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Congrats to you on securing a date. That's awesome. The countdown has begun for you. Haven't got a date yet, but my doctor estimates mid to late September.

Good luck to you! Hope you have a speedy recovery!

Congrats on getting your surgery date! That's awesome!

Congratulations! There's something to be said about perseverance!

Good Luck to you. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

That is so awesome. I can't wait until I can say the same thing. A new life is ahead for you and the Countdown has begun!!!! Congrats!

Congrats!

Congrats to you as well. That's so awesome. Today is multi-sleevers day!

That's so awesome!!! CONGRATS TO YOU!!! Definitely praying for you. Don't be nervous. Your steps have been ordered! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

So..... today I feel like I have taken another step closer to getting my sleeve. For those of who don't know how the SoCal Kaiser process works I will explain a little bit. 1. You have to see your PCP and get referred for the Bariatric/Options Program. (I completed this in Feb.) 2. You have to complete the entire Options Class (For me it was 12 weeks and I finished 6/22/2012, some programs are 24 weeks..Yikes! ) 3. You have to complete tons of Labs. (completed this the first week of June) 4. You have to complete an abdominal ultrasound, chest xray, and ekg. (I completed this the first week of June.) 5. You have to have an appointment with the Prevention Medicine doctor. (I completed this Today!!!!! 7/10/2012) #5 - Is where they let you know if they feel surgery is right for you and refers you for the surgery. All my labs came back great, with the exeption that my Vitamin D level was low. She gave me a prescription for this. My ultrasound, chest xray, and ekg all came back great as well. Well, SHE REFERRED ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was very happy that I continued to lose weight even after the Options program ended. I am so excited, and now I just have to wait a couple weeks to hear the confirmation that the insurance has accepted the referral, which she assured me they would. Soooo... What are the next steps? #6 Receive confirmation of referral. (I chose Pacific Bariatric as the medical group I wanted to go with. The Preventative Medicine doctor told me that most often they just refer to Dr. Suh with Crown Bariatric who has a pretty good track record as well. I wanted PBSMG because they're just awesome. My mom went through them.) #7 Have an appointment with PBSMG where you see three of their doctors in one day and meet with the surgeon. #8 Receive a call back after the appointment with a surgery date. It's been a long process.... but.... it's all worth it and I feel so much closer. A new life and a new day is ahead.

Thanks for sharing the information and congrats on getting your surgery date!!! It's only 11 days a way!!! That's awesome.

That's an awesome accomplishment! Congrats! Thanks for sharing.

That is crazy good!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Job to you!!!! Those are some amazing results.

That is awesome!!!!! Congrats.

How does a hospital just "lose" an EKG? . Incompentence at it's highest level!!! LOL. I would be pretty upset as well. Especially if it pushed my possible surgery date back. I hope all is well now man. Good luck to you.

Uh.... This should be called the "So not stupid thread". This is absolutely amazing. Congrats to you!!!

Good luck to you and a speedy recovery!

Good luck to you. Because youre getting this done at such a young age you will have the rest of your life to live so many great moments. Don't give up. Don't be scared. Go for your dreams.

That's awesome!!!!!! I am starting to feel left out. Lol.....good luck to you.

Wow! That's very exciting......good luck to you!!! Keep us posted on your progress.

I so agree with this!!! I recently had a conversation with my boss about promotability as we were having lunch. He very nicely hinted to me that if I want to get promoted that I would have to drop some weight. He did this over lunch, and told me in confidence, so I very much appreciated him having the courage to tell me something that we all know is there. He basically told me that no matter how qualified he felt I was, to get promoted, that he knows for a fact, that the big wigs at corporate discriminate. It's not fair, but it's how the world is. So I agree with you 100%. I know advancing in my professional career is a huge thing that I am looking forward to. Oh... and the Lane Bryant and Ashley Stewart story facing Fitness 19. That was hilarious!!!! LOL

Wow...that's awesome!!!! Great Job!

Good Luck to you!!! Wishing for you a speedy recovery!

Yes! There's 3 appointments all in one day, and one of those appointments is a psych evaluation. The three appointments are with the Surgeon, Internist, and Psychiatrist.

Well..she told me that they usually just refer to Crown Bariatric if you don't request PBSMG. I told her specifically that I wanted to go to PBSMG. She then asked me did I know which doctor? I gave her Eugene Rumsey who is the same doctor that conducted my mom's RNY back in Dec.2009. He's awesome!!! She was able to put that into the system so that the case manager sends the referal to PBSMG.