OCMICHELLE714

HEY TINA, GREAT POST GIRL! I HAVE JUST BARELY STARTED MY JOURNEY AS WELL AND MUST SAY HOW ENVIOUS I AM THAT YOU ONLY HAVE 6 WEEKS. THAT'S AMAZING! YOU ARE GOING TO BE FANTASTIC, I UNFORTUNETLY, HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED MY 12 WEEKS OF CLASSES THAT KAISER REQUIRES ( SO I PROBABLY WON'T HAVE MY SURGERY UNTIL MARCH 2012. BUT I AM TO, ALSO NERVOUS, ANXIOUS AND EXCITED ALL AT ONCE. I CAN'T WAIT TO FOLLOW YOUR PROGRESS. BEST WISHES MICHELLE

HI THERE, I HAVE KASIER, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD IT SEEMS TO BE ABOUT 6 MONTHS. YOU WILL HAVE TO "JUMP THRU HOOPS" BUT IT IS WELL WORTH IT. I AM JUST STARTING MY 12WK REQUIRED CLASS FOR KAISER. ONCE I FINISH THAT, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE THE SURGERY WITHIN 1-4 WKS. BEST OF LUCK. I WENT TO THE SURGUERIES ORIENTATION LAST NIGHT, THE DR EXPLAINED THAT WITH PREVIOUS SURGERIES OR DIABETES, THAT HE WOULD RECOMMEND THE BYPASS INSTEAD OF THE SLEEVE. BUT YOU WILL MAKE THIS DECISION WITH YOUR SURGEON. HOPE THIS HELPS.

HI THERE, I'M A NEWBIE ALSO. MY 1st APPT W/MY DR WAS 10-10-11. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO GET MY LAB WORK & KAISER'S WT MNGMNT CLASS. THEN MEET BACK WITH MY DR. I WAS HOPING TO HAVE THE SURGERY NEXT MONTH, BUT TO MY SURPRISE, WITH KAISER SO CAL, YOU HAVE TO TAKE A 12WK CLASS. THEN ONCE COMPLETED, I WILL BE REFERRED TO AN OUTSIDE FACILITY FOR SURGERY. SO, MY DR emailed ME TODAY TO GIVE ME A LIL INFO.....HE LET ME KNOW THAT MY SURGERY WOULDN'T BE FOR ABOUT TO 4-5 MONTHS OUT. AND THAT I'D BE IN THE HOSPITAL, TYPICALLY, 3-4 DAYS AND OFF WORK FOR 2-4 WEEKS. ALL THAT BEING SAID....I GUESS I HAVE TO LEARN TO "COOL MY JETS" A LITTLE AND BE PATIENT. I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO START MY NEW JOURNEY IN LIFE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE SUPPORT HERE IS GREAT! BEST OF LUCK TO YOU TO. PLEASE KEEP ME UPDATED WITH YOUR PROGRESS AS WELL. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT UR JOURNEY. MICHELLE

HI THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFO. I AM GOING TO THE WT MNGMNT ORIENTATION TMRW. THEN WED BACK TO MY PRIMARY, THEN HE SAID HE'D PUT IN HIS REFERRAL/APPROVAL FOR ME, THEN I HAVE TO WAIT FOR KAISER TO REFER ME TO AN OUTSIDE HOSPITAL?? OUTSIDE? WHERE R U HAVING URS DONE AT?? THANKS MICHELLE