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Dietician and Surgeon appointment at Kaiser

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heidikate    49

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In one week today I have my orientation and Dietician and Surgeon appointments at Kaiser.

Is there any certain way I should eat during this week that might help me to get my surgery date sooner?

Also has/is anyone out there gotten/getting their surgery done at Kaiser Permanente?

Thanks, Heidi

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thisfathasgot2go    235

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Your Kaiser sounds different then the Kaiser Southern California process that I just went through.

I had to get a referral to go to the orientation, then take a three month/weekly health education class and lose 10% of my body weight at referral to get the referral to see the surgeon.

I was sleeved 2 weeks ago yesterday and I think the education combined with the excellent surgeon and hospital staff care, it is an excellent program that I would recommend.

I think Kaiser does it right. You are in good hands.

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thisfathasgot2go    235

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@@heidikate

I was sleeved on October 7. Started soft foods today. So far success!

I lost 30 lbs. pre-op and so far 11 lbs. post-op.

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casper_808    44

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I went through Kaiser Fremont. Once and if they give you a pre op Goal weight the You start the diet plan. I would start it now since that is the healthiest way to eat moving forward. And it helps prepare you for surgery

I was sleeved in 9-14.

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casper_808    44

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Heidikate,

It was very easy. A balanced diet. Examples:

Breakfast- 3 oz cottage cheese or 2 eggs scrambled or boiled. 1/2 piece of toast. 1 tsp fat( butter, Peanut Butter, fat free cream cheese) & a serving of fruit. post-256683-14457359306611_thumb.jpg

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heidikate    49

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It looks like my Surgeon is Sanjoy Dutta..

Now I wish I had Dr Hahn!

How is everything going for you Casper? It looks like you're 6 weeks out!

I'm getting really excited! If he tells me I don't have too much to lose maybe it'll be the beginning of Dec!

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casper_808    44

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I'm sure your surgeon is good too. Everything is good with me. I'm on stage 3 of my diet and have my 6 week visit Monday then I get fully cleared for regular foods. The first 3 weeks I lost 15 lbs the I stalled for 2 weeks now I'm moving again. So far post op I've lost 28 lbs and since the beginning of my journey I've lost 57lbs.

Best decision of my life.

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thisfathasgot2go    235

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I am doing great. I am 2 1/2 weeks post-op. I have not gone back to work yet, but I probably can. No pain and I am on soft foods, paying attention to my sleeve when it feels full. No cheating. Just following the plan. I will start going to the support group next month and continuing to be accountable. I am down 13lbs. since the surgery.

Thank you for asking @@heidikate

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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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      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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