kellyw74

thanks to everyone for your advice. i have not had my surgery yet, but am going to within the next month or so. i was advised to start taking my vitamins now, that way, i get in the habit of taking them. all of the information was confusing and you all have helped a lot. i really appreciate it. thanks again! kelly

thanks for the advice. my booklet says carbonate or citrate are fine. i will have to ask my dr. or nutritionist again when i see them. i guess all dr.'s have different ideas. maybe that is why they say viactiv is o.k. i mean if it is not, i can get something else, i just wish the information they give was accurate. i also like the idea that with that chewable, it takes care of the calcium and d all in one. thanks again, kelly

my dr. wanted me to lose 25lbs. and i have lost 50lbs. the process has been really drawn out and i have been going at this since last october. i just keep going because the pre-op diet works and i have heard that kaiser will turn you away if you are not at pre-surgery goal. they will cancel your surgery and ARE that strict. i do not know who you are insured with or who your dr. is, but if you have kaiser, know that they do that! good luck! kelly

My reason for having the surgery is quite simple. I can lose weight on my own and have several times. However, I always gain it back and then some. Last time, I lost 112 lbs and gained 130. If i were successful at keeping it off myself, I would. However, I can not do that. This is going to give me that edge that I did not have in the past. That is my biggest reason and I now have become a diabetic and that scares the s%it outta me. Hope that helps!

i have been doing the pre-op diet since october and have lost 50 lbs. it is low carb, low fat, high protein diet from Kaiser. i like it and think it really sets you up for the way you will eat after surgery. Kelly

i have been doing the pre-op diet since october. so, 5 months. i enjoy it, i feel a lot better and have lost 50 lbs! my dr. wanted me to lose 25 lbs, so i have exceeded his expectations! i feel that it does set you up for the way you will have to eat post-op. i plan to have my surgery sometime next month. kelly

I posted yesterday to another board and someone told me to post here, so I am hoping to get responses on this board. I am new and was wondering if anyone is using Richmond, Ca. Kaiser for thier surgery? I have Dr. Fisher and wondered if any of you have him or have had him and what your experience was with him. Good or bad. I would like to hear it all. Thanks so much! Kelly

so far i do like him..and yes he is very straight to the point and as a matter of fact type. i have lost 50lbs pre-op, so he doesn't give me any problems because he only wanted me to lose 25lbs. i was just wondering if others liked him and if they did well with their surgeries. i know he is the chief surgeon, so i should be in good hands and all, i just like to hear about others success with the same surgeon. thanks so much, kelly

Thanks for your help. I posted to that board. Hopefully I will get some responses. Good luck to you as well Kelly Hi Kelly, I'm a Kaiser South San Francisco patient so I can't really help with Richmond info for but here is the link for the post for SSF and Richmond patients. You may want to post your question there as well. Best of luck to you! http://www.verticals...s/page__st__400

I am new to this board and was wondering if anyone is in N. California and using the Richmond, Ca. Kaiser for thier surgery? I have Dr. Fisher and wondered if anyone of you did and what your experience was with him. Good or bad. I would like to hear it all. Thanks so much! Kelly