Re: Hi everyone I am new and wanted to say hello.

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I think your next step will be orientation. Then another psych eval and another nutrition appt. From what I hear it could be any one of those depending on the appts they have available. I am stillwaiting for my approval letter. They don't get in any hurry. So just hang in there. msvoluptous wrote: I wanted to give you all a brief bio of me. I have been with Kaiser Oakland for 11 years and have a BMI of 42 I am 38 single mom of 4 kids and I have Osteoarthritis and High Blood pressure. I had my

Nutition appt on May 3rd *passed* and had my Psych on Tues the 6th and *passed* I now have await for the approval letter. My evaluator said that it should take about a week for my Dr to get the paper work to me that's a long time since he's only in Alameda. My question is what are the steps after the approval letter gets here? My Dr, Orthopedic Dr, nutironist and psych evaluator all said I will be approved to have surgery because of my BMI and my co-morbodities (sp. So what happens after the approval letter? I live in Oakland so they said that Richmond will be where i would be going since it's closer.Thanks in advance im soooooooooooooooo excited!!Carol __________________________________________________

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Hi Carol welcome to the group I am also pre /op I have my Nutrition appointment June 28 .I seem to be the misfit here because I live in At water and I am going through Modesto and I m 65 years old not a young chick in age just mind I have diabetes, high blood pressure sleep apnea and leg ,knee, hip and back pain Bmi 40 you have come much father than I and I wish you good luckmsvoluptous wrote: I wanted to give you all a brief bio of me. I have been with Kaiser Oakland for 11 years and have a BMI

of 42 I am 38 single mom of 4 kids and I have Osteoarthritis and High Blood pressure. I had my Nutition appt on May 3rd *passed* and had my Psych on Tues the 6th and *passed* I now have await for the approval letter. My evaluator said that it should take about a week for my Dr to get the paper work to me that's a long time since he's only in Alameda. My question is what are the steps after the approval letter gets here? My Dr, Orthopedic Dr, nutironist and psych evaluator all said I will be approved to have surgery because of my BMI and my co-morbodities (sp. So what happens after the approval letter? I live in Oakland so they said that Richmond will be where i would be going since it's closer.Thanks in advance im soooooooooooooooo excited!!Carol

I can do all things through christ who strengthens me

Wanda

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Wow how long has it been since your paperwork has been turned in? I

heard it doesn't take that long since the Bariatric Review board

meets a few times a week.

I wanted to give you

all a brief bio of me. I have been with Kaiser

> Oakland for 11 years and have a BMI of 42 I am 38 single mom of 4

kids

> and I have Osteoarthritis and High Blood pressure.

>

> I had my Nutition appt on May 3rd *passed* and had my Psych on

Tues

> the 6th and *passed* I now have await for the approval letter. My

> evaluator said that it should take about a week for my Dr to get

the

> paper work to me that's a long time since he's only in Alameda.

>

> My question is what are the steps after the approval letter gets

here?

> My Dr, Orthopedic Dr, nutironist and psych evaluator all said I

will

> be approved to have surgery because of my BMI and my co-

morbodities

> (sp.

>

> So what happens after the approval letter? I live in Oakland so

they

> said that Richmond will be where i would be going since it's

closer.

>

> Thanks in advance im soooooooooooooooo excited!!

>

> Carol

>

>

>

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Thanks Wanda I had my Nutirtion appt last month on the 3rd it was a

breeze. I was worried the most about my psych eval and that was

really fun lol. I had a really nice LCSW who did my evaluation it

was a 3 page questionaire of questions that she asked me. She told

me right after we were done that I was a geat canidate for surgery.

It really helps to read all you can about WLS and be informed. I

have so many books about WLS and I read read and read. She asked me

alot of questions about the surgery in it's self.

Good luck with your appt on the 28th you are going to do great :-)

You are not a misfit you are fiting right in I am sure.

Carol

> I wanted to give you all a brief bio of me. I have been

with Kaiser

> Oakland for 11 years and have a BMI of 42 I am 38 single mom of 4

kids

> and I have Osteoarthritis and High Blood pressure.

>

> I had my Nutition appt on May 3rd *passed* and had my Psych on

Tues

> the 6th and *passed* I now have await for the approval letter. My

> evaluator said that it should take about a week for my Dr to get

the

> paper work to me that's a long time since he's only in Alameda.

>

> My question is what are the steps after the approval letter gets

here?

> My Dr, Orthopedic Dr, nutironist and psych evaluator all said I

will

> be approved to have surgery because of my BMI and my co-

morbodities

> (sp.

>

> So what happens after the approval letter? I live in Oakland so

they

> said that Richmond will be where i would be going since it's

closer.

>

> Thanks in advance im soooooooooooooooo excited!!

>

> Carol

>

>

>

>

>

>

> I can do all things through christ who strengthens me

>

> Wanda

>

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Hi Carol........i am Damaris---nice to have you here....i am preop...

>

> I wanted to give you all a brief bio of me. I have been with Kaiser

> Oakland for 11 years and have a BMI of 42 I am 38 single mom of 4

kids

> and I have Osteoarthritis and High Blood pressure.

>

> I had my Nutition appt on May 3rd *passed* and had my Psych on Tues

> the 6th and *passed* I now have await for the approval letter. My

> evaluator said that it should take about a week for my Dr to get

the

> paper work to me that's a long time since he's only in Alameda.

>

> My question is what are the steps after the approval letter gets

here?

> My Dr, Orthopedic Dr, nutironist and psych evaluator all said I

will

> be approved to have surgery because of my BMI and my co-morbodities

> (sp.

>

> So what happens after the approval letter? I live in Oakland so

they

> said that Richmond will be where i would be going since it's closer.

>

> Thanks in advance im soooooooooooooooo excited!!

>

> Carol

>

[Guest guest]

- I'm so excted my Doctor faxed over my info yesterday (Thurs)

yipeeeeeee. Ohh that would be excited to be surgery twins :-D

Carol

>

> Yes, my persistance did pay off. I am happy for you to get the

ball rolling again. You do have to be your own best advocate. Hey,

we are so close maybe we will be surgery twins. I hope so.

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Pam thank you! All I just want is my approval letter lol and the

rest I can live with (((hugz))) Thanks again

I wanted to

> > > give you

> > > > all a brief bio of me. I have been with Kaiser

> > > > > Oakland for 11 years and have a BMI of 42 I am

> > > 38 single mom of

> > > 4

> > > > kids

> > > > > and I have Osteoarthritis and High Blood

> > > pressure.

> > > > >

> > > > > I had my Nutition appt on May 3rd *passed* and

> > > had my Psych on

> > > > Tues

> > > > > the 6th and *passed* I now have await for the

> > > approval letter.

> > > My

> > > > > evaluator said that it should take about a

> > week

> > > for my Dr to get

> > > > the

> > > > > paper work to me that's a long time since he's

> > > only in Alameda.

> > > > >

> > > > > My question is what are the steps after the

> > > approval letter gets

> > > > here?

> > > > > My Dr, Orthopedic Dr, nutironist and psych

> > > evaluator all said I

> > > > will

> > > > > be approved to have surgery because of my BMI

> > > and my co-

> > > > morbodities

> > > > > (sp.

> > > > >

> > > > > So what happens after the approval letter? I

> > > live in Oakland so

> > > > they

> > > > > said that Richmond will be where i would be

> > > going since it's

> > > > closer.

> > > > >

> > > > > Thanks in advance im soooooooooooooooo

> > excited!!

> > > > >

> > > > > Carol

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > >

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