Kaiser Richmond Pre-op

[tamra. 6]

WELCOME HOME JOHN AND LEE!!! WHOOOO HOOO YOUR SLEEVED!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, day one on stage 4 was not good. I am not gonna post what I ate but put it this way, it was a lot to get full.

[swrktp 1]

Ah the elephant that hurt so bad I had that too..........sounds like the sleeve is a bit more intense.

So glad your both home and doing well.

50 more laysoffs to CPS announced today. I am save but more in June. It is getting to close for comfort.....

Reggie how is your health? DId you find anything out??

[Desperate1 1]

TT - hang in there - try not to stress about the "what if's" because it is what it is and there is nothing that can be done about it! I had the same job since 1992! so now it's time to look around for a new one - scarry stuff but....! Liz was talking about the "support groups" and she mentioned the Yahoo lapband group - said that there is 1 person on there who posts like she had a medical dagree and she doesn't and that annoys her. so maybe it's not us that she keeps referring too - Hmmm?

JOHN SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME SAFE & SLEEVED. Your mom sure is a nice lady - Where is your accent hahaha. Ok, so you didn't bare A** it to the Wednesday group so maybe you will make it to the point west - Nikki is welcome to come too - She's rare, not many women are beautiful AND nice... well, accept us girls... hahahaha -

TamTam - hang in there girlfriend. If you stick to it and lose at least 10lbs you should get a fill and things will be so so so much better - try to skip the Robin appt cuz she will stop you from getting your fill when she finds out what you've been up to LOL LOL LOL

Hey Lee - why the liver biopsy??? It is a sleeve thing? I had the hernia thing too - and just like you, I had no clue LOL. keep us posted on how your recovery is going! Please thank Bonnie for us too!!

Speaking of hernia - COCO, how's your heart burn??

Hi Heather - sure wish I enjoyed being sore too!

Reggie - i went to call you tonight and realized that i only have your address in my phone - not your number so PM it to me PLZ - I will PM you mine too!

I'm all lonely on here right now - I am the only one online :confused:

Nicole L. where the hell have you been young lady - If you can get on FB, you can get on here to say hi to us too!!!

Riley Jane - Chris just might get lynched if he keeps you away from us much longer!!!!

[MoniqueD 8]

Nighty, night all! I feel like somebody beat my ass with a wet towel. Time to lay it down!!!

Reggie, I need to know how to make the chicken! I'll call ya tomorrow for sure.

Tamra-I'm comingto get you! Lol

Candra-Gurl, you are a mess! Yeah, in the jeans being too big! See you are smaller than u thought!

Lee and John-glad you're home and resting! Take the drugs when needed.

Today was on o day food wise. Just tired!!! Ttyl.....

[tamra. 6]

Well acording to my scale I am down 14 lbs since surgery so we will see....

[Lee 19]

Just a quick note. I've been up every four hours to take pain meds and sip a little. Sipping really hurts. Temp is a little up, but not more than in hospital. I want to walk around a little, maybe watch a little tv and go back to sleep. Sleeve surgery is not worse than I expected, actually maybe a little better than expected, but it still hurts like a MoFo.

John, good to read that you're doing ok. We'll compare notes later. In a few days we won't remember how this felt and we'll be so happy to see the scale moving down.

I love reading how the rest of you are doing! Hey, how come I didn't get to see you all on Wednesday night? I think I was pretty darn out of it. I barely remember Bonnie coming by.

[tamra. 6]

Morning everyone,

Oh Lee I am sorry your hurting, I hope you get better soon!!! :w00t: if you need anything let me know, I would come to Oakland and help you!

So side note, I posted 3 before pictures my bestfriend found of me last night. They are the summer of 2005 and I was probably 300-320 lbs. Must see's.

I am babysitting her 2 month old son today for her, so I'll me in and out.

Breakfast : Tall skinny latte so far only cause she brought me one :sad:

Scale said 232 this morning, then my old one said 233...yes, I weighed on 2 different ones LOL....

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[Desperate1 1]

Lee - glad it's going well and you're so right that you won't remember this part when the scale starts movin on down. You didn't see us Wednesday night because Bonnie said that you didn't want us to come by - she reitterated that you did NOT want visitors. Sorry if that was incorrect as we would have loved to stop by and check on you.

GO TAMTAM - IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY - GO TAMTAM. I am so jealous - I didn't lose that much weight and I didn't cheat - no fries or anything! Ah, the price you pay for getting old :sad: Happy for you!!

