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Hello Fern, I have a March 22nd date and couldn't find a March 2010 board either. I did find a group from my area though.

Thanks everyone for the kind words of welcome and support. Maybe I just caught Liz on an off day, but her bedside manner seemed a bit gruff. I am probably just overly sensitive. So, a question. Why is it that we can't get fills in Sacramento? Should we write Kaiser to inquire? It seems with so many of us in this area that it would be a reasonable request. Have a great day everyone.

Dr. Baggs didn't make me lose anything. I was 247 at my referral appointment with Dr. Foster in November 09 and he told me that I would have to lose weight on my own before surgery, so I just kept going to Weight Watchers and got down to my current weight of 233. When I saw Dr. Baggs a week ago he was happy with that weight for surgery so he moved me forward. All good :-)

I think they have a meeting room at Raleys for groups. Just ask at the customer service desk. And...no, Liz did not send me to this group. She told me about the Raleys group, but nothing about online groups. I don't think she and I hit it off too well for some reason.

Hi Ali, I started exploring weight loss surgery in September 09 after thinking about it a long time and trying everything else. I had Orientation in January and was at my pre-surgery goal weight when I met my surgeon 2 weeks ago so they moved me forward and scheduled my surgery for March 22. It was all done rather quickly. At least quicker than I anticipated. Dr. Baggs will be my surgeon. I am glad to hear that people like him.

Be careful to not accidently swallow a shell. That would probably not be good.

I don't know why they picked Raleys. Maybe they have menu suggestions and it would be convenient to pick up the recommended items. Anyway, it might be worth checking it out since it is close to you. It isn't too far for me either as I live in Fair Oaks.

Yes, it is held at Raleys. I don't know why they hold it there, but Liz at my last appointment told me I should go. It is supposed to be Thursday nights at 7:00 PM.

Hi, I am doing the pre-op diet too, but am still going to Weight Watchers for that accountability factor. I think it will help me in the long run as I am used to tracking and watching what I eat now. My scale was down 4.2 last Tuesday. It will be interesting to see how I do when I weigh in tomorrow. I hear there is a support group that meets at the Raleys on Hazel and Madison on Thursday nights at 7:00. I am usually in my jammies by then, but I know I should check it out.

Thanks for the kind words of welcome. My surgeon is Dr. Baggs. I have done my meet with him and the psych evaluation. I have been pronounced sane :-)

Hi group, I am a Kaiser Richmond patient with a surgery date of 3/22/10 looking for others from the Sacramento or Northern CA area to buddy up with as we go through journey together. Does anyone need a buddy? Laurel