shrinkydinkme

so frustrating... praying for you to get what you need.

I just got my Nectar samples and my vitamins www.BJsBariatrics.Com Enter VSTALK in the shopping cart or during checkout on a $30 or more order and you'll get $7.50 off they mailed my items next day and even saved me $15 on shipping - great service

Cross over addiction is a huge concern as we give up our food addiction. This can be brought on by depression and emotional disorders so I would make sure you have a support network in place that is willing to confront you in love if they see you struggling emotionally and if they do don't not hesitate to get help. On the other hand... how depressing has it been to be so overweight!

right there with you MsDallassleever - pedi & eyebrows, bag packed, can't concentrate and I do not know what time my Wed. surgery is until they call me tomorrow between 8am and 5pm.... it will be hard to not hang out by the phone.

here is my Facebook address so you can add me https://www.facebook.com/sheila.bolka Aug. 1st getting sleeve at St. Bernadine's in So Cal

my date is August 1st and I just found out I could go this soon 2 days ago.... excited to be on this journey with so many of you. I too started to gain after my first child 20 years ago and am done with the suffering and ready for the new freedom - knowing my faith is not in the power of man but God who is with us- the surgeons and He has provided this tool to set us free!

I have my surgery the same day... Just ordered the Celebrate Multi Vitamins & Calcium Chewable's from bjsbariatrics.com and also the 11flavors of Nectar protein Samples. Then went to Unjury.com and got their protein sample pack and extra of the unflavored protein.

I was with you last week... got my favorite birthday cake and ate about 1/2 of it over 3 days. Then 2 days later was liquid fasting to prep for my first surgery consult.... good thing because he gave me a cancellation spot that opened up for just 5 days away. Been behaving since but have had 6 months of funeral food so it's about time I buckle down. Wanted to break the carb addiction before surgery and that is done. A small bit of sushi tonight (final funeral) and then final regular food tomorrow.....liquid only on Tuesday and Surgery Wed. excited- freaked out- thankful to finally be here- hopeful for the year ahead

you get what you pay for! Great Job!!!

shrinkydinkme-Aug 1st - Dr. Chin So CA

Thanks for your post and I am so excited for you and looking forward to that day and feeling for me.... Surgery in 3days and passed up cake and birthday parties the past 2 nights .... my friends favorite quote of mine "How do you like your eggs?" "In a cake with frosting." That is part of how I got here (WLS) and I have to say I am glad I am leaving.

I am doing great... should be getting a lot done to prepare and here I am posting instead. Probably should be sleeping too being that after to night I will have 3 more nights of sleep then surgery. Oh well. I have lost 23 over this 6 month wait to have a date for surgery. Ten of that in the last month and 5 in the last 3 days- even though my doctor said the same.... just do not gain. Oh an hi friend CreCre... see you in the hospital in a few days glad you found your way on here.

Hi CreCre, I am in So. Cal and my date is one day before you -Aug.1st

Way to go - what a great result from your hard work. I get my sleeve Aug. 1st and examples like you make me so excited!

Just found out today that I am August first too.... wow 5 days until we are there!

Name- Sheila Surgery August 1st and just found out today- so 5 days until the big one St. Bernardines with Dr. Chin Age-) 50 (4 days ago) Location-So California highest weight/current weight/ goal weight- 309/289/159 (I am 5"10) Anything else you'd like to share? 25 years married, 3 children 11-16 & 21 I spent 2 years of talking about WLS unaccepting the complications of bypass to hear benefits of the sleeve and realize I was willing to do it ....then a 6 month process to be approved by Kaiser for Surgery. Was skinny until I had babies then just kept adding on pounds. Taking a 1 yr. radical sabatical to focus on establishing this new lifestyle and to take care of myself instead of everyone else. I have been very active in my church, love fun, friends, family, photos and am so excited for this adventure to freedom!

The best news on this journey so far at my surgery consult this morning! Surgery is in 5 days.... Aug. 1st (same day as Nina88 but different hospital) Dr. Chin had a surgery cancel right before my appointment today and gave the date to me so I do not have to wait until September. SO EXCITED! Thanks all for your support... now to pack my hospital bag, stock the house with food for the family and my post op diet, finish up laundry and house work and get ready to be a big looser....

Wow! You are doing so good, look amazing and I love the cute hair.

Love your honesty.... thanks for the video!

Super!

Thought about your question all night.... I have said it myself it for years.... tried crazy and healthy diets only to gain all the weight lost back and more. So at this point about a month from my surgery, I honestly have said... ""If I could do that, don't you think I would?" Add to that if there was a surgical procedure that could help an alcoholic or drug addict would I tell them to keep trying to resist without it? That is what people are doing to tell me to try to do this diet/weight loss with out the help/tool the sleeve offers. Another thing I have done is, as I told the few I have told about my decision to get the sleeve, I have stated first, "I am not asking for your opinion or approval, I have made a decision and you are one of the few people I trust enough to tell about it....."

was on vacation for 6 days so not as down as I desired but did not gain so back home and onto the low carb plan again. Have my surgery consult in a week and also my birthday this week so want to be really good about what I eat when it is not a b-day celebration meal.

Yes finally got one for next Friday, only a week sooner but better then nothing. I will probably call again tomorrow as it seems Fridays are consult days and see if there is a same day. Also heard from a friend from my Options class who is assigned to Dr. Fudorka at St. B's and had her pre- Op Wed. and got a surgery date of Aug. 8th so the wait at St. B's is much less then we were told!

I did find out that others from my Options were referred to Saint B's also and assigned to one of the 2 doctors. Just another change in procedure I guess. I pressed to see if I could get any info on the possible wait time for surgery and was told it was not available until after the Aug. 3rd surgery consult "that is what the consult is for". I have looked for an office number to the Redlands location and have not located it. All I can do is keep calling the surgical center for a cancelation. Good news is I am finally motivated to do some serious weight loss as I get closer so I have been eating low carb and it is working. Excited for how close you are getting (Nina88) and looking forward to my day being here before tooooooo long!

So Cal Kaiser and My Journey so far with Kaiser have both been good threads on this site to help answer that question. It varies so much depending on location. I am in Fontana and it was a 2 month wait for the mental health appointment alone and another 1 1/2 months after that for my surgery consult... where in Grand Terrace it was one week out to get the mental health appointment. Read through the 2 threads I mentioned and you will hopefully find someone who is from Corona and would know specifically. Hope that helps. We also have a local So Cal meeting this Saturday if you join that support group on here you may meet someone there that could answer your question.