MonkeyNurse

I was sleeved 5/23 too but am too scared to get on the scale! My highest weight was in January of this year, 302 lb. I lost 19 pounds during the Kaiser Options program and my one week liquid pre-op.

I check in at 5 tomorrow morning and my surgery is scheduled for 8:30. I'm all packed and ready to go. I'm not nervous at all. I've been under general three times so maybe that's why. My kids are more worried than I am. My 17 year old said can't you please just do something not permanent or just try and diet one more time? So cute to see my 6'1 son all worried about his mom.

Congrats! You look amazing!!

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Two tablespoons at noon.

My surgeon just wants me to take Milk of Mag the day before surgery.

My surgery date is 5/23

My update: I finished options on April 4th. The Options LVN coordinator emailed me the next day to say she submitted my chart to the doctor for surgery approval and she asked where I wanted to have surgery. I chose Fountain Valley Hospital which is contracted by Kaiser. The surgeon's office called me on 4/16. They emailed me paperwork to fill out and a video to watch on the sleeve surgery. The surgery scheduler called me on 4/19 and we scheduled my surgery for 5/23. I could have scheduled it sooner but that date worked best for me. I had an appointment with my surgeon the following Monday. Her name is Kelly Francis. The appointment was quick. She answered a few questions I had and that was it. She was very nice. I went to a mandatory nutrition class the next day and that's it. All I have left is pre-op labs the week before surgery then the surgery. I am going on a liquid diet for a week before surgery. I am pretty excited and just a little nervous. Not really nervous about the surgery, more about the life changes I'll be making after surgery.

I saw an NP after I started Options and she told me 170 was a good weight for me at 5'7. They said at Options the last week that the case manager will send the authorization for surgery to the surgeon then they will call us to book the appointment. Should be around 2 weeks after Options ended. She said surgery should be 2-4 weeks after that. She said there is no longer the big delay they used to have.

Thanks for all the responses. I'm so glad I found this board I've talked to other people at work that went through Options and their PCP didn't make them do the 3 month diet either. I've had my PCP for over 5 years and she's never brought up my weight even though I'm morbid obese. I had to bring it up to her. I always thought that was strange since Kaiser is big on preventative health.