Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!
$99 Yearly Supply Alert! 🌈 "1 per Day!" Bariatric Multivitamins

California? Anyone...ツ

GENNYOSKINNY

By GENNYOSKINNY, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

Recommended Posts

jhclikesshopping@gmail.com    285

jhclikesshopping@gmail.com
Posted

Hi Cali folks... Love the Rain right....

I am hosting the SF BAy Area WLS Support Group this month. Please consider yourself invited.

Here are the details.

Saturday Jan 9 - Pacifica Moose Lodge (Bradford Way in Pacifica)

12:00 Walk or Hike (depending on the level of mud)

1:00-3:00 Support Group at the Moose Lodge (downstairs)

Hope you can join us.

Furture WLS support groups can be found here.

http://www.meetup.com/SF-WLS-Group/

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

kimr    37

kimr
Posted

I'm in SD

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

long2912    8

long2912
Posted

Hi everyone I'm from Hanford Calif. I had surgery on July 28, 2015. Help!!! Please. I need support before I really mess up.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

long2912    8

long2912
Posted

I had my surgery at Fresno Heart and Surgery Center. Lately I have been falling into bad habits again and would like to team up with someone around 6 months out and get back on track. Can anyone help me? I did great for the first 4 months and have lost like 55#. But nothing since.????

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

prettyCali916    299

prettyCali916
Posted

Sacramento here! Sleeve date - 2/1/16. So two weeks from now!!!! Anyone nearby? I'm going to be at CPMC in San Francisco and I'm just going that far because Dr. Jossart is AMAZING!!! :)

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

jhclikesshopping@gmail.com    285

jhclikesshopping@gmail.com
Posted

@@prettyCali916

Hi there! I'm from California too. I got my surgery in San Jose with Jossart almost a year ago. Sorry were so far away but you can reach out to me if you need anything. Congrats on surgery and good luck. It is an adventure.

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

prettyCali916    299

prettyCali916
Posted

@@prettyCali916

Hi there! I'm from California too. I got my surgery in San Jose with Jossart almost a year ago. Sorry were so far away but you can reach out to me if you need anything. Congrats on surgery and good luck. It is an adventure.

Hi! Thank you! That's awesome! I hadn't been able to find anyone else who had/is used/using him!

How was your surgery recovery? How did your sleeve hold up? Have you lost much? Did he have you do the milk of magnesia and Prilosec OTC before surgery too? He says that they will really help with how I feel afterwards. Thank so much!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

smallbird    168

smallbird
Posted

Hi everyone I am 3 years out VSG, I currently live in redlands CA. I go to a support group at Loma Linda once a month but want to attend more meetups formal or non- formal. Im also open to creating a group if anyone wants to start :) I live around riverside, Rancho Cucamonga , Ontario , Temecula(a little far) but if anyone is interested or knows of some WLS groups please let me know! Thank you!

Instagram: smallbird_vsg

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

smallbird    168

smallbird
Posted

Im from SD but currently live in Redlands for work. Do you go to a support group in SD because I go home almost every weekend.

Not super close but sd

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

smallbird    168

smallbird
Posted

Hi I am from SD, currently live in Redlands do you go to support groups in SD? just wondering because I go home a lot on the weekends and would love to join thanks!

I'm in SD

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

kimr    37

kimr
Posted

Hi Smallbird

I do not currently go to a group, and the only one I know of is on weekdays. Would love to meet you if you want when you come to SD on weekends!

Share this post

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Go To Topic Listing Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • 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.
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • 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.
      · 1 reply
      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

      CaseyP1011

      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • KimBaxleyWilson

      KimBaxleyWilson

      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!!
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • bellaamey

      bellaamey

      https://alluniqueguide.com/java-burn-coffee-reviews/
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    Bariatric Forums

    For Patients

    Health Professionals

    Search Surgeons

    Bariatric Surgeons: Want to research a weight loss surgery surgeon? Enter their last name below to start!

    ×