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I'm right next to Oakland in the Bay Area. Sleeved in Mexico in December. :)

~*~Heather~*~

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I am currently in Sacramento and moving to Fairfield I'm trying to find support. Whoever is close to my area please add me! I need support right now :(

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I am currently in Sacramento and moving to Fairfield I'm trying to find support. Whoever is close to my area please add me! I need support right now :(

hi I just sent you a msg I'm in your area

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I just moved to the Bay Area and am looking for a group to follow-up with since my RNY in New York. I have Medi-cal + Anthem. Where did you guys go to?

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I'm from Los olivos ca by santa barbara any one around

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I am from San Jose but had my surgery up at Kaiser in South San Francisco.

Edited by chickadee80

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I'm in San Francisco. Had my surgery at UCSF on 1/16/15.

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I'm in Manteca and my surgeon is in Fremont...

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Apple Valley, CA (High Desert on the way to Vegas on the I15)

I'm with Kaiser - my first Doctors appointment is tomorrow @ 8:30 - surgery should be in July-August time frame.

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I am in NE Los Angeles between Glendale and Pasadena. I have Kaiser. Which office should I consider? My PCP just told me she would refer me yesterday, so I have not been contacted yet.

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I am in NE Los Angeles between Glendale and Pasadena. I have Kaiser. Which office should I consider? My PCP just told me she would refer me yesterday, so I have not been contacted yet.

I had surgery in West LA Medical center with Dr. Benjamin Kim last December. My surgery went perfect. The pain was almost nonexistent. The results have so far been fantastic. I've talked with a number of others at the Hollywood Kaiser Bariatric Surgery Support group, and they have had similar feelings with their surgeons at West LA. I recommend you come to the support group. It's walk-in, free and great place to get your questions answered from other sleevers and the medical professionals that run the group. The next one is:

When: June 16th, 5:30pm (every third Tuesday)

Where: Conference rooms at 1515 N Vermont Ave, L.A., CA 90027 (probably the same place you're doing your Options classes)

PS: expect a long (at least 3-months) wait. The doctors in West LA do sleeves and bypasses all day every day, but still have a very long waiting period.

Edited by Dave in SoCal

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