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Hi, Cat-

Glad to see you back! I'd been wondering how things were going with

you. I'm so sorry to hear about your father.

I hadn't heard that Dr. Li required so much more than the 10%, but I

have heard that at SSF they are more likely to set a goal number that

is not a strict 10%. Some folks are given more to lose, others less.

I just had Lifestyle 3 last week in SSF, and heard that SSF has hired

2 new surgeons who will be starting soon, both with a great deal of

experience. It's possible that you'll be reassigned to a different

surgeon once they're on board.

Cathy C.

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> Hey all,

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> I'm Cat, and in the South SF program. Had my Orientation last June

(2005) and was toodling along with my 10% when I got sidelined by

various things (my father passing away from cancer, new health

problems that cropped up). So then I find out Dr. Umbach has moved

away (who was assigned to be " my " surgeon). Now that Dr. Li is the

only one currently left at SSF, and he is *very* conservative with

how much weight he wants us to lose (a lot less than the original

10%), I'm one of the new group of bariatric patients starting the

Optifast plan for pre-op weight loss, due to my medical conditions

that I'm struggling with. Is anyone else here in the program, or has

had experience with it before? I'm looking forward to starting it,

soon as Kaiser gets the product in... talk about making meal choices

simple! :-D

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> Other than that, I'm part of a folkloric dance troupe based in

Sacramento (currently focusing mainly on North Africa and the Middle

East) and I spend way too much time doing historical recreation (SCA

and faires). Looking forward to sharing info with others.

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> Cheers!

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> ~ Cat

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