that I am scared...that I am happy...and that this is for ME. And I'm just angry that he TRIED to pee on my parade. But sorry for him........I had an umbrella yesterday!! And I have you guys...I can't tell you how much that means. I so very much hope everything goes well for you on Thursday. I know how the waiting is. I still have some ahead of me. But I'll tell you, we're all here for you. And May!! WOW! That would be awesome. NaDene is having hers in June....you both will be our summer surgery girls. I'm worried about Teri, cause she's always here (and I'm her angel)....I'm supposed to be worried. But she's had some family issues with her aunt passing....I just hope she's ok. Her surgery is soon as well. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. And thank you for your kind words and your support. I appreciate it more than you know. {{{{{{{{{{{Claudia}}}}}}}}}}}}} Shel

Shell.....YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.....but i knew deep down that you had to get approved...you are too much of a wonderful person to not get to have a do-over.....Congratulation!!!!!!!! i'm right here dancin with you...... Teri

Thank you Teri............and as your angel, I'm right there, hangin in with you!! All is well on the R.I. front, it seems!! We've all had some excellent news. Shel