Hi!

Anyone getting sleeved in May and wanna be pals? May 27th here. ?

I am hoping for a May/June date I will be your buddy though I am in classes with Kaiser Insurance right now I have my 5th class tomorrow night out of 12.
What are your requirements for your insurance company do you have any and where are you at what state I am in California

Just staring out .. workin on pre-op 10% weight loss ... I'm hoping for May/June as well .. I'm at Kaiser in CA ..

Just staring out .. workin on pre-op 10% weight loss ... I'm hoping for May/June as well .. I'm at Kaiser in CA ..

Hi which KAISER are you at I go to Bakersfield California I live in Bear Valley Springs (Tehachapi )

hopefully mines will be in may. I will be finished with my last weigh in at the end of april. my doc wants me to lose 5 pounds by the last weigh in or he wont approve me..

Hi which KAISER are you at I go to Bakersfield California I live in Bear Valley Springs (Tehachapi )

I'm going to Fremont Kaiser...I live in San Leandro .... I'm new to this process how long did it take for you to get approved by Kaiser ?
I'm going to first information meeting April 2nd ...
I talked w Bariatrics Dept then he gave me the informational binder..
this nice office guy explained the process & advised me to get started w pre-op weight since I got documented by my dr who referred me .
I wasn't aware that I need to take classes as well .

I'm going to Fremont Kaiser...I live in San Leandro .... I'm new to this process how long did it take for you to get approved by Kaiser ?
I'm going to first information meeting April 2nd ...
I talked w Bariatrics Dept then he gave me the informational binder..
this nice office guy explained the process & advised me to get started w pre-op weight since I got documented by my dr who referred me .
I wasn't aware that I need to take classes as well .

I had my orientation February 7 and in that class afterwords they signed everybody up for their Options class I started mine on February 21st
I have my 5th class tonight and there is a total of 12 classes. It does go by very quick so far I have lost 20 pounds since starting my class I have 9 more pounds to lose. They want me to lose a total of 29 pounds during the class they told us that after the class they make an appointment with the surgeon usually 1 to 2 weeks after and then hopefully I will have surgery soon after

I had my orientation February 7 and in that class afterwords they signed everybody up for their Options class I started mine on February 21st
I have my 5th class tonight and there is a total of 12 classes. It does go by very quick so far I have lost 20 pounds since starting my class I have 9 more pounds to lose. They want me to lose a total of 29 pounds during the class they told us that after the class they make an appointment with the surgeon usually 1 to 2 weeks after and then hopefully I will have surgery soon after

That sounds like your almost there .. yeah !! That's great !
I'm having my info class April 1st then .. I found out today that only need to have orientation class then they will schedule an appointment w dr & nutritionist to discuss pre-op weight/approval...
5lbs from pre-op weight approval I have psychology eval .. sounds slightly different in my area ..meaning no extra 12 classes.
It's still a big process to go through I imagine it will go quickly tho .. I can't wait !
let's keep in touch I like to hear about your progress.

Anyone here heading to Mexico? Going with ALM, not through insurance

That sounds like your almost there .. yeah !! That's great !
I'm having my info class April 1st then .. I found out today that only need to have orientation class then they will schedule an appointment w dr & nutritionist to discuss pre-op weight/approval...
5lbs from pre-op weight approval I have psychology eval .. sounds slightly different in my area ..meaning no extra 12 classes.
It's still a big process to go through I imagine it will go quickly tho .. I can't wait !
let's keep in touch I like to hear about your progress.

During the first and second week of my class I had my lab work EKG psych evaluation and my health assessment so everything is done except for meeting with the surgeon towards the end.
Yes let's definitely keep in touch

Let me know also if you don't have to take classes because most Kaiser patients have to take some type of classes so I'm 12 weeks some 24 that I've heard of. Hopefully you don't have to take Many that would be great

During the first and second week of my class I had my lab work EKG psych evaluation and my health assessment so everything is done except for meeting with the surgeon towards the end.
Yes let's definitely keep in touch

Oh ok .. that's good to hear you got it all done in the beginning.. then on to the 12 classes .. you are so close ... !!!
What was your starting BMI? / weight ?
I'll find out soon enough if they are the same requirements . I've been talking to kaiser bariatric office & told me after 2hr info class .. I schedule a 2hr orientation class ... then schedule to meet the dr & nutritionist.. next psych evaluation.. when I'm 5lbs away from 10% of pre weight loss ... then I wait for approval when I get to pre weight loss off .. about 22lbs ... So far I'm down almost 10 & it will count towards my documented previous weight I was told. ..
I just had all labs done march 2nd w a physical.
I'm sure they may want to evaluate my health again before they approve it.
I'll let you know if there is more to it ..
I was thinking all Kaiser bariatrics is all the same..
We can be Kaiser bariatric buddies !!
Thanks for sharing!

Oh ok .. that's good to hear you got it all done in the beginning.. then on to the 12 classes .. you are so close [emoji4] ... !!!
What was your starting BMI? / weight ?
I'll find out soon enough if they are the same requirements . I've been talking to kaiser bariatric office & told me after 2hr info class .. I schedule a 2hr orientation class ... then schedule to meet the dr & nutritionist.. next psych evaluation.. when I'm 5lbs away from 10% of pre weight loss ... then I wait for approval when I get to pre weight loss off .. about 22lbs ... So far I'm down almost 10 & it will count towards my documented previous weight I was told. ..
I just had all labs done march 2nd w a physical.
I'm sure they may want to evaluate my health again before they approve it.
I'll let you know if there is more to it ..
I was thinking all Kaiser bariatrics is all the same..
We can be Kaiser bariatric buddies !!
Thanks for sharing!

I sent you a private message but i'm not sure if you know how to open it
This is what I sent you I just made a copy of it

7 hours ago, shesticklish said:

Anyone here heading to Mexico? Going with ALM, not through insurance

I am headed to Mexico for surgery with Dr.Illan on May 15th.

Oh ok .. that's good to hear you got it all done in the beginning.. then on to the 12 classes .. you are so close [emoji4] ... !!!
What was your starting BMI? / weight ?
I'll find out soon enough if they are the same requirements . I've been talking to kaiser bariatric office & told me after 2hr info class .. I schedule a 2hr orientation class ... then schedule to meet the dr & nutritionist.. next psych evaluation.. when I'm 5lbs away from 10% of pre weight loss ... then I wait for approval when I get to pre weight loss off .. about 22lbs ... So far I'm down almost 10 & it will count towards my documented previous weight I was told. ..
I just had all labs done march 2nd w a physical.
I'm sure they may want to evaluate my health again before they approve it.
I'll let you know if there is more to it ..
I was thinking all Kaiser bariatrics is all the same..
We can be Kaiser bariatric buddies !!
Thanks for sharing!

Hi kbellakat,
I'm also going through Fremont Kaiser and my process sounds a lot like yours. I think SoCal Kaiser is different as there is no 12 week class for us. No classes for the Richmond Kaiser either as I inquired about both. I went to the info session a couple weeks ago and will be attending the orientation class tomorrow. I'm excited to learn more about the process and officially be on my journey. Was there a lot of people at your class?

You guys are lucky that you don't have to take a 12 week class in order to have the procedure done but in some ways I am glad that I'm taking this class I have learned a lot in the 5 weeks and they also prepare us for what's to comegood luck to both of you girls that are at Fremont Kaiser I am know you guys will do great make sure all of you keep in touch to let us know when your surgery dates are I'm hoping for the end of May or June