Hello everyone. I am too going through the process of having the surgery. I attended the orientation in December of 08 at the Kaiser Bldg in Carson and was placed on track 44. I made phone calls to see if i could get another date and wasn't able to on my own. I did receive a phone call yeaterday 1-16-09 by the administrator over options indicating that a new track was beginning in Feb on the 23rd. I was happpppppy:thumbup:. I was scheduled for the 24 week class in Dec to start APRIL. I wasn't too happy. I began to look at other weightloss plans at Kaiser and signed up for the Optitrim program. But now I am not going to do that program. I am excited. I cant wait to get the process going. I have enjoyed reading all of your blogs and I am going to keep in touch as I go through this process. Have a good day all.