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I am so excited. I got a little discouraged for awhile, but it all worked out. I am a little nervous now, but know I need to do this because I've been dealing with this for too long. I have Kaiser insurance in Colorado, and I know the wait time can be months. The lady I talked to on the phone is sending me out some paperwork, so hopefully I will know more soon. She said I need to take an 8-week class and that right now it is about a 5-7 month wait for the class, and then she said it's about 1-2 months from the end of the class until the surgery, so overall we're looking at about 6-9 months before I get the surgery. I am hoping to lose about 40 lbs before the surgery, so we'll see. Yea!!

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congragulations i hope all works out well and you will lose that 40 pounds i go to mexico on the 30th of this month and i am scared but excited the life style change is dramatic but i had a chance to do it and couldn`t control my eating. much success

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Pookie - Congratulations!!!! The hardest thing about Kaiser is the "waiting" to hear something. I have been on the pre-op meal plan that they want us on since 6/6. I am down 28 pounds now. They said that I might need to loose 10% of my body weight which would be 26 lbs. It depends upon your shape out here. People who are pear shaped don't need to loose as much as people who carry their weight in their tummies. Since I tend to carry my weight all over, I decided to just keep loosing. Afterall, I'll need to loose it sometime.

My next appointments will be on Aug. 3rd with the director of bariactrics and the dietician. When I see the director I will receive my surgeon's appointment. I have my psych appointmen on the 24th of August and hope to do my lifestyle class at the same time. After the surgeon it's about 2 months before you get your actual surgery. The process here takes about 3 to 6 months.

It will be interesting comparing notes. Keep in touch.

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