Hello, I have begun the process for Gastric Sleeve surgery with Kaiser Permanente in So. Ca.

I've attended my group information session and will start the Options classes for 12 weeks in July.

I'm wondering if any of you have used Kaiser and what your experience was. Especially the timeline.

Looking forward to hearing about your experience.

Thanks. Dr Suh at inland valley hosp in murrieta. I have to drink only liquids the day before and he told me to start limiting my starches now.

I've heard really good things about Dr. Suh.

Did you have to lose 10% before surgery?

You are so lucky not to have to do an extended liquid diet before.

I didn't quite make the 10% goal. I definitely can not gain before surgery

I'm having a hard time getting it off... I exercise my booty off but it's slowwwww going. I'm down about 11 of the 18 I need to lose.

I'm having a hard time getting it off... I exercise my booty off but it's slowwwww going. I'm down about 11 of the 18 I need to lose.

I lost 5% and I was cleared..I think as long as you're showing progress, you'll be ok..

Tomorrow is the day for me...super nervous and many things going through my head today. Hopefully I'll get some sleep tonight.

Good luck to you iwhit!

You'll be in my prayers! Let us know how you're doing plz.

@ iwhit

Been thinking of you and wishing you an easy breezy recovery.. Please share how your doing when your up to it :-)

@ iwhit<br> Been thinking of you and wishing you an easy breezy recovery.. Please share how your doing when your up to it :-)

Thanks to all of you. Well, the surgery went well but since then has been really rough for me. I was supposed to leave at noon today but couldn't due to my nausea which is causing me to vomit any liquids :-/ so hopefully tomorrow is the day.

Sorry to hear that iwhit. Hope you feel better soon. Hang in there.

Aww maybe it's the IV pain meds and/or the Antinausea meds. I hope you are feeling better tmw. Get some rest :-) your in my thoughts.

Hope you feel better soon. Rest and heal.

Hope you feel better soon. Rest and heal.

Thx guys...so I'm feeling 90% better than yesterday. I am no longer nauseated and can drink water without terrible pain. I did get a patch for nausea behind my ear so I probably feel better because of that and time. I've had a bad history with the anesthesia and nausea. I really asked myself why did I do this and was regretting it since I was so miserable but tried to remember the words of those on here who said it would pass. I know I'm not out of the woods yet but definitely feel a whole lot better.

I'm so glad for you that you're feeling somewhat better. Are you home yet? Hopefully the pain is tolerable. Keeping you in my prayers for a speedy recovery.

I was sleeved yesterday morning (8/20). Not too much pain but just dealing with nausea. I should be going home tomorrow.