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Bones not that strong could also be a lack of calcium....keep up the good work!

Wow! 110lbs in 6 months? What does your diet and excersise regimen consist of? That is definitely motivating. Thanks.

Good luck! This is where they will have to pull together and hold down the fort for you......Come on Fam, STEP UP FOR MOM!

What kind of workout are you doing? Cardio? weights? both? and how does it affect your stomach? any pain?

Walk more Drink more Water Shop better Eat better & find a better support group Sounds like there is no support at home and that's where it all starts...at home. Don't worry though , We are all in this together!

I am scheduled to meet with Dr. Fedorka and they just called me and told me who i had the appoinment with... I didn't choose. I guess it all depends on who has open surgery dates when you are ready. I know Chin & Fedorka work hand in hand together though. I have heard so many great things about Fedorka so i am happy. Hey T, I didn't know they were opening in May, maybe i might be having it done in Fontana then....alot closer to home.

Hey guys, My name is Robert, I finally decided to join in, I have been "Thinking about" having bariatric surgery for years now and i actually started the process by going through the required "Options" program with Kaiser (Fontana) back in June 2011. Back then i weighed in at 398lbs and before starting the program i started losing weight on my own and after losing 49lbs (mostly from giving up soda for good) i started the options program weighing 349lbs...it was a great and informative program and i lost another 38lbs and was down to 311lbs by this point. I graduated the program in October of 2011 and was told to wait for a call from Pacific Bariatric in San Diego, CA. because i was planning on having the Lap Band procedure done at the time. They didn't call till May 2012 (7 months later) then they asked me to go down to San Diego to meet the surgeon and have some tests done and also meet with a psychiatrist. Well after speaking with the surgeon, he convinved me that the VSG would be a better fit for me so i changed my mind and decided to get "Sleeved" , Then i met with the psychiatrist and after telling her that my wife was pregnant and that we were expecting my son to be born in July, she thought it woulld be a good idea to put off my surgery till after the baby was born so i could fully focus on my recovery (understandable) so i agreed, and sh told me that they would contact me after my son was born....well they didn't call till November 2012 (the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to be exact) and they asked if i could come in the next day to be admitted into my hospital room and that i would be having surgery the following day....I told them that i needed more notice because i lived in L.A. and not San Diego, well the nurse was under the impression that i lived locally so she said she would reshedule me for December but that they would call me back with an exact day....Amonth went by and they caled me back but not with a date, she called me back to say that all my labs were outdated (because i did them back in 2011) and that i was gonna have to have them re-done and updated before having surgery. I said "okay" and she said, but you have to have them all done in 2 days because the surgeon is gonna be leaving on vacation for the last 2 weeks of the year and that my referral was only good till the end of the year....WHAT?? So needless to say that that whole dealing with Pacific was a big waste of time but i think it was for the better because after talking to my PCP, he got me back into the program without having to take the options program all over again since i kept all the weight that i had lost off and hadn't gone back up. So since Febuary 2013 I have been through the pre-op with Kaiser, the Psych evaluation, and now have my appointment to meet with Dr. Fedorka in Redlands this Friday (5/24/13) and hopefully find out my surgery date. I know It's been a long road but i am knocking on the door now!! Can't wait! Wish me luck guys!

Hello guys, My name is Robert and i am on here from the Inland Empire part of So. Cal. I am happily married and the father of 3 children and 3 grandchildren. I am looking to get sleeved very soon (will get my surgery date this Friday) and start my journey to a more active and healthier life. I joined here to stay in fellowship with fellow "Sleevers" and to hopefully share my success story as well. I look forward to spending time on here with you all. Take care and God bless all of you! Robert