Re: Grateful for Kaiser's approach

[Guest guest]

From time to time here we discuss whether or not to talk with others

around us about our surgeries and what we're doing. I tend to be

pretty open about my plans and tell a lot of people although I know

lots other people are more private than I am.

However, one of the real benefits for me is discovering other people

who either have had the surgery or who are getting ready for the

surgery and who serve as a support network. For example, I belong to a

historical re-creation group, the Society for Creative Anachronism

(SCA), and I spent this weekend up at a major event in Northern

California. At one point someone asked if I wanted to eat a yummy-

looking dessert that was being passed around, and I said " No thanks "

and explained why. It turned out that two other people in that small

group were going through RNY - one has his surgery today, another had

had it a year or so ago!

Cathy C.

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> Just wanted to share if you are struggling with the 10%. I'm actually

grateful now that kaiser made me go through it. I work for Jcpenney

catalog and because it's sit down work and they don't discriminate

based on weight there are a LOT of overweight people there. A fair

number of people who have had the surgery too which has been really

motivating for me.