virtygirl

Hello everyone ~ here's my question, for those of you that are more well-endowed than others, were you able to wear a leisure bra or sports bra after surgery, especially during your strolls through the hallways? It seems to me that it would be uncomfortable with a bra (even a light fitting one) and just as uncomfortable if you have large sagging breasts. Opinions please. Thanks, Virty

Brian ~ CONGRATULATIONS on your success. Thanks for sharing your reflections on your journey this past year. You look great! I will be having my surgery on August 5 and am looking forward to living fully again. Your words are an inspiration but more importantly as you stated they will be a great source of comfort and suppor to others who are in the process of making this decision. I wish you continued happiness! Tracy

Amanda, that is totally awesome. You deserved to have a very big smile. Keep up the good work and happy running.

Ann~that's awesome. I'm happy for you. Are you getting the sleeve as well? Stay focused and best wishes. Tracy

You look awesome. Congratulations.

Too funny. That's a testament to your weight loss success.

Yes, I can especially in your face/neck area. Keep up the great work.

Congratulations and your dress is absolutely gorgeous! Keep up the good work and best wishes on your nuptials!

Hi Ann, That's WONDERFUL! Congratulations, you're on your way now. Please let me know when you your date.

That's awesome. Congratulations!

First, losing 85lbs in six months is totally awesome! Congratulations. Please don't let that doctor's negativity get to you. You are doing great and in fact I would not call losing 85lbs in six months slow. Stay on track and prove his prediction to be completely wrong. Stay focused and be encouraged!

The waiting is most painful. You should have your answer soon, as famous last sayings go "we didn't get this way overnight, so have some patience now" . Keep me posted on your progress.

Congratulations ~ that is totally awesome :teeth_smile:

I love the strawbrry watermelon the best as does my DH & DS. I've tried the fruit punch and the peach mango, both are okay but not as good as the SW.

Hi Ann, The process for me was to attend all of the Kaiser classes, etc. which it appears that you have done. Once completed Nurse Zarba sent my request to the committee. However, there was some type of delay in my paperwork and while it should have taken about a week or two to receive the approval, mine's took about 4 weeks. Even though I use Kaiser @ Largo, I opted not to go with Dr. Cantor at Holy Cross because the wait was over four months and climbing (up to 7 months). However, recently, he has shifted his calendar to fit in more patients to reduce the wait time. I am using Dr. von Rueden affiliated with St. Agnes Hospital and my surgery date is August 2. As far as all the testing to be done, I just emailed my primary care physician through KP.org and told her what type of testing I needed and she placed the orders for me. Even using Dr. von Rueden, I just dropped off the orders to her as she needed to look at them, and then she placed the orders. Hopefully, I've answered your questions (for the most part). I would estimate your wait time of having surgery to be around September...that's just an estimate from as I have no idea how many patients are waiting at this point. I know that alot of folks have been getting dates in the last two weeks. Best of luck to you! Tracy

Toya, That is GREAT NEWS! I am so happy for you. This "has been an emotional roller coaster" is an understatement. When is your surgery date? Mines is August 2. Way to go!

Thanks for sharing, this is an awesome idea. I already own the cup/warmer. I would have never thought to use it this way.

I have the same Kaiser as you, perhaps different plan. But I was slated to use Holy Cross/Dr. Cantor as well. I attend several information session and really liked his no nonsense approach. However, the wait time was a killer. My NUT asked if I would be interested in using another facility/Dr. I asked her what was available to me and she mentioned St. Agnes in Baltimore with a doctor contracting with Kaiser. There was a program fee associated but the wait was probably going to be shorter, etc. At any rate, I am not using Holy Cross, but St. Agnes instead and my surgery date has been approved for August 2. Which in the grand scheme of my busy life will work just fine. It will provide with time to enjoy summer and finish up my summer graduate classes.

Thanks for the well wishes. I am very excited as I feel like I have been in limbo waiting for the date. Now I can proceed to make plans around and leading up to the date.

Please let me know what happens after your appointment. By chance are you using Holy Cross/Dr. Cantor? I know that his wait list is very, very long, fitting the time frame, 4-7 months. Again, good luck, keep me posted. Tracy

Hello everyone, I just wanted to share that I have finally received my surgery date...August 2! After waiting for what seemed like forever, I got the call today. I started the process of seeing the NUT for the for 1st time last June and had my first GB class (Kaiser Mid-Atlantic) in July. So by the time I have surgery, it would have been a year since starting the process.

Hi Toyia, I have Kaiser Mid-Atlantic and while I have not had the experience that you are referring to, I have noticed on my referrals that Kaiser on give you a 2-3 month window on the referral. Which I think is ludicrous especially if you are dealing with a doctor outside of Kaiser (which I am). Do you know what the process is now to get the referral extended or a new one? Good luck to you! Tracy

Hi ~ have you considered a portable lock for your laptop? Here's a link to one sold on Amazon.com--Kensington ComboSaver Lock. Hope this helps. You should also be able to find one with a key instead of a combo one. You could also try a digital security lockbox that will accomodate most laptops up to a 17". Good luck!

Congratulations and nothing but good wishes to you!

Hello, I have not had VSG surgery yet. But I had laser hair removal in 2006/2007 and the hair grew back within a year - worse than before. It is something that you may have to have done perhaps once (several sessions) year or every other year. At the time, I had five sessions on upper lip and chin. I will probably have it done again. The results were great while it lasted. It's just so darn expensive, no coupon at the time, so I paid about $1100 over the course of a few months. I was also told that pigmented skin and/or dark hair was best for the laser being used.