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I actually finished in December. I didnt meet with surgeon until February due to Covid. I got a call from his nurse 4 weeks ago and I get surgery on Wednesday. It took longer due to backlog and they where not allowed to do the surgery in Ontario Kaiser until recently.

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Finished options mid/end of December. Had my surgeon consult mid January. (One month between options end and consult) ….Then I couldn’t get approved for surgery because covid shut everything down…. I ended up having surgery March 24th… so a little over 2 months almost 3 from consult to surgery.
But…. If covid hadn’t shut anything down it would have been quick. Options, consult, and surgery within a month after options finished. Covid really kind of messed up the timeline. I live in ca and I was ready to go during the second wave .

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I had my appointment back in February with my surgeon and just had my surgery the 2nd of June due to the backlog from Covid.

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58 minutes ago, E1enadanvers said:

Anybody have there appointment with their surgeon through Kaiser recently ? How long after the consult with the surgeon did you have your surgery?

It really varies on the area you are talking about because some places are more inundated with backlog than others.
me: consult mid January and surgery mid March.

I’ve heard from other people that got it done faster because they were not in a high case area…. But then you have others like samym who take a lot longer.

Speaking of which; how you doing samym? You are almost a month out are you feeling good?

My weight is now 246. When I had surgery it was 297. So about 40 pounds in three months.

my unsupportive husband weighed himself and was in shock. He weighs almost 400 pounds. He is seeing my success and is definitely moving towards insecure and jealous. I told him to go walk into his dr at Kaiser and request it…. But it requires lifestyle changes…. Which he is not willing to make. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Hi! Im doing really well. Its 3 weeks and down 11 pounds. Im going to be one of those slow losers, but as long as Im losing its good. I dont have any issues eating or drinking. Yay which is what I was worried about. As for your hubby dont worry about him. You keep doing you… you are doing amazing.

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20 hours ago, Samym said:

Hi! Im doing really well. Its 3 weeks and down 11 pounds. Im going to be one of those slow losers, but as long as Im losing its good. I dont have any issues eating or drinking. Yay which is what I was worried about. As for your hubby dont worry about him. You keep doing you… you are doing amazing.

That’s still pretty good. My weight loss is interesting. I’m not losing steadily. I’ve hit several stalls already. I got my first one about three weeks out from surgery …. Which was expected. I stayed the same weight for weeks, then all of a sudden I dropped a lot. I’m now in another stall. I’ve been stuck at 246 for two weeks now. I tend to drop a lot in short periods and then stall for long periods….

It’s also hard to meet my Protein intake goal. I hate the shakes (I gag just thinking about them) but I still have to drink them otherwise I won’t meet the protein goal. I’m down to one though. I can get 30 grams of protein in through food and then one shake a day. I split that shake up so I don’t have to drink it all at once.

clothes are another thing I judge my loss by. I had to buy an emergency pair of swim bottoms so I could actually continue going to the beach and pool without being arrested for indecent exposure lol.

In sizing: I was a 24 or a 3XL pre surgery and I am now about a size 16 or extra large. I’m so happy I made this choice

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Yes I had VSG thru Kaiser North in California. I had my appt with the surgeon two hours after my intro class. I knew I wanted to proceed so if the appt was available, why not? Good luck!!

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