Hi everyone...I was just wondering if anyone else's "program" has been as short as mine. Since I started taking my classes (Kaiser North Cal) it has been maybe 2 months max. I went for my appointments with my surgeon and shrink 2 days ago. Blam! My surgery is scheduled for October 4th! Everyone at Kaiser has been telling me how good I have been doing following the pre-op plan and such, but I still am in shock! I think I had it so set it my mind that surgery was going to take so long to get to, that it wasn't real in my mind yet.

I have decided I am going to take the Oct 4th date, even through all the nerves and turmoil in my head, because it will leave me plenty of time to recover before the holidays. (Plus who knows, maybe I'll wear a dress for New Years?) :thumbup:

What do you guys think?

Whooohooo! It's a blessing you don't have to wait!!!

Wow! I hope mine goes as fast. I go to Orientation through Kasier Richmond tomorrow!!!

Hi everyone...I was just wondering if anyone else's "program" has been as short as mine. Since I started taking my classes (Kaiser North Cal) it has been maybe 2 months max. I went for my appointments with my surgeon and shrink 2 days ago. Blam! My surgery is scheduled for October 4th! Everyone at Kaiser has been telling me how good I have been doing following the pre-op plan and such, but I still am in shock! I think I had it so set it my mind that surgery was going to take so long to get to, that it wasn't real in my mind yet.

I have decided I am going to take the Oct 4th date, even through all the nerves and turmoil in my head, because it will leave me plenty of time to recover before the holidays. (Plus who knows, maybe I'll wear a dress for New Years?)

What do you guys think?

Hi Tankgirl, may I ask are you going through Richmond or South San Francisco?

Hey sstoots I'm going to South SF....been trying to get hold of others from my classes to see if they had the same results as me.

Wow, that was fast! You go, tankgirl :001_tt2:- Congratulations and good luck. Hope you wear that dress on 1/1/2011.

I was 'fast tracked' also. I met with my surgeon, he asked how soon i wanted to get it done. I said as soon as possible and two weeks later i was sleeved. Of course, i was self pay and did not have to wait for insurance approval. i'm glad i didn't have to wait to long, i may have freaked out.

Wow, there are a lot of Kaiser patients on this board who will be jealous to hear of your good luck! Usually it's at least a 6 month process. Maybe they aren't as backed up in Northern Cal as they are down here. Congratulations!

You might want to check us out here in the north....they said a ton of surgery appointments don't get taken from October - January cuz everyone wants "one last holiday season". I'm sure that plus the fact that I crazy stuck to the pre-op plan, made things go faster. However, I am stressing big time over the surgery itself (tough girl outside, soft girl inside...lol).

Congratulations on your surgery date. I am just getting started. I had my orientation today and have an appt with Dr Baggs on 10/15. Hope my journey goes as fast as yours.

Hi TankGirl, I love your avatar pic!! I think that may be the situation with the whole holiday time thing. Personally, i would be stoked if they got me taken care of before the holiday season. I just re-entered the Richmond program and I have my second weight check in two weeks and the nutritionist said that this is to my advantage so they can find out how much weight I can lose on the pre-op diet so I am hoping maybe a "fast-pass" is an option. From most posts, I've read, that is pretty fast, but if you feel you are mentally ready and have mastered the pre-op diet then i say go for it!! Best wishes to you & keep us posted.

I too went pretty fast through Kaiser SSF. I think that may be more typical of them than not. Who is your doctor? Good luck and keep us posted!

I can only pray mine will go as fast as your's. My first appointment with my surgen is Oct. 7. I can't wait to get started!

My surgeon is Dr. Robert Li....I really don't know much about him other than he went to some really great schools. Today is my pre-op class and I have my appointment with my anesthesiologist on Thursday, I am looking forward to learning about what is all going to happen. Hopefully they can calm some of my nerves too :thumbup:

I really need to find a tutorial on how to stick on my info and a ticker and such....I've just been so on the go getting ready for this surgery, that I haven't had time.

Just paste the bbcode under your signature. If you go to edit profile there will be a link to edit your signature and then just paste the code at the end.