donnamaria65

Ouch are you kidding? Kaiser takes that long to approve you? Thru Monarch I was approved in 4 mths, and that's after all my nutrition classes, support, physic, blood work and Dr. meeting.

I'm also apart of LePorts group, I picked female Dr. Kelly Frances to do my surgery, I also heard Dr. Tieu talk and almost picked him but heard Dr. Frances too. Had my RYN 12/2/13.

I also live in Anaheim, who did your surgery, I was apart of Dr. LePorts team at Orange Coast in Fountain Valley.

I'm not far from you, I'm in Anaheim, could use friends.

Hi I'm in need of a mentor, I live in Anaheim also, surgery date was 12/2/13. Would love to talk.

Jocie I'm going thru menopause now and I'm horny as heck lol! I lost 110 lbs and a size 12. Sadly hubby's got health problems and I don't get any which is sooooo frustrating, but sadly there's nothing I can do. We did the bunny thing for 25 yrs of 30 yrs of marriage, but I am need some badly lol!!!

I'm 50 but had mine at 49, after my classes my insurance paid for it within 4 mths. I'm was a size 22 before surgery, 13 mths later I'm a comfortable size 12. I have to thank my husband of 30 yrs for suggesting this procedure due to my failing health with chronic spinal & nerve pain plus diabetes. It had never occurred to me to even get this done or that my insurance would pay for it, but it did and fast. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life and my only regret is that I didn't think about it myself or done it sooner. You will be sooooo happy when it's done and the weight finally goes down, best of luck and success to everyone taking this life saving step!

After having our surgery, I believe we all become so anxious about how fast we can get our weight off and when it doesn't come off fast enough or if the scale is higher or says we didn't lose any weight it can really affect us. It isn't healthy to weight ourselves multiple times a day or even everyday, per my doctor. I'm sure your doing the best you can and I find that we can be too hard on ourselves after gastric surgery. I remember when I couldn't wait to get under the 200 lb mark. With patience and endurance which for some people doesn't come easy, before I knew it I rejoiced greatly when the scale read 199. I promise you you'll get there. I hit my 1 yr anniversary Dec 2nd, starting weight 262, but surgery day I was 242 because I lost 20 lbs 4 mths before my surgery. I put up a handwritten weight loss chart in my bathroom and recorded my weight once a week for the first 10 mths. a by the way this is without exercising because I'm disabled. When my weight slowed down I weighted myself every other week. I am elated to say I stepped on the scale today and 144 showed up. I had to step on it 2 more times to make sure it wasn't broken, because I had been stuck at between 152 - 156 for 2 mths because I have been slacking on my protein intake and eating things I shouldn't have been ( pasta, rice, bread). So it was totally my fault which was understandable, but I went back to basic, which is my protein shakes and not eating those do-not-eat anymore weight gainer foods. Stick to your beginning program and tell your doctor your concerns, your probably doing better than you think. I hope you reach your goal soon, and my doctor said slow and steady keeps the weight off. Good luck ☺