Hi hopefully someone can help me. I have Kiaser in southern California I'm scheduled for the Options information session on Wednesday. I was reading through the pamphlet they mailed letting you know the requirements to be a candidate for surgery. I see one of them states that you have to had 6 months of a weight management plan within the last 10yrs. Basically meaning it would have had to been documented by a doctor. Well.... I don't have that, I've only attempted various dieting and exercise on my own. Do you know what I can expect to happen if this the situation? Thanks in advance! Ps: I've attached a pic of the paper where the information is stated its #2

How is everything going? I'm going for my Options orientation tomorrow

@@almond_jay You'll do great!! I was sleeved on January 4th!!

@@thisfathasgot2go, any updates for us?? I am on week 5 if options class!! W. LA as well. They told us it would take 2 month after classes end, before you get your surgery date. I had to wait two month to start options class.

Edited January 11, 201610 yr by hopefullythininme

I wanted to update that I'm on week 2 of Options class. So far it is pretty interesting, the only issue I have is that I noticed the instructors really really push gastric bypass.

They used reasoning like we see a lot of people who come back after the sleeve and lap band to get gastric bypass. They reasoned that means people with sleeves gain the weight back and gastric bypass doesnt. To me that is faulty reasoning since if you get gastric bypass there is no other surgery you can have after so thats why you don't see them again. That doesn't mean they didnt gain weight back.

I finished Options on December 16, and my surgery is on February 16. In my Options class, they didn't push any surgery over another. They did however, really inform us on the differences, pro and con, and continually told us the descision is ultimately up to us. I was 98% sure I wanted the sleeve, but I waited until I met with my surgeon before my final descision was made. He agreed with my descision, and it was his recommendation as well. My wife took the Options class with me as well. She missed a class and had to make it up with another class and instructor. She was appalled at the instructors attitude about the surgery. It was week 2 or 3, and she kept telling them about people she knew that committed suicide after the surgery. She felt she was going out of her way to scare people from having the surgery. We found out later that there were a lot of complaints that came from that class. The bottom line is, whether this surgery is successful has everything to do with you, and whether or not you stay on the program. If my surgery fails, and I gain my weight back, it is because I failed, not my sleeve!

@@hopefullythininme

Hello, sorry I am just seeing this. I had to wait from April to June to start my OPTIONS CLASS. I started June 16 and ended September 1, 2015. I lost 29 lbs pre-op which was more than the 10%. I saw the surgeon, Dr. Casillas at West LA on 9/21/2015. I chose or at least indicated a preference for the SLEEVE. Dr. Casillas said I could go either way - I had no GERD or DIABETES which I believe they prefer those patients go with the BYPASS.

I had my surgery 10/7/2015. I am currently almost 4 months out and have lost a total of 57 lbs, from 225 referral weight, to 196 surgery weight, to 168 currently.

I am a slow loser, which is fine with me. I avg about 1 lb a week, sometimes more, sometimes less, but as long as I am continuing to go down, I am ok with this.

I would recommend Dr. Casillas in West LA. He did a great job. The OPTIONS program is a big help to be successful because it really gives you the education needed to make good decisions about the surgery and the post-op diet.

Edited February 2, 201610 yr by thisfathasgot2go

@@thegentleoso

That instructor sounds like she does not like her job. I had Nichole and I thought she was great.

Edited February 2, 201610 yr by thisfathasgot2go

We had Nicole, and Hope as well! We had a great class!

10 more days @@thegentleoso congratulations!

@@thegentleoso how is everything going for you. You should be a little more than 2 weeks out by now. Any advice?

I started Kaiser options class in Carson ca in August and I was sleeved by Dr Mun on 12/29/15 keep with the classes and you will have your surgery

@@AshleyMcN23 How was South Bay? We have the option of South Bay or West LA and I want the fastest facility. I'm hearing now that West LA is booking for Mid May already which is really far out for me. I want the sooner the better.

@@thegentleoso

That instructor sounds like she does not like her job. I had Nichole and I thought she was great.

@@thisfathasgot2go Did you have Nicole at Sunset? Thats the instructor I have.

@@thegentleoso

That instructor sounds like she does not like her job. I had Nichole and I thought she was great.

@@thisfathasgot2go Did you have Nicole at Sunset? Thats the instructor I have.

@@almond_jay

Yes, I had Nichole at Sunset too.