[tamra. 6]

Morning Candra we posted at the same time :sad:

[MamaAsh 1]

Mornign Ladies!!!!

I'm getting close to pre-op goal... My scale said 232!!!!!!! 7lbs left Wooo Hooo :sad:

Lee and John I hope you all feel better soon. Before you know it I will be on here complaining that I am in pain from the sleeve and you two will tell me to shut up lol!

Ok so i think I only got a chance to tell Mo the update on the baby situation. So I will fill you all in. His paternal (fathers mom) grandmother came and picked him up on Wed. after I found out that he had a realy bad ear and throught infection that was lingering from Dec. when his mom last brought him into Kaiser. Since I was taking my baby in for his pre-op apt. to make the final decision on ear tubes, I had my sons pedi. check out the baby too. Turns out he had that infection and spread it to my son. So now that my son has another ear infection he HAS to have tubes. They are scheduled for March 1st. at 8 AM. So I called member services and asked for the exact quoat of my deductable since i had been given 2 different amounts the last time we went through this. And the guy I talked to said $1,445!!!! So I asked him if I have to pay that up front and he said no that I can make admiting bill me and they are not alowed to refuse us health services as long as it is not cosmetic or infertility. So I clarified that I can also do the same with the sleeve operation and he said yes. As long as I give them something from $20 to the full amount then ask them to bill me they will and I can then set up payment plans at 0% intrest since both the tubes and WLS are for the benifit of ones overall health!

This is good news since I only have $2,200 to split between both my son's and my surgeries after i had to pay some bills.

Well that is the low down LOL!

I hope that everyone is doing well.

Tamra - i'm excited for your weight loss and wishing you will get a fill.

Heather when is your next apointment?

[MoniqueD 8]

Good Morning All!!! Happy Friday!

I'm glad to see that everyone is trying to do well.

Lee and John~Yes, the pain does go away and you will relish in the experience and seeing the extra fluff disappearing!!! Just you wait.

Tamra-Good job lady. I'm glad the scale is movin'. Are the pics posted on here of your FB?

Is it set for us to meet March 20th? Haven't heard anymore discussion/mention of it.

food so far-

B-Coffee w/ non-dairy Creamer and sugar...

Planned...

L-Ceaser salad w/ grilled chicken

D-? Friday special, I need something good. Who knows.

Scale was at 199.3lbs this AM....Gosh, I can't get away from here!!!

[Lee 19]

Hey everyone,

Thanks for keeping John and me in your thoughts.

Tamra, my son is flying in tonight from NYC and will be here until Tuesday morning to take care of me. Bonnie is coming this afternoon and another friend tonight. Thank you so much for the offer!!

Candra, I was in the recovery room until 4:30 and had a really bad go of it in recovery. I just remember crying a lot. I probably did tell Bonnie that I didn't want visitors. I know she only stayed a moment. I was pretty messed up. But heck, now two days later, I don't remember how bad it was. That's the good thing about surgery, it starts to fade quickly.

I was up every three hours to take pain meds in the night. Takes me 5 minutes to get down 1 tablespoon and a sip of Water. Tiny sips from the sippy cup feel like elephant stomping on my stomach. I know that will be get better.

All's good here. I love reading how you're all doing! Tamra, pick a scale, any scale and get off the other one!

My scale is 230 this morning so the surgery weight is leaving quickly. Was 228.8 on the morning of surgery. My scale weighs exactly the same as Kaiser. I'm hoping for a very good 1st month.

Back to walking around......

[Desperate1 1]

OMG - Lee - I can't believe you weighed yourself - they tell you to wait a week before you do that LOL

John - what's your update?

Ash - I feel so sad for that little baby However I hope yours is doing well and sorry bout the tubes!!

[tamra. 6]

No one told me wait a week to weigh myself, I did it every day after the surgery!

Lee I cant pick a scale, I don't trust either one of them LOL!! Glad your son is coming, yay!

So I am doing a food log to take with me on request by Robin...should i be honest about my coffees or casually leave them off?

Breakfast: 1 grande skinny vanilla latte...I thought it was a tall but when I realized it took me almost 3 hrs to drink it was big.....3 oz lean ground beef with 1 oz cheese grated on top

am I doing this stage right?

[tamra. 6]

oh and might I add after that meat/cheese my tummy is tight? Am I full?!