Hello everyone,

My name's Kristen.. I live in the Sacramento area and I'm just starting out & hoping to get the Gastric sleeve.

I started the Optifast program through Kaiser last September and have lost 120lbs.. I still need to lose another 100 at least and I'm hoping that this surgery will be the tool to help me achieve that!

I have a class on 01/06/2015.. after that I was told to let my doctor know if I'm wanting the surgery and we'll go from there. Does anyone else have Kaiser? About how long from start did it take for you to have surgery? I'm very curious about this because I've seen that this can vary quite a bit.

Also - anyone else in the Sacramento area? I'd love new friends.. someone to catch a movie with, go for a hike, workout, etc.

I hope everyone's having a great Friday!

~Kristen~

Hi Kristen, good job on your progress so far! That's impressive. Also, best of luck to you on your journey.

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Thank you! I'm very excited! It seems like it's taking forever to get here! - but I know it won't be that long.

Congrats to you on your loss to date! That's awesome!