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Hey girl hey!!!! How have you been?!?! I know what you mean by the last pounds not wanting to come off!!! Its been a total struggle but I have 6 more weeks to make it happen.. Im so afraid of what will happen if I cant loose these last 9 pounds myself, are they not gonna go through with the surgery??? Anyways, I almost forgot you were two weeks ahead of me. 4-6 months of waiting time?? Thats whack!!! But hey we waited this long huh?? So what other locations do you have, or is Harbor UCLA the only one??? I could of sworn there was somewhere else as well. Well as stated before Im contimplating on The Sleeve vs. The Band... Any suggestions from anybody???

Well let's see, classes are just that... Going... :eek: Im almost finished. Today I have a class and after today, I have 6 weeks left!!! YAY!!! Ive almost lost all my required weight, I've been up and down a few weeks in between but Im trying.. :wub: All class/homework assignments have been turned in, along with my weekly activitytracker/food charts. Whewwww.. :smile: So its just a matter of time. The biggest decision I now have to make is do I want the band or the sleeve?? Im stuck:unsure: Help!!!!!

riley4183, wow your process looked to be only 4 1/2 months, how did you get so lucky with Kaiser??? Im chugging right along. My first class was Jan 27th and I wont finish until July 7th... I've lost 13lbs so far and I feel good about that, I just wish the process would speed up a bit, it must be a bit different down here @ Kaiser So. Cal....

When attending the orientation @ Kaiser Panorama City in Southern Ca, they mentioned that they would do a tummy tuck @ 5-10% of the cost but it will have to be a year after your surgery. I remember them talking about possible stomach rashes and minor skin infections because of the rapid weight loss, being the reason why they offered it.

Now see, thats the catch 22 that Im confusesd about....:cursing: No one has told me. . Becaise you dont wanna loose too much weight, because your BMI will be lower, then again I think they want you to loose weight so surgery wont be a hassle (Getting through the fat:eek:). Plus I think they wanna make sure you know how to stick to structure, with a well balanced meal, making sure this is not a "quick fix" but a tool to a healthier lifestyle.. Oh it sounds like Im a poster child huh???:cursing: Well this is my take on the "to loose or not to loose" topic.

Nothings much new with me.... Just a lot of waiting and getting restless:Yawn:. So my 6 month classes will be starting on the 27th of Jan:thumbup:. But..... the classes at Panorama City are every Tuesday.. From Jan 27 till the last class on July 7th. Wow!!!!! Every week!!!!. So. Cal is way different than No. Cal., Seems like No. Cal. have fewer classes, lucky them:smile2:.

Well its not as fast as I thought but Im still on track... I wasnt able to get into the Nov 3rd Psy/Diet class, they scheduled me for Jan 27... I know... A long wait huh, well they dont have classes in Dec, because of the holidays. Anyways I did see the bariatric dr and he said I qualify my BMI was like 41/42, with a few co-mobidities.... My PCP is in Woodland Hills. His name is Dr Reyzin, hes the best!!! Keep ya spirits up everyhing will work out it just takes a lil time :whatchutalkingabout Good luck

CONGRATS goes out to Trompuda.... I told you everything will be cool. My Orientation was last night and yes they said %) BMI im over it. I wont fully know until I talk to the Bariatric Director, sometime this month or next month. The pro-op classes start Nov 3rd. Its a long process, but as we all can see evryones process and waiting time is different.

PBing...... Some type of "Spit Burping" I assume. Better late than never with the explanation huh??? PS Sometimes Kaiser, SUCKS!!!!!

So is it safe to assume that only Kaiser So Cal requires its patients to do a 6 month pre op diet? Because it seems as if you guys get in and get out real quick, and from what I gathered at my orientation last night, is that I meet with the bariatric director within the next month then The pre-op nutritional classes start on the 3rd of November, no time sooner, so Im lookin at, at least late April/early May when classes are complete, then they said surgery is at least a month and a half later, soooooo Im talkin JULY!!!! Geeze Louise!!!! Marathon to say the least!!!! SO CAL KAISER is full of it!!! But the good thing is at least you will be fully commited and ready to have a wonderful life change, with all the time that it takes.. If anybody agrees/dissagrees please feel free to give your outlook on the timeframe. Thanks

So heres my latest entry... So I went for my orientation @Kaiser in Panorama City. (In the Valley) anyways as already told, the class was generally geared for the bypass and the sleeve, but a few topics were discussed about the band, like how it not that great a choice, and how not too much weight is loss yadda yadda yadda..... But the real whack shhhhh was the BMI of 50!! That's right..... Can you believe that!!!! What about all this stuff about BMI of 40. With no co-morbiditiesand under 40 with at least two co-morbidities??? What the french-toast??!!!! And I made sure to double check the BMI range, and yes its true.... What am I to do??? Wait a minute Im gonna call them now to triple check on the BMI. Ok well the Educational Nurse said no you dont exactlly have to be at a 50 BMI everyone is different. So what happenes next is that I have to meet with the director of bariatrics, Then the classes start on 11/3. Now mind you, the bariatric director desides if this is a good idea or not... So many hoops to jump through... . Here is the marathon I am running, even though my PCP gave my referral only three weeks ago. I guess its day to day with Kaiser....

So heres my latest entry... So I went for my orientation @Kaiser in Panorama City. (In the Valley) anyways as already told, the class was generally geared for the bypass and the sleeve, but a few topics were discussed about the band, like how it not that great a choice, and how not too much weight is loss yadda yadda yadda..... But the real whack shhhhh was the BMI of 50!! That's right..... Can you believe that!!!! What about all this stuff about BMI of 40. With no co-morbiditiesand under 40 with at least two co-morbidities??? What the french-toast??!!!! And I made sure to double check the BMI range, and yes its true.... What am I to do??? Wait a minute Im gonna call them now to triple check on the BMI. Ok well the Educational Nurse said no you dont exactlly have to be at a 50 BMI everyone is different. So what happenes next is that I have to meet with the director of bariatrics, Then the classes start on 11/3. Now mind you, the bariatric director desides if this is a good idea or not... So many hoops to jump through...

Well Im not too sure what PB'ing is, Im curious as well....:rolleyes2: Any way I believe that DH means Dear Husband, at least that's what it means on the TTC (Trying To Conceive)site, yeah I have problems with that too.. Maybe its my weight huh??? Any ways hope that helped:smile2: Boop

Update ladies.... Well my orientation date has now been pushed up... :thumbup:Thanks to me and my persistance.. I called to see if they had any cancellations for this comming Monday, and they did!!!! Yay!!! You know Im on that phone everyday. The nurse was like "Havent I talked to you a coulple of times?" and I was like "Um yeah..." and he was like " Okay come on in Monday and Ill give you the orientation packet if you havent received your in the mail" I was like " OMG are you serious?" So Ill be showing up for the seminar @ 3Pm till 5 pm. I sure hope everything else moves this smoothly:laugh: Im so freakin happy:lol:

Update ladies.... Well my orientation date has now been pushed up... :thumbup:Thanks to me and my persistance.. I called to see if they had any cancellations for this comming Monday, and they did!!!! Yay!!! You know Im on that phone everyday. The nurse was like "Havent I talked to you a coulple of times?" and I was like "Um yeah..." and he was like " Okay come on in Monday and Ill give you the orientation packet if you havent received your in the mail" I was like " OMG are you serious?" So Ill be showing up for the seminar @ 3Pm till 5 pm. I sure hope everything else moves this smoothly:laugh: Im so freakin happy:lol: