Surprising turn of events

Looks like I may be taking over Mom's walker faster than I was expecting - I got a call today from my gynocological oncologist's nurse, and apparently, they've been discussing me behind my back again.  She's sending a referral to the plastic surgery department to discuss me getting a panniculectomy (removing the excess skin left over after losing the weight).  I'm assuming that this is so that they can more easily figure out what Hank is up to and/or make it easier safer to get to him, but I really don't know - this isn't something that's ever been brought up before. 

I don't really understand that part of the medical profession...  I've got an appointment on March 21st (mostly because I insisted), but I haven't actually talked to or seen a doctor since August (and then it was because I insisted as well).  I have an email set up with Kaiser, they've got my phone number, they know how to get hold of me, but instead, every three months, I've had to either call or email to get them to set up scans for me, then after I remind them that I got the scan and need results, I get a call from their nurse (not them) saying that the doctor reviewed the scan and giving me the results.  And then, out of the blue, I get a call (again from the nurse, not the doctor) sending me in a completely new direction.  I know there must be stuff going on behind the scenes, but I never hear about it unless I drag it out by the teeth (that's what it took for me to find out that the Morbid Obesity group had decided that they weren't willing to work with my case back last summer.)  Admittedly, I'm grateful for the way things worked out - Kim and Dr. Craig have been a blessing I never would have gotten, but it would have been nice to have been told what was going on as it was happening. 

So, judging by what Mom's gone through recently, I'm looking at 3 to 5 days in the hospital, a couple of weeks sleeping in the reclining chair, and then about 6 weeks of healing up, and the impossible task of keeping Moose from jumping up and down on my lap.  This... is going to be a challenge.  I'll let you all know more once I hear from the plastic surgeons.