California? Anyone...ツ

[Angelarda 2]

Hello from a VERY small town past Turlock California called Delhi. I had my surgery in Fresno, Ca. on December 19th 2011.

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Welcome Angelarda

[GENNYOSKINNY 78]

Medi-cal pays for WLS??

Yes I have medi-cal and they cover all wls if u have a very high bmi or comorbitys Im 36 an had my first heart attack one year ago that resulted in a large stent put in my heart I also have high blood pressure high closterol sleep apnea and copd. Im disabeled and on ssi............. I travel four to Dr. Nguyen but totally worth it Iv seen all the specialists and been cleared for vsg...cant wait

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[GENNYOSKINNY 78]

Yes I have medi-cal and they cover all wls if u have a very high bmi or comorbitys Im 36 an had my first heart attack one year ago that resulted in a large stent put in my heart I also have high blood pressure high closterol sleep apnea and copd. Im disabeled and on ssi............. I travel four to Dr. Nguyen but totally worth it Iv seen all the specialists and been cleared for vsg...cant wait

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*I travel four hours

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[JP69 116]

I had my surgery in So. San Fran. Kaiser. I'm in Petaluma:)

[lizy0916 18]

So happy for my dad. Tomorrow would be the day for his WLS

[GENNYOSKINNY 78]

So happy for my dad. Tomorrow would be the day for his WLS

In ca?

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[gracefulfaith 8]

Hey Lota, I'm having my surgery at Kaiser in Fremont also. My Dr is Dr. Dennen. I'm in the beginning stages....gotta loose 26lbs....here we go...

Congrats!....ure day is almost here, can't wait for mine!

Let me know how everything goes.

Rishida

[jenakaela 24]

Hey Lota' date=' I'm having my surgery at Kaiser in Fremont also. My Dr is Dr. Dennen. I'm in the beginning stages....gotta loose 26lbs....here we go....

Congrats!....ure day is almost here, can't wait for mine!

Let me know how everything goes.

Rishida[/quote']

Hi Rishida...I also had to lose 26lbs per Dr Chu lol. I ended up losing 35lbs and I'm still continuing to lose before surgery. How far into the process are you? I like Dr Dennen he gave the orientation I attended in Nov 2012. Here are my stats: 5'9 wt on record 316 12/19/12, highest wt 322 1/3/13 off record ( I gained 6lbs during Xmas n new yrs), currently 287 n want to lose 10 more lbs by surgery day.

Lota

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[gracefulfaith 8]

How exciting, what are you doing to loose your weight, it's so hard for me. I have 18lbs to go. I've finished orientation 3/1, and met with Dr. Dennen. I'm just waiting to get within 10lbs of my goal weight which is 260. I'm at 278 now. My HW was 286. When I get close to my GW I can complete my phych eval and get a surgery date, I can't wait! Just struggeling to loose this weight.

It's so nice to meet someone going to Fremont Kaiser too.

[gracefulfaith 8]

How exciting, what are you doing to loose your weight, it's so hard for me. I have 18lbs to go. I've finished orientation 3/1, and met with Dr. Dennen. I'm just waiting to get within 10lbs of my goal weight which is 260. I'm at 278 now. My HW was 286. When I get close to my GW I can complete my phych eval and get a surgery date, I can't wait! Just struggeling to loose this weight.

It's so nice to meet someone going to Fremont Kaiser too.

[gracefulfaith 8]

Ohh and I'm 5'6

[jenakaela 24]

You're doing really good before you know you've reached your goal. I've been following the 1200 cal plan that's in your binder and doing lots of cardio like zumba p90 kenpo, couch 2 5k 3x a wk, and I've also done a crash diet that consist of 1 Protein Shake in the morning, Water throughout the day and salad however you like for dinner before 8pm. I lost 10lbs in 5 days. I had to make the changes now and since then my husband and 3 daughters have been following right behind me lol. Its been an awesome journey so far.

Oh yea before I forget I drink 80-120 ounces of water everyday. You'll pee like a horse but its worth it. I also use mio, and dasani drops to flavor my water only 20-40 oz though and the rest are straight water.

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[gracefulfaith 8]

Omg that's great, I'm going to try the crash diet. That's awesome that your husband & daughters are following behind you. Great example! I also have 2 daughters (no husband anymore tho...lol). I follow behind my oldest daughter (7). She's a salad freak...lol...that will make it a little easier. How old are your daughter's?

[jenakaela 24]

I've been married for almost 19yrs our girls are 17, 15, and 12. They've been my motivation throughout this process and I'm so grateful for that.

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