Kaiser Richmond Pre-op

[smallerj 2]

Congratulations Christine! what a blessing.

Ok, I'm kicking into parent mode.....keep this to yourself until Bri comes home so you can tell him. Then first thing tomorrow go to Kaiser and get confirmation, email/call Dr Baggs & Liz. You have to do everything by the book.. we only want to best for you and the little one. I could go on and on but you get the drift. :thumbdown:

[smallerj 2]

I just thought of something else...Chris you are going to be the lapband poster child by the time you are done. Watch out YouTube!:thumbdown:

[swrktp 1]

Congratulations Chris!!

Yea let kaiser know sooner rather than later..........I think you don't have to get an unfill until you start to show and the band tightens up.............thought I heard that somewhere. But I think during pregnancy they quit worrying so much about weight loss.................they worry about that later................

Liz........ah dear............she is gonna be a feisty one to deal with a Robin too. Better to get it over with.

YOu could just email Dr. Baggs??

Nicole did you take your pregnancy test girl?? You should just be on the safe side.........

[riley4183 0]

I am scared to leave CPS after 10 years and not wanting to lose Kaiser but I think maybe I can work something out with Liz and Dr. Baggs or maybe just buy Kaiser for awhile..............I wish I could email Liz and aske her what to do. I can't get her by phone very easy.........I will try to find her on the 3rd!!

Well working on resume so nite ladies......

Tina check with your HR - new legislation - part of the economic recovery stuff - is that COBRA costs you only 35% of the cost for the first 9 months - so as loing as you are in a Kaiser area ou will be OK - google it, here is the info from our HR:

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides a COBRA premium reduction for Assistance Eligible Individuals (AEI’s). The premium reduction is available to certain individuals who experience a qualifying event that is an involuntary termination of employment during the period beginning with September 1, 2008 and ending with December 31, 2009. These individuals may be eligible for the temporary premium reduction for up to nine months.

However, if a qualified beneficiary is eligible for other group health coverage (such as through a new employer’s plan or a spouse’s plan) or Medicare, he or she is not eligible for the premium reduction.

If you qualify for the premium reduction, you need only pay 35 percent of the COBRA premium otherwise due to the plan. The premium reduction is not available for periods of coverage prior to March 2009. Complete details will be included in the COBRA notice sent to each terminating employee.

At the end of the 18-month COBRA continuation period, you may be able to convert your medical coverage to an individual insurance policy. Contact the medical plan directly if interested.

[swishbc 0]

Yeah, I know...I'm nervous to tell them. I know they're gonna think it was on purpose! (It would've been on purpose about 3 months from now, lol but this is TRULY a surprise!)

I was reading on the pregnancy lapband section here and lots of girls got partial unfills or no unfills at all during pregnancy. There wasn't anyone that got completely unfilled so that's good. I'm at 8cc's so I'm sure I'll need a partial unfill and that's fine. I have major will power now taht I'm almost at 75 lbs lost. I want to gain as little as possible while maintaining a really healthy perfect pregnancy.

Thanks for the well wishes girls and for NOT making me feel bad about how soon this happened! Jeez, I won't even be 5 months post-op til the 6th of September. I guess that's not very poster child of me!

[riley4183 0]

CONGRATS Chris!!! WOO-WEE!

I know it is not ideal, but it IS really REALLY common to get preggers so soon after surgery! Count your blessings that you had Lap-band, it would be BAD news if you had had RNY! No they will not be happy but these things happen! I think yes you have to have an unfill tho :thumbdown:

[swrktp 1]

Yea Chris I agree with Riley this happens ALOT so while they don't like it I am sure they see it all the time...........They will probably just give you a bit of a hard time and move on!! I mean what can you do??

And I got pregnant with my daughter by accident it does happen :-) Things will work out....................they always do!!

Babies are a blessing so no worries and if you gain weight so what................

[swrktp 1]

Thanks Riley for the information. That is great news I am just debating about staying with the county...............I might be offered nights and weekends..................I think I will just try putting resumes out and going to Denver in two weeks so I will try there too.............I just wish had knew for sure what the best thing was..............

Hard being at this office and knowing I am leaving after 7 years.............I am so used to working here..........

Oh Heather I only have 7 1/2 years with the county not 10............I wish!! :-) Girl what you hearing on your end today??

[tamra. 6]

Congrads Christine!

[momcof3 1]

Congratulations Christine - babies are a gift - enjoy it. So what if they get mad at you - they'll get over it and it's your life not theirs.

Nicole - did you ever take your pg test? How did Mike's first day at work go?

Tina - that is horrible - make the decision that is right for you and Michaela.

Reggie - how were you able to get those Bagels down? But they sound yummy.

Candra - bites of cake sound yummy too - I can't eat cake at all - only the frosting.

Riley - glad you had fun in Oregon.

Work stinks today - luckily I get to leave at 2 pm.

[marquint 2]

Hello everyone..sorry Ihavent been on in a very long time. I have been desperatly looking for employment and now that my son out of school I try to get on the comuter less now not to mention it;s been acting goofy on me.

So I read Missy Christine is with child, CONGRATS!!! You must be so happy what a blessing. Alot has been going for you huh, lost 75 lbs and now a new lil' one dont worry youll be fine. Good luck to you, to be honest I am hoping after I lose this weight I can become pregnant but who know.. take care everyone oh and Tina definatly look into COBRA my bf works for the state and rcvd her slip and she was able to keep her benefits at Kaiser. Good luck to you too. see you later my ladies.

[momcof3 1]

Hey where is everyone? No messages since 2 pm. I think that is a record. I'm getting ready to go to back to school night for my 8th grader - all my kids are going too. My 15 yr old has lied to me twice in the last 2 hours about being on the phone with his girlfriend. I took away the computer for tonight for the first lie. I even told him I could tell when he is on the phone upstairs as the light comes on the phone downstairs. I told him he got in trouble for lying - I didn't care he was on the phone. So the second time I asked him what he was doing upstairs - he said nothing - I said you weren't on the phone - he said no. Busted - gosh you think he would have learned from an hour ago. Hopefully next week he will have more homework to keep him busy after school. gotta run. I'll check in later.

[riley4183 0]

I'm here . . still at work, eating a bean burrito OOPS. Stayed too late to decorate for a co-worker's 30th birthday 2morrow, won't get home before my self-imposed 6:30 dinner deadline so I am eating now - lame excuse huh?

OK reporting in: flying did not bother my band at all, and I flew early and ate (peanuts) and drank (decaf) on the plane with no issues. Also being at altitude (over 5000 ft) did nothing either. In fact the only time I had ANY issues was when I stupidly tried to eat part of the bun on my son's chicken sandwich at 8 am at the Portland airport - I spend the next 20 minutes going from the boarding gate to the ladies' room and back - no PB, just sliming. Still . . all in all no issues, much less than I was having with travel before my last fill.

[singand_dance 8]

Congrats Christine!!!

Tina, I still haven't heard anything! We don't have the same email as the rest of the county, so it may be that someone will have to send it out dept wide. You're my informant!

[swishbc 0]

Thanks everyone. I'm getting really excited now that I've had all day for it to set in. I STILL haven't told my hubby yet and he's sitting in the same room as me! I'm waiting til Soph is in bed because we won't tell her probably til I'm 12 weeks or so...otherwise this will be a LONG 8 more months!!!