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Hi ,

Sorry it took me a few days to respond to your questions... I

haven't had time to surf on the computer (work has been crazy!).

I had Orientation on May 9th and started the 1200 calorie a day plan

this last Sunday, May 20th. The Mandatory Nutrition class has been

scheduled for June 6th (exactly 4 weeks from the orientation date).

I was told that my surgeon consult appt will be approx 2 weeks after

the Nutrition class. I have heard great things about all the

surgeons in Richmond - it will be hard to decide. I think I will

wait to see who I am assigned to then make the decision if I want to

change.

I have not been told exactly how much I need to lose. This will be

confirmed with the Surgeon consult appointment. At Orientation they

stated that most people need to lose 10%. At Richmond, your

starting weight is your weight at Orientation.

Orientation was good. I think it was 3 hours long. The first thing

that we did was the " official " weigh-on with (one of the

MAs). You're are given the official Orientation binder that we need

to pretty much memorize & fully understand. The binder contents are

available on Kp.org under Richmond Bariatric Department(it might

also be under Links here in this Yahoo Group). One of the surgeons

from the team gave a 20 minute or so presentation on the procedures

offered (RNY & lapband) and all the various pros & cons & risks...

Beth the Nutritionist covered the 1200 calorie plan and talked

briefly about what eating will be like after surgery. Liz, one of

the case managers, covered all the next steps with expected timing

between the various appointments/classes. Liz also covered the rest

of the content of the binder. We were encouraged to bring a support

person with us to attend the orientation. My husband went with me

(he is still very unsure about all of this but we will go through

this process this together:o)

It's only been 3 days since I started the 1200 calorie plan. The

first two days weren't too bad but today has been a challenge! I

think my body is going through sugar/carb withdrawl. The most

challenging part for me is to make time to prepare/cook the meals.

I finally wised up today and cooked some extra chicken for

tomorrow's lunch. My poor stove has never been used so much ). I

will start eliminating caffeine from my diet in about two weeks once

I am use to the eating plan. One nice thing is that I am already

down 3.5 pounds - of course this all probably water weight!!

If you or anyone else reading this posting have any more questions,

feel free to ask. I was like you and was anxious to receive

approval into the program then patiently/anxiously waited for the

Orientation date. Now everything seems to be going very fast.

Sue from Vacaville

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> am waiting for reports to get to my dr. and to be sent to Kaiser.

> How long was your wait?

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