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w8loss4me    15

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Hi. I'm from Los Angeles. Had surgery at West LA Kaiser with Dr Casillas. Surgery was Dec 30, 2011.

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shiorihatagawa    2

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Hi! My name is Shiori. I am located in Whittier but, go to school in Orange county. I am having my surgery September 10th at UCI with Dr. Brian Smith. Totally excited! I would love to meet up with other locals who have had or are going to have a sleeve.

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Esmeralda75    26

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Hi! My name is Shiori. I am located in Whittier but' date=' go to school in Orange county. I am having my surgery September 10th at UCI with Dr. Brian Smith. Totally excited! I would love to meet up with other locals who have had or are going to have a sleeve.[/quote']

Sounds good to me

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twsport    45

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Hi! My name is Shiori. I am located in Whittier but' date=' go to school in Orange county. I am having my surgery September 10th at UCI with Dr. Brian Smith. Totally excited! I would love to meet up with other locals who have had or are going to have a sleeve.[/quote']

He did my surgery and I love him. He is fantastic and knows his business.

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calicakes    24

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I'm in Santa Clarita. I had a consult with Dr. Feiz, but just found out I need to see a dr. in network. I have anthem blue cross. I just made an Appt. for this coming Monday with Dr. Dr. Philippe Quilici.

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LauraM5    7

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I'm in Santa Clarita. I had a consult with Dr. Feiz' date=' but just found out I need to see a dr. in network. I have anthem blue cross. I just made an Appt. for this coming Monday with Dr. Dr. Philippe Quilici.[/quote']

I had my surgery with Dr. Quillicci in January 2012. He and office partner Dr. Tovar are very good!! After 6 months they send you to the Bariatric Center in St. Joseph for your check ups with the NP's. they are also very good! I highly recommend him!!

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calicakes    24

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]What was your pre=-surgery prep like? Did you have to lose so many lbs before surgery? Where did you have your surgery?

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LauraM5    7

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]What was your pre=-surgery prep like? Did you have to lose so many lbs before surgery? Where did you have your surgery?

My surgery was at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Pre--op was two weeks of liquids. The first two days were tough then it was fine.

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Gabriella28    2

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My surgery was at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Pre--op was two weeks of liquids. The first two days were tough then it was fine.

Hi LauraM5

My surgery is on the 30th with Dr. Hamamji, who was your surgeon?

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LauraM5    7

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Hi LauraM5

My surgery is on the 30th with Dr. Hamamji' date=' who was your surgeon?

Sent from my S4 using VST[/quote']

My surgeon was Dr. Phillipe Quillicci

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unbesleevable1    420

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I'm in Santa Clarita. I had a consult with Dr. Feiz, but just found out I need to see a dr. in network. I have anthem blue cross. I just made an Appt. for this coming Monday with Dr. Dr. Philippe Quilici.

I have anthem bc also! Very fast and painless approval process.

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unbesleevable1    420

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Oh also, all you southern california peeps, there is a rad support group monday nites at orange coast hospital, 6:30. Everyone is welcome!

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Ms skinniness    3,003

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Oh also, all you southern california peeps, there is a rad support group monday nites at orange coast hospital, 6:30. Everyone is welcome!

Is it open to Kaiser patients attending it? Does it have a cost for it? I would love to go, I am 2 weeks away from being 2 years out. :P

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RockyRitz    28

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Riverside, CA here :) and San Diego once a month. I'm getting sleeved next month!

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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