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Good Luck to you. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

That is so awesome. I can't wait until I can say the same thing. A new life is ahead for you and the Countdown has begun!!!! Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats to you as well. That's so awesome. Today is multi-sleevers day!

That's so awesome!!! CONGRATS TO YOU!!! Definitely praying for you. Don't be nervous. Your steps have been ordered! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Thanks for sharing the information and congrats on getting your surgery date!!! It's only 11 days a way!!! That's awesome.

That's an awesome accomplishment! Congrats! Thanks for sharing.

That is crazy good!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Job to you!!!! Those are some amazing results.

That is awesome!!!!! Congrats.

How does a hospital just "lose" an EKG? . Incompentence at it's highest level!!! LOL. I would be pretty upset as well. Especially if it pushed my possible surgery date back. I hope all is well now man. Good luck to you.

Uh.... This should be called the "So not stupid thread". This is absolutely amazing. Congrats to you!!!

Good luck to you and a speedy recovery!

Good luck to you. Because youre getting this done at such a young age you will have the rest of your life to live so many great moments. Don't give up. Don't be scared. Go for your dreams.

That's awesome!!!!!! I am starting to feel left out. Lol.....good luck to you.

Wow! That's very exciting......good luck to you!!! Keep us posted on your progress.

Good Luck to you!!! Wishing for you a speedy recovery!

Congratulations! Youre on you way to a new you.

Thank you! It's been a long time coming. Can't wait until I get that actual surgery date.

Thanks and good luck to you in your journey!

Very exciting! Seems like it took so long to get up to this point, but now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!!!

Mzluvee.... I am truly hoping for the best for you. Hopefully the shadow is not much and you can move forward as soon as possible. I certainly feel your pain as there are so many hoops to jump through. Definitely keeping you in my prayers!

That is super awesome! Congratulations to you.

That's awesome!!! Keep rocking that sleeve!

So..... today I feel like I have taken another step closer to getting my sleeve. For those of who don't know how the SoCal Kaiser process works I will explain a little bit. 1. You have to see your PCP and get referred for the Bariatric/Options Program. (I completed this in Feb.) 2. You have to complete the entire Options Class (For me it was 12 weeks and I finished 6/22/2012, some programs are 24 weeks..Yikes! ) 3. You have to complete tons of Labs. (completed this the first week of June) 4. You have to complete an abdominal ultrasound, chest xray, and ekg. (I completed this the first week of June.) 5. You have to have an appointment with the Prevention Medicine doctor. (I completed this Today!!!!! 7/10/2012) #5 - Is where they let you know if they feel surgery is right for you and refers you for the surgery. All my labs came back great, with the exeption that my Vitamin D level was low. She gave me a prescription for this. My ultrasound, chest xray, and ekg all came back great as well. Well, SHE REFERRED ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was very happy that I continued to lose weight even after the Options program ended. I am so excited, and now I just have to wait a couple weeks to hear the confirmation that the insurance has accepted the referral, which she assured me they would. Soooo... What are the next steps? #6 Receive confirmation of referral. (I chose Pacific Bariatric as the medical group I wanted to go with. The Preventative Medicine doctor told me that most often they just refer to Dr. Suh with Crown Bariatric who has a pretty good track record as well. I wanted PBSMG because they're just awesome. My mom went through them.) #7 Have an appointment with PBSMG where you see three of their doctors in one day and meet with the surgeon. #8 Receive a call back after the appointment with a surgery date. It's been a long process.... but.... it's all worth it and I feel so much closer. A new life and a new day is ahead.

Wow... You look great. I can't believe that's only 4 months. Keep up the good work and Congrats!