BlaqBeary
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My date is February 18, 2010
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No thank you. I am patiently waiting for the date they have available for me. I am eager to have surgery, but my patience is more settle than anxious.
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Protein powder. I bought the strawberry Milkshake. The taste is wonderful just like real strawberries (milkshake). I bought from Lindberg Nutrition here in So Cal. There are two locations. For 28 days of 2 scoops for men and women 1 scoop may last longer for just one scoop a day. I use two to get 44g of protein.
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Hey Sleeve4Me
I have been soooo busy. I have not rcvd the surgery date yet. I had to take a Doppler test first to be sure I don't have blood clots because of the edema situation. I hope you are doing well. However, my chart is with the scheduler once the Doppler results are rcvd.
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Understandably positions are important being with our husbands/significants or ?????? But how has this changed for you?
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the best day yet. my consultation was great with all three appts. my surgeon will be dr. taller. he spoke at the seminar i attended. i got an "a" with everyone. i will have the sleeve procedure. dr. taller expects my weightloss to be 150 or more because i have more water weight at 117% than fat at 73%. i now wait for the 21 working days to contact about the surgery date.
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Hope you are doing well!!
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Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
thin2be: how are you? are things working out okay? -
Heyyy!!! I had no idea you had surgery. Where have I been???? I rcvd your email, but could not respond to where it came from; so I came to your profile.
Glad to read you are doing well. What day did you have surgery? Take it easy, ok. Get that strength back before getting to those highways.
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droppiN by to say hey and checking on your status. Hope you are doing well.
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Heyyyyyyyy!!!!!. I have truly been thinking of you, but I can't get use to the new site. I don't know how to get to my profile. Ummmm, duh, I think Im here. Lol.
I am good. Excited, Nervous, Thinking. All of that & some. How are you doing, feeling, coming along, losing, etc? How is post-op holding you up.
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Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
You sound unhappy. Don't get discouraged. You will get there. My last day of Options was Sept 20. And if it takes to Jan or Feb to have surgery then that will be the right time. I am at this point of no return. I keep going because I know I am further than others and wish I was farther than most. Time and patience is my focus. It also gives me more time to read the different post and add to my journal of the do and don'ts. Keep the Faith!!!!!!! -
Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Got the date last week and now the times to see each specialist with Pacific Bariatric on Monday. So exciting. The appointments are very close and very happy for that. First appointment is with the surgeon, then the Internist and lastly Psych ending at 12 noon. I will have more than enough time to see my dad in Chula Vista, which is 15 minutes away and head up to Viejas Casino. I will leave Diego late night, after visiting cousins and uncles. Why not make it a fun day, huh? Ohhhhhhhhhh!!! My letter states that I must wait 21 WORKING DAYS to contact them regarding a surgery date because it gives them time to rcv all notes from your appts. So that will be November 16th. I wanted to wait after Thanksgiving anyway, because I will get paid for the whole four day holiday weekend. I work for LA County. I am salaried, but it does make a difference when 4 days are involved. I have sick time, but it will take the weekend days away. I can't have that now. lol. Anywho I am rambling. Very sleepy. Good night all. -
Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
I wonder = you as the patient cannot pick the hospital to where you want your procedure done? Wow. Kaiser Bellflower was/is so easy. I am satisfied with my progress. Last day of Options class we filled out medical info authorizations for PB. If you were staying with Kaiser this was not necessary. WE completed all labs during different weeks of the program. I walked into doctors office and asked (called) for the EKG - the same day; rcvd an original to take with me. I sent PB all info listed on their form and all is history. Got authorization number from Kaiser and booked consult date same day for the 18th. If surgery is not til Jan or Feb; its ok. hopefully really not the case. -
Hello all I am really concerned with my lower extremity edema-right leg/ankle is worse than left. I began Kaiser classes in June 21. The first week I lost 2lbs. Two weeks later I was back 315;the original weight. July 12 weigh-in was a 10lb lost. A week later was a 12lb gain, which puts me at 317. I weigh in again on Monday, so hopefully that digital scale won't fail me. Let me say with doing a food log every day and turning in all logs and weigh-ins, how many minutes I walk a day is wonderful, because it helps. the instructor looked over my food log and mentioned that everything looks good. just go to zero calorie sodas if I have to have one. and my weakness for Pita chips from FreshNEasy. But this darn edema is killing me on weigh-in dates. My doc prescribed Lasix and K-tabs and to drink tonic Water before bed to help with leg cramps. I walk everyday with my co-workers and with hubby on weekends. i feel totally lighter the way I walk and the feel of my clothes. These ankles had me literally crying in class last week. now I have to count on diuretics to help keep water weight off. Are there any members here who have or had this problem?
