MikeSF

it depends on which Kaiser region you're in, how busy they are, and how often they hold orientation classes. You should just call the Bariatrics department and ask. Personally, I was already scheduled for orientation before I had my initial psych interview, so there's really no answer to your question, unfortunately. For me it was only about 3 weeks between my Overview and Orientation, and I had my surgery about 3 months after Orientation which I was told is very fast.

Same with Kaiser Fremont, no mandatory "options" classes. It seems like Kaiser is phasing that program out in favor of an approach more tailored to individual patients.

Kaiser Fremont is indeed offering VSG at this time - my surgeon, Dr. Dutta, told me that based on my medical history I could choose any of the three operations that I wanted. Lap band, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, or VSG. I'm going VSG.