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I'm in Simi Valley.


Aka_ET

HW-220
Pre-op 194.3
RNY
SD June 16th 2017
CW-172
GW-140
HT 5' 3"
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"You may see me struggle but you will never see me quit"

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@akaet super close! I'm in Woodland Hills/ Where did you do your surgery?

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I'm working through my weightloss classes now at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles - anyone have their WLS at Cedars? Curious to hear if so what your experience was like.

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I'm working through my weightloss classes now at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles - anyone have their WLS at Cedars? Curious to hear if so what your experience was like.

I had my surgery at Cedars in May, 2014. I'm happy to answer any questions you have. It's a great program!


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Hi. My email is aka_et@me.com
I had my revision at Cedar Sinaid. My surgeon is Dr. Daniel Shouhed. I looooove him he saved my life.


Aka_ET

HW-220
Pre-op 194.3
RNY
SD June 16th 2017
CW-169.8
GW-140
HT 5' 3"
[emoji120][emoji878][emoji1272]

"You may see me struggle but you will never see me quit"

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Not bad. I went to work on 09/05/17. Just a little pain. Nothing I could not handle
Im having hard time figuring out when I'm full. Im still on liquids. Did you have this problem?

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I still have that problem even wirh food. It's so complicated for me. Ugh [emoji58]


Aka_ET

HW-220
Pre-op 194.3
RNY
SD June 16th 2017
CW-167.8
GW-140
HT 5' 3"
[emoji120][emoji878][emoji1272]

"You may see me struggle but you will never see me quit"

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Hi,

I'm in LA and considering VSG. I have my first appointment... in an hour! Looking for others in LA to connect with.

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On 12/8/2017 at 10:40 AM, WhiskeyKisses said:

Hi,

I'm in LA and considering VSG. I have my first appointment... in an hour! Looking for others in LA to connect with.

Hiii. I just finished my Options class in LA>

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11 hours ago, LoveMatilda said:

Hiii. I just finished my Options class in LA>

Awesome! I’ve been trying to get scheduled all week for whatever the next hoop is I need to jump through with no luck. Kaiser is Slow. Are you going through insurance?

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On 8/16/2017 at 6:05 PM, monica91355 said:


I had my surgery at Kaiser West LA on June 22. Took my Options classes at Panorama City. Let me know if you have any questions!

Hi. I’m just starting the process with Kaiser at the sunset office. I did all my blood work last week and am waiting to be scheduled for classes. At what point in the process did you know if Kaiser would cover it? My BMI was almost 41 when I went to my first appointment. I have no idea what’s supposed to happen next and I’ve been having a lot of trouble trying to schedule classes.

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