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Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Thanks for responding. Very informative. I will take into consideration the times of each. Seeing a movie is great. I will go to my favorite restaurant at Fashion Valley and have lunch with hubby. Why is there a 21 day clearance? and why no contact? -
Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
just curious, were u nervous with the therapist? I have questions for the surgeon; hope the surgeon is patient. -
Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Hello everyone it has been a minute and had no idea of the change to the site. I like it. I first want to say to KristyKreme: I am praying for you. I know you are excited and nervous at the same time. I will be thinking of you. Also, guess what!!!!!!!!!!!! I rcvd my authorization from Kaiser and consult date two days ago with Paciific Bariatric. I attend the appointments on Monday, Oct. 18th. I finished Options Sept. 20 and hopefully the wait is not long to rcv a surgery date. Although I feel its going at a good pace. Kristy, did you have to drive to different locations for the appointments? I spoke to Cheryl and she says she will call me after everything is set up. She asked me general questions about the date I wanted to go for consult, what type of surgery, etc. -
Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
maybe i will request him when i am called for the consult. i liked when he said, if you want more than two weeks off i will give it to you. i want as much time as i can get. my husband is also taking some time off with me. and being with him is never a dull moment. he has been very helpful with me going through this. -
Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
Dr. Taller also spoke at the orientation I attended. How was he in your consult? -
Kaiser Southern California
BlaqBeary replied to kristykreem's topic in Weight Loss Surgeons & Hospitals
I attended PBs orientation Aug. 12 and already mailed all info that is needed. They are waiting for Kaiser to send other info with authorization number. So hopefully I will get consult date in a few weeks.=kristykreem;82522]weigh8nomor ... OMG!!! 6 - 8 month wait at WLA? AAAAAHHHHHHhe!! you just made me feel sooooooo much better about choosing to go with PB! the only thing PB has done that drove me crazy was taking five million years to call me about my surgery date. while i was waiting for them to call, i got several different versions of the PB timeline from various staff members, and i was starting to freak out. but now that they've called me with my surgery date, all is well. they pretty much scheduled me for the week i originally requested, so all my worrying was unnecessary. my consultation with my surgeon (dr. taller) was on august 23rd and my sleeve is scheduled on october 13th. that's a hell of a lot better than the wait at WLA. that said, the PB wait time is starting to get longer and longer. at my PB orientation in late july, they said the wait from consultation to surgery was about a month. now, it's about two months. they're being bombarded with kaiser patients because kaiser can't get its act together, so the faster you can get to a PB orientation and get your blood work to them, the better. -
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smiling at dr. pepper lip balm. i wear MAC oil free foundation and victoria secrets flavored lip gloss. [QUTE=Globetrotter;79193]I love taking the time to put on make up, granted it is a rare occasion that I wear anything beyond tinted moisturizer and tinted lip balm but when I make the time to do my hair and make-up, it is almost like a zen thing for me, because I am taking the time to beautify myself. It doesn't have to be a chore to apply make-up! There are so many advancements in make-up technology these days, I swipe on Almay invisible foundation, it's freaking amazing! I don't know how it does it, but it goes on white and then turns the color of my skin, if it weren't for the obvious blemish I