Richmond California Kaiser? anyone

[BairwithMe 144]

Hi all. Having my surgery on Oct 19*2015 at Richmond california Kaiser.Anyone else having it there? or have had it there? curious about your experiences with this hospital. So far everyone there for my appointments have been great. I travel an hour to get there each time. Please share if you can. thank you so much.

[vsgjess 14]

I had my surgery at Richmond too! Yay! I'm so excited for you!

I had a great experience. All I have to say is get up and walk, walk, walk!!! So excited for you!

I had Dr Baggs too. He was so kind, took his time to talk to you on the day of surgery, swung by in the evening and then came again the next morning before I was discharged. I wasn't in the hospital for a full day (22hrs total)!

Edited September 19, 2015 by vsgjess

[BairwithMe 144]

wow thank you for sharing! Dr. Baggs does seem so sweet and kind. Makes a big difference. thanks!!

I had my surgery at Richmond too! Yay! I'm so excited for you!

I had a great experience. All I have to say is get up and walk, walk, walk!!! So excited for you!

I had Dr Baggs too. He was so kind, took his time to talk to you on the day of surgery, swung by in the evening and then came again the next morning before I was discharged. I wasn't in the hospital for a full day (22hrs total)!

[vsgjess 14]

absolutely! I'm so excited for you!

[lachellove 486]

I had mine in richmond as well so far I'm doing great ....

I had Dr.Im

[tamirn 90]

May i ask can anyone of you please tell your whole experience from the time your dr sent the referral till surgery??. ., did u have to do options program??? How long was your process?? I am so happy for u all i wish it were me... im going to the four hour orientation next week. Can u tell me about your experience? ??

[tamirn 90]

I am also going through Kaiser Richmond

[tamirn 90]

Hi all. Having my surgery on Oct 19*2015 at Richmond california Kaiser.Anyone else having it there? or have had it there? curious about your experiences with this hospital. So far everyone there for my appointments have been great. I travel an hour to get there each time. Please share if you can. thank you so much.

Hey just wondering if you could be so kind to tell me your experience as i am going through the same Kaiser. . How long did it take from start to finish?? Did you have to do the 24 weeks of options??? Congratulations btw !!!!

[lachellove 486]

I am also going through Kaiser Richmond

when my doc sent the referral in 2 days later they called with an appointment for a week later June 11 was orientation I completed all my appointments before July .. Only appointment that stalled was my psych examine because he is part time so I had to was a month to see him. You are required to meet weight loss goals 5 pounds or so and stick to the diet .. Easy to me. After my psych examine I met the case manager 2 days later. She scheduled my surgery that day. August 12. I imagine it would be sooner than that had my psych evaluation would have been scheduled sooner. He was booked ..

[lachellove 486]

May i ask can anyone of you please tell your whole experience from the time your dr sent the referral till surgery??. ., did u have to do options program??? How long was your process?? I am so happy for u all i wish it were me... im going to the four hour orientation next week. Can u tell me about your experience? ??

Also the orientation is very informative ,, long you might get Liz she's ummm interesting .. If you have any questions ask there ... Keep your binder they give you it helps and has tons of info. You also find out who your surgeon is .. That day. My process went fast .. Everyone's process is different. It's really the psych evaluation that pro longs it if you can get a appointment before he gets booked you will be cool. Options? What is that? Didn't hear about that

[tamirn 90]

May i ask can anyone of you please tell your whole experience from the time your dr sent the referral till surgery??. ., did u have to do options program??? How long was your process?? I am so happy for u all i wish it were me... im going to the four hour orientation next week. Can u tell me about your experience? ??

Also the orientation is very informative ,, long you might get Liz she's ummm interesting .. If you have any questions ask there ... Keep your binder they give you it helps and has tons of info. You also find out who your surgeon is .. That day. My process went fast .. Everyone's process is different. It's really the psych evaluation that pro longs it if you can get a appointment before he gets booked you will be cool. Options? What is that? Didn't hear about that

Well options some type of program kaiser has i guess like a nutritional program? ?? Its a reqirement for surgery some people have it for 24 weeks and some 12 weeks

[lachellove 486]

I didn't have to do that. I believe it depends on insurance.

[vsgjess 14]

May i ask can anyone of you please tell your whole experience from the time your dr sent the referral till surgery??. ., did u have to do options program??? How long was your process?? I am so happy for u all i wish it were me... im going to the four hour orientation next week. Can u tell me about your experience? ??

Sorry for the delay!

• My PCP sent my referral to a Health class which I had to complete at a local Kaiser before they would send my info along to Richmond. That was Nov 2014.
• I had my first class at Richmond (the 4 hour intro class) in January.
• I met Dr Baggs in early Feb and given a weight loss goal.
• Met with Dr Z. in early March (already at goal weight).
• Liz set up my surgery in mid-April.... But Liz added me to a cancellation call list(for those who don't meet goal weight etc), so I found out on the 20th March that I was bumped up to 25th March.
• So I had to go to my final pre-op prep class on the 24th March.
• I went in for surgery at 1pm, 25th March... I was at home the next day before noon.
• 3 weeks post op I saw Dr Baggs again and about a week later, Liz called and we chatted for about 30 minutes or so regarding everything.

I hope this helps!

[BairwithMe 144]

Hi all. Having my surgery on Oct 19*2015 at Richmond california Kaiser.Anyone else having it there? or have had it there? curious about your experiences with this hospital. So far everyone there for my appointments have been great. I travel an hour to get there each time. Please share if you can. thank you so much.

Hey just wondering if you could be so kind to tell me your experience as i am going through the same Kaiser. . How long did it take from start to finish?? Did you have to do the 24 weeks of options??? Congratulations btw !!!!

Sure no problem. It took about 4 months from the time of getting a referral from my primary care doctor to go through all the classes-psychologist visit-information class-meeting with a case manager-losing 12 lbs to get the date. I did not have to do options. Not sure why -they never brought that up even in the information class. I am getting a gastric sleeve. Not sure if that makes a difference. I have not been on any diet. Just adding more Protein and eating healthier to lose those 12 lbs- hope that helps. good luck

[BairwithMe 144]

May i ask can anyone of you please tell your whole experience from the time your dr sent the referral till surgery??. ., did u have to do options program??? How long was your process?? I am so happy for u all i wish it were me... im going to the four hour orientation next week. Can u tell me about your experience? ??

Also the orientation is very informative ,, long you might get Liz she's ummm interesting .. If you have any questions ask there ... Keep your binder they give you it helps and has tons of info. You also find out who your surgeon is .. That day. My process went fast .. Everyone's process is different. It's really the psych evaluation that pro longs it if you can get a appointment before he gets booked you will be cool. Options? What is that? Didn't hear about that

Ha yes Liz is veryyyyy interesting. I wonder if she had this operation. she kind of scared me.ha. yes one time I didnt have something filled out in the binder and I was like a kid at school getting reamed.. yikes.never forgot again.