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I'm not a fan of Greek yogurt, however today I bought Dannon's Greek yogurt. I have to say that I was very impressed. It was black cherry fruit a the bottom. I will definitely buy more of these!!! The ratio if protein/calories in Greek yogurts vs. regular yogurt is worth trying it!

Thank you!!! They said thy if all goes well, that surgery will be in TWO months!!! Happy holidays to you too!!!

Orientation was great. I have my consult appointment on Thursday January 3rd!!!

Ha! That's funny! That's good to know. I really want my husband to go to understand all that I will be going through and what will be expected of me.

Does anyone know if I can take my husband with me to the orientation????

I got my surgery orientation date!!! THIS Sunday the 23rd!!!! Woo-Hoo!!!

That is so awesome!!! What is the date you start your process???

Yes!!!!!!!!!

I met with my doctor today... Got my referral to the bariatric program! Woo-Hoo!

I too have mirena and I would HIGHLY recommend it! I have to be honest and say that the discomfort of the insertion is ridiculous... But it's completely worth the pain. I didn't have any bleeding or cramping after it was inserted. What use to be full 7 day heavy periods are now pretty much non existent. I might have one day or so at the most. I've had mine in for a little over two years now.

It was pretty informative. A little disappointed in how vague the information was though. It was more of a "there are other options than surgery" kind I class. No specifics about the surgeries or the details about the process. I'm meeting with my PCP in Tuesday to ask for my referral.

That is good to know! I'm so ready to start getting some of this weight off. Unfortunately, I have purposely gained weight (I know.. I know... Not a smart move) but I have my personal reasons for doing it. Anywho, I'm counting the days until I can start losing! And really looking forward to being able to start losing and keeping it off!!!

That is great!!! Hearing your story makes me so happy and hopeful! I would ideally like to have my surgery done that last week of March. Mainly for missing work, but we shall see.

Well glad that the first day wasn't too bad. Do you feel like you are getting around as "normal"? Or do you feel that you still have to take it easy? I am a medical biller, so I sit most of my days Ido walk on my 15 min breaks and sometimes at lunch. I'm very excited about my class on Thursday. Ready to get this ball rolling.

Julea... How was your first day back at work??? Do you feel that a week after surgery was plenty of time for recovery? ~ kimi

Awesome! Thank you SOOOOO VERY MUCH for all of the information. Definitely takes a lot of the anxiety away. ~kimi

Good to know. I'm scheduled for the Preparing for weight loss class in Pleasanton on Thursday. Do you think that class is okay to take outside of the "jurisdiction"? Just the classes after your referral have to be in the same location as your surgery? Boy, that's going to be a killer on my work schedule. Seems like I will have to request a bit of time off just for the qualifying appointments. We're you able to take FMLA time??? ~kimi

Wow! This is all pretty great news. I was completely set on going to Dr. Joya in Pv Mexico because I didn't meet the BMI requirements last time I met with my MD. She made it very clear that she would not refer me unless my BMI was 40(+). Once I made my mind up that this was going to be IT, I started to really think about how much money I would save by having it done here. I mean, sheesh, I pay an arm and a leg for my insurance premiums as it is, I should use my insurance if I can. So now I meet the BMI and them some. I live in Modesto, and according to my calculations Sacramento, Fremont and Richmond are all about the same distance (give and take a few miles). I wonder if they would allow me to have a say so in the facility??? I have family in Fremont, so that would be great.

Wait... So you didn't have to go trough the options program for Fremont??? I'm signed up to attend the preparing for weight loss class on the 6th of this month. I'm meeting with my PCP on the 11th to request a referral. She and I have discussed weight loss surg before and she is one that will push excersise . So I'm hoping she will work with me this time. If you don't mind me asking, what was your highest weight? I'm @230. Did you have to prove a history of previous weight loss attempts? I've done weight watchers several times and been to a weight loss md that supplied me with ephedrine. O course I lost weight but ALWAYS gained it back... Blah blah blah... Story of our lives, right? How long has your over all process taken? Sorry for all of the questions... You are the only person who has responded to me, and I don't know of anyone personally that has gone trough Kaiser. Can I request Fremont? Or do they assign you??? Okay, I'm done. Thanks again for all of your assistance!!!

I have not had the surgery, I'm still in the "wanting it done" stage. But this topic is one that constantly runs through my mind. I know of two women at work that have had gastric bypass done and they are both very open about it, and I can't recall ever hearing anyone snickering behind their backs, everyone in our office has seemed rathe supportive. I just don't know how I feel about it personally. I know that if I chose to tell a few selected people the truth, it will eventually come out to the whole office. News spreads like wildfire amongst our cubicals! HA! So, I'm thinking it might be in my best interest to be honest up front. While I KNOW it's no ones business, I think I like the idea of vein able to be open and honest about it. Hiding something that I am so excited about and (hopefully) very proud of would be a shame!

OMG!!!! That is so awesome!!! I'm so excited for you! I'm praying things work out in my end as well. I'd LOVE to have a sleeve-sister for my surgery. ????

Have you scheduled your surgery date yet???

I should know next week if my co-signer is a go. After that, I will have no prob getting my loan. My deposit will be out down as soon as my school $$$ comes in from financial aid. Fingers crossed by the end of this month!!! But it could be first week of December . There is so much up in the air that is just out of my control at this time. But as soon as I have my loan or my deposit (whichever comes first) I will book. If I get the personal loan, I will try and book the same date as u!!! If I don't get my personal loan, I'll have to save up the $ for the surgery, so I'll have to book towards next November or early December. I'll keep you posted for sure!!!

Woo-Hoo!!!' Good for you!!! If I can get the personal loan I will shoot for the same dates! I would love to go have a buddy having surgery at the same time!!! I'm so excited for you!!!