Re: wondering what the process is

[Guest guest]

Are you out of South San Francisco or Richmond?? Sounds like South

San Francisco.

After Orientation you will have Nutrition class. Then you are to lose

your 10% or whatever the dr decides. You are to go to some of the

Lifestyles classes which are on various topics. Then once you reach

your goal weight, you meet with the department to get your surgery

date and all the while maintaining.

it's about 1 year seems for most for the process.

LISA

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Well, I was approved in Dec. 2005 for surgery and was told that in

a

> couple months I would get more appts. for orientation and to meet

the

> surgeon.

>

> Well, as luck would have it someone cancelled and they bumped me

up, I

> am to take the orientation class on Tuesday 1/17.

>

> Yesterday, 1/11, I got a paper stating upon receipt I am to go and

get

> pre-op blood work, EKG, and Chest X-ray. So, today after fasting

14

> hours, I did all of that.

>

> So, now I am wondering, how soon will the surgery be? any ideas?

>

> Inpatiently waiting,

>

> Esther

>

[Guest guest]

It is South San Francisco. So, this pre-op stuff was not really pre-

op test...darn and my hopes we high that it would only be a few more

weeks. So, will they go by the last weight I was when I went to

the MD? or do they weigh me in the orientation class?

thank you btw for responding so quickly.

Esther

> >

> > Hello Everyone,

> >

> > Well, I was approved in Dec. 2005 for surgery and was told that

in

> a

> > couple months I would get more appts. for orientation and to

meet

> the

> > surgeon.

> >

> > Well, as luck would have it someone cancelled and they bumped me

> up, I

> > am to take the orientation class on Tuesday 1/17.

> >

> > Yesterday, 1/11, I got a paper stating upon receipt I am to go

and

> get

> > pre-op blood work, EKG, and Chest X-ray. So, today after

fasting

> 14

> > hours, I did all of that.

> >

> > So, now I am wondering, how soon will the surgery be? any ideas?

> >

> > Inpatiently waiting,

> >

> > Esther

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Esther:

I just wanted to encourage you because I know how torturous the

waiting can be.

I was SO, SO, SO impatient, but thanks to this group and other

support groups, I was able to use the time to work on me. I really

decided that if I was going to do this, I was going to do it " all the

way. " In other words, if they said I needed to exercise, I was going

to find a way to make it work, no matter what.

If they said I needed to give up some foods, well, that's what I was

going to do. If they said I needed to think about myself in a whole

new way, well, that's what I was going to do.

I opened my heart and mind fully to the process. Yes, it was scary,

but with these fine people here and other angels along the way, I

made it. And now I'm 2.5 years post-op, I've lost 153 lbs, and the

diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and acid reflux are

gone.

I can't even believe I'm writing this, but I run a minimum of 12

miles a week, and I lift weights. I'm up at the crack of dawn with

all those skinny, healthy, young (and young at heart) runners along

the Embarcadero in San Francisco.

If you would have asked me 3 years ago (when I was approved for

surgery) if I would have been living on my own (with out my ex),

training for a marathon, dating handsome, successful men, I would

have said that you were out of your mind.

But my world has forever been transformed by this miracle, but I had

to be open to it. I had do my best to make it work for me. Am I

perfect? NO. Am I persistent? YES.

I will never give up on me. And before you know it, it'll be your

turn, and you will complete the circle by offering your words of

wisdom to the newbies.

Best of luck to you. Keep us updated on your progress.

Francisco

open rny 06/03/03, Kaiser Richmond

reconstruction 1 05/25/04

reconstruction 2 12/15/04

-153 lbs

at goal 1 year, 3 months

half marathon (13.1 miles)completed 07/31/05

full marathon (26.2 miles) training starts 02/04/06

living life more fully now than ever

happy beyond belief

>

> It is South San Francisco. So, this pre-op stuff was not really

pre-

> op test...darn and my hopes we high that it would only be a few

more

> weeks. So, will they go by the last weight I was when I went to

> the MD? or do they weigh me in the orientation class?

>

> thank you btw for responding so quickly.

>

> Esther

>

[Guest guest]

My best girlfriend is getting ready for her surgery at SSF.

You will be weight in at orientation and that is the weight they

loose to determine what your goal weight will be for surgery. My

girlfriend didn't have the 10% requirement, she only had to loose

like 10lbs.

I believe her's was Orientation and Nutrition in the same day.

Then one on one with a nutritionist, then case mgr.

The work on meeting goal and going to classes.

Then she met goal and had to wait like 1 month to meet surgeron.

Then she had to wait for a date to come avail because they were busy.

She just got her date, Feb13th and she has to do the EKG, Lab work,

and Chest x-ray over again. Because like you she did them first, but

they can't be used because they were done more then 6 months ago from

surgery. So she is doing them over again!!

So the process takes about 1 year... she started in April 05 with

acceptable letter to the program and it's not Feb 06 and she is

having surgery.

Keep up the faith, and you'll be fine. I'm 3lbs from goal, and I'm

super excited at all the weight I've lost on my own. I'm at Kaiser

Richmond, and remeber this, each program even if it's Kaiser is

different for each center.

LISA

> > >

> > > Hello Everyone,

> > >

> > > Well, I was approved in Dec. 2005 for surgery and was told that

> in

> > a

> > > couple months I would get more appts. for orientation and to

> meet

> > the

> > > surgeon.

> > >

> > > Well, as luck would have it someone cancelled and they bumped

me

> > up, I

> > > am to take the orientation class on Tuesday 1/17.

> > >

> > > Yesterday, 1/11, I got a paper stating upon receipt I am to go

> and

> > get

> > > pre-op blood work, EKG, and Chest X-ray. So, today after

> fasting

> > 14

> > > hours, I did all of that.

> > >

> > > So, now I am wondering, how soon will the surgery be? any ideas?

> > >

> > > Inpatiently waiting,

> > >

> > > Esther

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Wow, well guess I am getting through it faster than your friend. I

started in August 05, and I don't see why it can't take place in

April or May. Well, I am hopeful, that it won't take a whole year,

but the wait will be worth it.

wonder why they sent us the pre-op stuff..weird.

Esther

> > > >

> > > > Hello Everyone,

> > > >

> > > > Well, I was approved in Dec. 2005 for surgery and was told

that

> > in

> > > a

> > > > couple months I would get more appts. for orientation and to

> > meet

> > > the

> > > > surgeon.

> > > >

> > > > Well, as luck would have it someone cancelled and they

bumped

> me

> > > up, I

> > > > am to take the orientation class on Tuesday 1/17.

> > > >

> > > > Yesterday, 1/11, I got a paper stating upon receipt I am to

go

> > and

> > > get

> > > > pre-op blood work, EKG, and Chest X-ray. So, today after

> > fasting

> > > 14

> > > > hours, I did all of that.

> > > >

> > > > So, now I am wondering, how soon will the surgery be? any

ideas?

> > > >

> > > > Inpatiently waiting,

> > > >

> > > > Esther

> > > >

> > >

> >

>