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Christina.Rose    287

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Palmdale.....Antelope Valley....getting sleeved in Marina DelRey.

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When is your surgery date?

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Idk now. I was sick on the 16th and 30th of December.....both of my prior surgery dates. Hopefully Feb 17th now but no confirmation yet.

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QueenOfTheTamazons    634

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I had a model surgery. No pain meds after the 3rd day (and that was just a dose of vicoden to make the 3 hour drive easier). No gas issues or problems sleeping. Very little nausea and not one episode of vomiting.

I can tolerate most foods. The only real negative reaction was to pickles. The juice from one bite (I spit it out) caused nausea for hours.

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prelz    8

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I'm getting sleeved tomorrow morning at Kaiser west LA. Excited but a little nervous. I haven't found too many peeps on here going through Kaiser. I want to start a discussion board but not sure how to do it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Lirian Lilly Marroquin    3

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I'm getting sleeved tomorrow morning at Kaiser west LA. Excited but a little nervous. I haven't found too many peeps on here going through Kaiser. I want to start a discussion board but not sure how to do it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I got the gastric by pass at Kaiser West LA. My doctor was Dr. CASILLAS. He was awesome.

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clc9    644

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I'm in Irvine. No date yet, but hopefully not too long!

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Have you submitted your paperwork yet? I hope you get your date soon!

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I'm still debating insurance versus self-pay. If insurance requires 6 months of a pre-op diet, I think I'll self-pay, in which case it could get scheduled pretty quickly. If the insurance hoops are reasonable, then it would take longer. No paperwork submitted yet. I meet with the psychologist next week and find out what other pre-op tests the doctor requires.

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jhemp85    106

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I'm in Irvine. No date yet, but hopefully not too long!

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Have you submitted your paperwork yet? I hope you get your date soon!

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I'm still debating insurance versus self-pay. If insurance requires 6 months of a pre-op diet, I think I'll self-pay, in which case it could get scheduled pretty quickly. If the insurance hoops are reasonable, then it would take longer. No paperwork submitted yet. I meet with the psychologist next week and find out what other pre-op tests the doctor requires.

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What insurance do you have? I have Anthem and had to do the 6 months of visits. Just turned in my paperwork last week. I meet with my surgeon again on the 24th to get clearance.

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I'm in Irvine. No date yet, but hopefully not too long!

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Have you submitted your paperwork yet? I hope you get your date soon!

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I'm still debating insurance versus self-pay. If insurance requires 6 months of a pre-op diet, I think I'll self-pay, in which case it could get scheduled pretty quickly. If the insurance hoops are reasonable, then it would take longer. No paperwork submitted yet. I meet with the psychologist next week and find out what other pre-op tests the doctor requires.

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What insurance do you have? I have Anthem and had to do the 6 months of visits. Just turned in my paperwork last week. I meet with my surgeon again on the 24th to get clearance.

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clc9    644

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Hi! I'm in Irvine, getting sleeved next week on the 12th!

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I'm in Irvine too! How exciting yours is next week. Where are you having your surgery?

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giraffesmom    16

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Super excited and nervous of the unknown. Pre-op diet hasn't been to bad Protein shakes, sugar free Jello and 1 meal of lean Protein w/veggies. I'm getting ready right now to go in for pre-op testing and then consultation with my surgeons nurse, They said to prepare for 3hr meeting. So many different emotions going through me right now but overall I'm excited and ready.

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jhemp85    106

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Super exciting! I am looking forward to connecting with you all and hearing more of everyone's journey and experiences! If anyone needs anything, I'm here.

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        Glad it went well!! Wishing you a speedy recovery and wonderful success!! 🤗

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        Thank you ❤️

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