Re: How do I sign up for Bariatric Lifestyle Group in Richmond?

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Sue in Vacaville--I'm not sure if it is open for anyone in the WLS program or only those who have gone through evaluation and the Orientation. Like I said, my surgeon requested that I sign up for it. I signed up that day at the desk on the 3rd floor where you check in for Bariatric appointments. The class I am going to is there in Richmond at 10a.m. on Monday, March 27th. I'm sure you could just call the Bariatrics Dept. there and ask if you could attend. Good luck.

> >> > > > Wow! Am I the only one that is surprised to hear that Kaiser is> > prescribing Phentermine Diet Pills to it's prospective WLS > patients? I> > have never heard of this before. I guess it would give you a jump > start> > on your weight loss. I thought Kaiser was against all weight loss> > drugs. I was always told to eat less and exercise more. That > just got> > me to where I am today--trying to lose my 10% so that I can have > the> > surgery.> > > > I was also wondering why this is your 3rd time in the Healthy Ways> > class. Is it just one class or a series of classes? My surgeon> > requested me to sign up for a Bariatric Lifestyle Group, which I > will> > attend in Richmond on the 27th. I'm not sure if it is a class or a> > support group. Either way I don't think we can ever have too much> > knowledge about this process and how our lives will be changing. > I have> > already met with a nutritionist, had the Nutrition Class, Psych> > Evaluation, Orientation Class and met with my surgeon. He told me > to> > call when I have lost my 10%. Hopefully, I will be given a date > for> > surgery at that time. 14 lbs. to go...... [;]> >>

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seren.dipity2b,

Thank you.

Sue

> > >

> > >

> > > Wow! Am I the only one that is surprised to hear that Kaiser is

> > > prescribing Phentermine Diet Pills to it's prospective WLS

> > patients? I

> > > have never heard of this before. I guess it would give you a

jump

> > start

> > > on your weight loss. I thought Kaiser was against all weight

loss

> > > drugs. I was always told to eat less and exercise more. That

> > just got

> > > me to where I am today--trying to lose my 10% so that I can

have

> > the

> > > surgery.

> > >

> > > I was also wondering why this is your 3rd time in the Healthy

Ways

> > > class. Is it just one class or a series of classes? My surgeon

> > > requested me to sign up for a Bariatric Lifestyle Group, which

I

> > will

> > > attend in Richmond on the 27th. I'm not sure if it is a class

or a

> > > support group. Either way I don't think we can ever have too

much

> > > knowledge about this process and how our lives will be

changing.

> > I have

> > > already met with a nutritionist, had the Nutrition Class, Psych

> > > Evaluation, Orientation Class and met with my surgeon. He told

me

> > to

> > > call when I have lost my 10%. Hopefully, I will be given a date

> > for

> > > surgery at that time. 14 lbs. to go...... [;]

> > >

> >

>