As very informative showed lots of statistics and layer out all the negative and not in a bad way. They wanted us as I informed as possible. We all hear and see all the success stories but it's good to know stats on regain to put your mind in the right place. I am I expect a call next week to start the 12 week pre op program. Very excited. They said to expect to have surgery scheduled a week or two after the classes should we choose to????

I have my Kaiser Orientation Class tomorrow (Sunday). I attended about 8 months ago, but the info overwhelmed me and I took time to think it over. Sadly, I asked to be removed from the program while I did that. Earlier this month I visited my PCP and requested another referral. Fortunately I didn't have to redo the Overview class, only the Orientation. How cool that we are near the same point in our journey! I'm looking forward to getting this ball rolling

That is very cool! We will have to stay in contact! Will love to hear how u do. Kaiser is so different from other insurances. But I think it's a great process to hopefully provide a better outcome and less regain in the future. Are you in OC too?? Do u know when u do the 12 weeks??

I will be going through Kaiser Fremont. My other option would have been Kaiser Fresno, but I think Fremont is closer (and I used to live there so I know my way around

I will be able to make my appt to visit with my surgeon and NUT after tomorrow's class. I'll keep you posted!

So you didn't have the opportunity to make your first consultation appointment after your class while you're there at the office/dept?

Hi, I have Kaiser Insurance also in Virginia. You only have a 12 week process? Lucky! I have to do a 6 month program. I've had my initial orientation and I will have my first NUT appointment on Sept 3rd. At this rate, I won't get sleeved til Jan/Feb time frame. When I see my NUT, I'm going to see if there's anyway I can speed it up a bit. I'm scheduled for two weeks vacation in Dec and would love to get sleeved during that time. I want to lose the weight and am willing to forego the Christmas dinner feast!

Good luck to you both and lets keep in touch!

Congrats on the orientation class. The one thing about the 12 week classes is that it is very informational and thoroughly prepares is for our surgeries. The one thing they do is slant everything to the GBP and really is quite different than the sleeve. After I finished the 12 week class it a couple weeks for dr leport's office to call to set up and appointment ant then I wasn't able to get in for 6 weeks and the surgery was about 2 months after the last class.

So you didn't have the opportunity to make your first consultation appointment after your class while you're there at the office/dept?

No we were not given an option. We had the orientation and then filled out a questionaire and they said they would call us nex week to start the 12 week classes...

Hi' date=' I have Kaiser Insurance also in Virginia. You only have a 12 week process? Lucky! I have to do a 6 month program. I've had my initial orientation and I will have my first NUT appointment on Sept 3rd. At this rate, I won't get sleeved til Jan/Feb time frame. When I see my NUT, I'm going to see if there's anyway I can speed it up a bit. I'm scheduled for two weeks vacation in Dec and would love to get sleeved during that time. I want to lose the weight and am willing to forego the Christmas dinner feast!

Good luck to you both and lets keep in touch![/quote']

I would love to hear your progress!! It's weird how different areas of kaiser are different. I believe we do all the consult and seeing NUT during the 12 weeks or so it seems... Good luck!!

Congrats on the orientation class. The one thing about the 12 week classes is that it is very informational and thoroughly prepares is for our surgeries. The one thing they do is slant everything to the GBP and really is quite different than the sleeve. After I finished the 12 week class it a couple weeks for dr leport's office to call to set up and appointment ant then I wasn't able to get in for 6 weeks and the surgery was about 2 months after the last class.

I know for sure I don't want the GBP I have looked into all this even before talking to my PCP and I don't think anything would change my mind. Wow so surgery 2 months after the last class! When did you have it done? I have looked into Dr Leports and have two co workers that went through that office but they don't have kaiser. That has put me at ease some about the actual procedure.

I had my surgery at Kaiser Fresno. My first appt. was in December of 2010. I then had my surgery on August 16th of 2011. The eight months in between, really did help me get ready mentally for the changes. I understand people want to get the surgery as soon as possible but you have to be ready for the changes. Good luck!!!!

Joe

Joe , was your Aug date because of their full calendar or was that just the amount of time it took to get all the prereqs done? I'm hoping for an early June date, and starting now I'm hoping that's doable. You mentioned that your first appt was in Dec '10. Was that the overview class, the orientation class, or your first one on one with the surgeon?

So glad Jenn started this thread! I'm loving the oppty to talk to other Kaiser sleevers. I have only one person I know that had gone through Kaiser, but she had RnY and that was 5 years ago,so her recollection is a bit foggy

~Kari

I had my surgery at Kaiser Fresno. My first appt. was in December of 2010. I then had my surgery on August 16th of 2011. The eight months in between' date=' really did help me get ready mentally for the changes. I understand people want to get the surgery as soon as possible but you have to be ready for the changes. Good luck!!!!

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I am definatly thankful for the prep i will have to go through with kaiser. I have friends who have commercial ppo's and they had minimal education and prep. One is already beginning to regain at 5 or 6 months post op. My only urgency for the surgery is that at my current weight I don't want to get pregnant and then post op I have to wait so long (understandably) so I get anxious about the length of time it takes to have it done. But like I said kaiser way of doing it, I think Is super beneficial. And I'm glad to be doing it this way and laying the road work to having life long success so that I can even think of more kids!!