I hate it too! I hear the waiting list in Canada is about 5 years for the surgery. If I were a doctor, specialized in this field I would be considering going overseas to start some of these clinics and hospitals but since Im not, I can only hope someone else will. Your so much closer today than you were 5 months ago. Yes, your insurance might try to rain on your parade, then again they just might approve it too. If they do not approve and your insurance runs out can you qualify for Medicaid/Medicare being disabled? Medicare is paying for this surgery without hoops to jump through so keep in mind, if it doesnt pan out for you with the insurance maybe this is another way to go about it? I dunno, I am just tying to think of something that will HELP! I know how it feels to need help and not be able to find it. No one can tell you what to do or how you should live until they have walked in your shoes! Only then will they grasp and understand the magnitude of the situation. Keep your head up, reach out, it is right around the corner and within reach, just a little while longer to go. Elspeth!

Thanks Staci! One thing I wanted to ask...does anyone from N AL ever get together? With summer finally here...I have some free time, and would welcome the chance to get to know people. LOL...hell, I'd even cook...and I'm a pretty good one too, as long as someone else will do the dishes! Becky

Thanks Nil! It's a pleasure to meet you too!

Hey Beth! I'm glad to hear you say that the ladies on here are genuine. That's a big thing in my book. I want people to know that I am the same way online as I am in real life...I'm consistent...I won't be hot one day and cold the next. I'm straightforward, but try not to be ugly in the way that I handle things. LOL...one very valuable lesson that my mom taught me (one of many) was the abilty to nail someone's ass to the door in the quietest, gentlest way. Other teachers scream at kids...I get really quiet and close to them and whisper...you have exactly two seconds to sit down sweetie before I do something you won't like...they're just a blur as they move! Hope you've had a great day too! Becky

Elspeth, I do understand. I sometimes go a couple of days before checking things too. Thanks for replying...I think that sometimes its not a matter of lost brain cells. I think perhaps that those tendencies were there before they lost the weight, but after the wls, with their new found confidence they may feel empowered to take their scheming to new levels, or perhaps just instead of being the one picked on...their the ones doing the picking now. Just some thoughts...your mileage may differ. I try to look at things from different perspectives...lol...sometimes I'm just crazy. Becky