How Did Ya'll Take This Constant Roller Coaster of Emotions

I am waiting, patiently, for the "wellness center" at my local hospital to approve me for the surgery...and THEN send my file to the surgeon and my insurance company. This means rounds of meetings with psychiatrists, nutritionists, and general practitioners. I have been going through this merry-go-round for three months now, and they STILL haven't sent my file to the surgeon. After telling me a few days ago that "everything was a go," they today said that they are concerned that I'm so nervous about the surgery. WHAT???!!! Isn't this major life-altering surgery, not to be entered into lightly? Anyway, I've been obsessing on this surgery for months, thinking about it for years, and now find myself upset nearly every day. I know a lot of you had ups and downs with approvals (both doctor and insurance company) but how do you handle it? I'm not "depressed," per se (I've been depressed enough times to know when I am)...I'm just wondering...do I be patient or look elsewhere?

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