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Hello hello ... Being sleeved tomorrow! So excited!

I hope all is well!

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Cali- how is it going for you? How much have you lost so far?

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Hello Everyone,

I'm in Fresno a d scheduled for surgery May 24th. I would love to here your stats, experiences, and advice. Look forward to hearing your stories.

Hope all went well for you today! Best wishes!!!!

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chclte06 sorry i havent replied i wasnt posting on here till yesterday. i finished options and my surgeon appt is on the 21st. do you have kim as your instructor she is awesome if so tell her judy slaughter said hello

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chclte06 sorry i havent replied i wasnt posting on here till yesterday. i finished options and my surgeon appt is on the 21st. do you have kim as your instructor she is awesome if so tell her judy slaughter said hello

Hey..no problem. I just finished Options...so oak figuring out what I am going to do.nervous.

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Would really like to hear back from anybody who has found a doctor in So Ca who is willing to work with patients who had the surgery in Mexico? I went to my GP yesterday and she was dead set against any wls. I didn't even tell her I was planning to go to Mexico. :)

What is everybody doing with regards to this? Dr. Kelly told me he'd consider me local and I could do follow ups there but haven't outlined any details yet because this is so new and I'm scheduled a few months from now. Would really like to hear from others on this...

hi FM-

I am a SoCal girl myself and have chosen the NEW Program in Newport Beach. A close family friend of mine had her sleeve done there. I actually went for a consultation a year ago, but wasn't being supported by my husband and family. Good news is, now they are on board so I am back at testing and getting my mind ready.

I highly recommend the NEW Program so far, they have been extrememly efficient and really helpful.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

~Carly

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Hi Carly,

I did look into the NEW program. If I'm correct (it's been a few months!) it cost nearly $20K for a sleeve there. And I'm not sure about this, but one of the places in Newport Beach does it as an outpatient procedure and it cost an additional $3K per night for the hospital *if* you need it! Since insurance isn't covering any of this, that wasn't really an option for me. I was very impressed by their website, etc. but it also took them a few weeks to get back to me. So it didn't seem to be a good option. I hope it works out better for you!!! Thank you for the info!!

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I'm from Tracy and going thru Kaiser Fremont....Dr. Dennen, to be exact. I'm so excited to be back on-track and I actually have my psych today :) I sometimes feel a little 'out in the boonies' here, as far as support goes, so if any of you Valley peeps ever want to chat...I'm allll ears!

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Hi all,

Was sleeved 4/4/12 in San Fran.

Feel free to PM me with questions or if you are in the Palo Alto/San Jose area and want local support buddy. :)

I'm going thru Kaiser S.S.F. where did you have yours done?

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I was sleeved 4/4/12 by Dr Cirangle in San Fran at LapSF.

Everything has been amazing & going so well. I am under 190 and i feel like this has been going absolutely according to plan.

Sorry I didn't respond to your earlier post- didn't check the thread.... I'm down 55+

Good luck to all of you.

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I was sleeved 4/4/12 by Dr Cirangle in San Fran at LapSF.

Everything has been amazing & going so well. I am under 190 and i feel like this has been going absolutely according to plan.

Sorry I didn't respond to your earlier post- didn't check the thread.... I'm down 55+

Good luck to all of you.

Do you attend his support groups? I think I'm going to start Wednesday.

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Hi all!

I'm with Kaiser Baldwin park. I'm week 5 of my options class.

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Central coast here, surgery done in Bakersfield with dr Garcia on July 26th. Great experience no problems and in all I'm down 46 pounds. :)

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Hello all kaiser wla being sleeved tomorrow.

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Hope everything goes great for u!

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