Angela,
You go girl! Best of luck with the smoking cessation...I quit myself, I know what you're going through. If you just keep in the back of your mind, and say to yourself every time you feel like a cigarette..."What's more important, this cigarette, or the chance that I will have less complications with my lungs during/after surgery?" Every day that you don't smoke betters your chances. As for the insurance fight...we are all pulling for you, many have fought the hard battle and won here. Best of luck to you! Charlene