christysara

How is your process going? As for me the surgery went well. I am back at work this week and get tired easily but other than that I feel great!

9/28/17 is the date. I hate exercising besides swimming because I wear out before it does any good. Swimming is good because it takes that weight pressure off which allows me to do more... I fell down a flight of stairs around Easter and hurt my shoulder. I am still having issues with so that makes swimming hard right now but I am working around it [emoji4] I ordered samples from Bariatric Advantage... as a Kaiser patient you get a discount. I also am trying samples from Celebrate... they are pretty good and you can get a discount from them too [emoji16] How are you doing with the meal plan?

I do like the premier chocolate shakes... have you tried any other flavors? Are you using an app to track your meals? I got my confirmation for surgery today... in the letter he said I need to be below my goal weight on the day of surgery or else it will be cancelled... that is sooo nerve racking[emoji51]

That's awesome!!! I received an email from the surgeon today and he gave me the dates that he is available to do the surgery. I chose 9/28/17. I am so excited!!! I really need to start focusing on finding the vitamins... Sunday I am going to Costco to find the Premier protein shakes.... what is the best flavor in your opinion and how much protein is in it?

My surgeon is Dr. Khayat. He was very nice. I finished my psych evaluation...yay! Right after the evaluation I emailed the surgeon to see if I can book my surgery. I will let you know what he says:) Good luck tomorrow.

I have my psych evaluation today and a little nervous about it but I'm sure it will be fine. My surgeon isn't requiring 10% which I am thankful! I only had to lose 10lbs but every surgeon is different. Right now I am sampling different vitamins and protein shakes to find which ones I like. I wish Kaiser offered a starter package of these things to make sure I am picking the right ones but they don't [emoji30] There are so many choices! Which surgery are you going to choose? I chose the sleeve. As for the carbonation... I am right there with you... I understand the reasoning but I don't like it. I no longer drink carbonated drinks and it has been hard but not as bad as I thought it would be. Have you scheduled your classes yet? What did you think about Rick the nutritionist?

Let me know what you think about the orientation:)

The process has been very easy. Went to orientation and then met with my surgeon on the same day. The surgeon gave me a goal weight to meet. 2 weeks later I met with the nurse practitioner and took the nutrition and life style classes. Now I am scheduled to have my psych evaluation next week.... you will get a lot of information at the orientation[emoji16]

I hear that all the surgeons are great at SSF Kaiser. I think I just need my psych evaluation and then I can book my surgery... getting very excited!