Revision - getting ready!

Posting the update here for 12/14 so I am not spamming topics all over the place.

Pulmonary function test and clearance were completed this week. The soonest I can get a cardiologist clearance is January 9th, though (ugh) which is highly annoying. I'm hoping I don't need yet another stress test. The cardiologist is the last thing I need, thankfully. I was surprised I didn't need another EGD, but I'm not complaining. And, these two are just to make the anesthesiologist happy, really.

Insurance requires the psych eval only for authorization (weird). Conveniently, I recently had a 4 hour neuropsychological assessment for ADHD and to retest my IQ (it'd been quite some time), so the psychologist will be using that data for the letter since I just had it done. Spoiler alert: surprising no one, I have ADHD :P

Tentative date remains 2/19...only out so far because we are not sure how quick it takes to get the cardiac crap done. They were ready to move ASAP. If I can get it moved up I'd be delirious because it means a vacation from work. And yes, I realize that basically the only way I get vacations is to get major surgery, heh.

In between all this I have also started proactive therapy for lymphedema, and am now sorting out whether I have lipidema as well. They are 99% sure, but are going to do more evaluations. If this is the case, a large amount of that adipose tissue can't be lost even with WLS, and I will require special liposuction to remove it. This fat is not removable by diet, exercise, or anything besides surgery. Yay? I should probably write a post about that process, too, at some point, because I wouldn't be surprised if many of us have had either.