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I haven't gotten a call yet, most likely I'll be the following Tuesday then... I added you as a friend on here if you don't mind, seems nice to have someone going through the process simultaneously Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hey! I contacted my PCP and he told me he prefers the SSF center. I told him to go ahead and send my referral there since i couldn't find any specific information... Did you get a call yet?

I am in San Jose and go to the Kaiser Santa Clara facility, I can choose between SSF or Fremont or any other NorCal Kaiser it seems. Any advice? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi All, I went to my Surgery Introduction Seminar today at Kaiser Santa Clara. My next steps are to have my PCP refer me to the bariatric program, but they gave me 5 hospitals to choose from. After lots of research it seems each hospital's program is slightly different. I can choose between Fresno, Fremont, Richmond, South Sacramento, and South San Francisco. Anybody have any feedback on these? I am unsure which one to choose. Fremont is the closest to me, but my PCP mentioned SSF before i went to the seminar. Maybe someone can describe the program they went through at which hospital? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Have you picked your surgeon? Do you even get a choice with Kaiser? If so, I recommend Dr Richard Nguyen at Lifetime Surgical. He is over at Good Samaritan and he is awesome. I had no pain or negative side effects. He is going my husband s surgery next week. HW 385 SW 359 CW 299 (out of the 300s!) You get to choose Kaiser surgeons at Kaiser hospitals, so good sam won't work for me. I had my introductory seminar today. They gave me 5 hospitals to choose from, so I am unsure which one to go to cuz it seems everyone is different... I can choose between Fresno, Fremont, Richmond, South Sacramento, and South San Francisco. Anybody have any feedback on these? My PCP mentioned South San Francisco... Figured I should edit this to say I go to the Santa Clara Kaiser

Doing Kaiser in the Santa Clara, CA which I believe will be surgery in South San Francisco, I have my orientation on the 30th Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi all! I am in San Jose and just started the process. I have much to learn and go through but am hopeful for the Kaiser program Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Hi, I am unsure of that plan but I know for the platinum plan the online estimate says $290 total cost. I think the best thing you could do is call and ask them. I went with the platinum so I could save as much money as possible. The surgery itself can cost up to $60k completely out of pocket. That doesn't count all of the doctors visits required before and after either... I am also in California, but Nor Cal, I don't think there's a difference though. Hopefully that helps! Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App