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Spiritus    0

Spiritus
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Hello There!! I am in the Los Angeles area and am with Kaiser Harbor City. My OPTIONS track ends on November 2nd and then I'm on the waiting list for surgery. So glad to see a California specific thread and hope to meet everyone here some day!

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Foxbins    625

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Hi :)

Anyone from the Napa area?

VeggieGal! I'm in Vallejo--scheduled for surgery 1/13. Have you had yours yet?...this thread is a couple months old.

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less_of_mel    0

less_of_mel
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Hey,

I know this thread is old but I just found this board so piping up :)

I'm 3 days post-op and in the SF Bay Area (south bay, but I work in the peninsula and my family's in the east bay... so any groups in the general area are doable for me)

-Melissa

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Caliblonde    25

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Hi to all the Californians! I'm currently living in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (in Orange County). Anyone know of some good support groups in OC? I went to one at Kaiser but wasn't happy with it, I would like to see what else is out there.

Thanks rolleyes.gif

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LilMissDiva Irene    3,282

LilMissDiva Irene
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I live in Sacramento and was sleeved on May 11th by Dr. Aceves in Mexicali. My experience was wonderful, and I haven't had any problems with my recovery. I'd love to talk to some local sleevsters.

Deborah

In Sacramento CA here.

I am in Sacramento, california. Just got sleeved. I am 3 days post op!

Hey, I am in the Sacto area too. Who did your sleeve? We should start our own support group, the ones I go to seem to be full of the thoses "over the moon" successful sleeveters, I would like to start a group of people who really, truly need the support. Yes, I have lost a considerable amount of weight and w/o the VG I would still weigh 214 lbs., but my PCP thinks the "VG" is cheating and I will gain it all back anyway (not!) I can never eat as much as I used to. But, my VG doctor thinks I should eat under 900 cals per day, all lean Protein, which at 11 mos out, believe me, you will feel hunger again, not like before, but it does come back along with your ability to eat more, drink carbonated sodas and drink liquids with your meals, coffee with your Breakfast..serious, you can after your stomach swelling goes away and your stomach can stretch up to a cup of food, and a milk shake goes down w/o a hitch. So...where is the inbetween support? Not with my PCP or surgeon. I would like a group of VGs who understand and have experienced the rapid, no hunger weightloss and then settled back down into normal living, normal eating, normal hunger weight loss. Anyway, that is what I am looking for..not the judgment that I "cheated" that is BS...you wouldn't tell a heart patient they "cheated" if they had a cornary artery bypass, so we did save our lives with this surgery..and I don't want to be judged because I can't stick to 900 calories of lean Protein the rest of my life. There is a middle ground, the sane middle ground, where I belong.

Hi All!!! We are putting together a support group for Sacramento Area sleevers. We have our first meeting date set up and ready to go. Let me know if you are interesting in joining in. :)

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Pixie Jen    7

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Hello!

I live in the SF Bay Area, East bay to be exact, and I just started the process for Gastric Sleeve surgery. I would love to know if there are any support groups in my area.

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LilMissDiva Irene    3,282

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Hello!

I live in the SF Bay Area, East bay to be exact, and I just started the process for Gastric Sleeve surgery. I would love to know if there are any support groups in my area.

Hi Pixie! Click this link, it will take you to our Northern California support group. :)

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/groups/show/3-norcal-vsg-support-group/

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Adri    40

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Not too many posting this anymore. I'm in SF bay area. East Bay too.

I'm in So. Cal/Orange County/Santa Ana

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