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12-14-2011, 06:35 AM
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| | Cub Reporter
Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Within the Central Valley of Ca
Posts: 59
Weight Statistics
5' 7"
Height:
284 lb Start Weight:
279 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
5 lb Weight Loss:
139 lb Lb Left to Lose:
1.76056338028 % % Lost:
Mar 16, 2014 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.4758298062 BMI Start:
43.6928046335 BMI Current:
21.924704834 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodControlled Eating & Exercise
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I finally get to go to my first Overview class for my insurance provider (Kaiser Nor Cal). Once I attend, I can call my GP and she will make the referral to the WLS department so that I can start my approval process for surgery. My doc already had me do some prelim blood work to check that everything is in order, so now it finally begins.
__________________  Kari
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12-14-2011, 09:29 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Southern California
Posts: 691
Weight Statistics 05/01/2011 Start Date:
11/28/2011 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
299 lb Start Weight:
216 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
83 lb Weight Loss:
66 lb Lb Left to Lose:
27.7591973244 % % Lost:
12/31/2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.9596875787 BMI Start:
38.2585034014 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
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Congrats! I have Kaiser (So Cal) and they do things way different down here, it sounds like your process may not be as lengthy as it is here...which is a great thing. From the first visit with my GP to the actual surgery date, it was 22 months! Crazy, huh?
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12-14-2011, 06:00 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Apple Valley Minnesota
Posts: 2,085
Weight Statistics 2 Feb., 2011 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
252 lb Start Weight:
131 lb Current Weight:
149 lb Goal Weight:
121 lb Weight Loss:
-18 lb Lb Left to Lose:
48.0158730159 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index43.2509765625 BMI Start:
22.4836425781 BMI Current:
25.5729980469 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hi Kari and welcome. I hope your initial class went well tonight. It's a very exciting time for sure!
I love your tagline!!
__________________ Cindy "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." ~Ambrose Redmoon
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12-14-2011, 06:18 PM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Atlantic beach, FL.
Posts: 750
Weight Statistics Sept. 22, 2011 Start Date:
04/30/12 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
340 lb Start Weight:
266 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
74 lb Weight Loss:
101 lb Lb Left to Lose:
21.7647058824 % % Lost:
01/2013 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index54.8714416896 BMI Start:
42.9288337925 BMI Current:
26.6287878788 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Congratulations..good luck on your new journey.
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12-14-2011, 10:22 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Within the Central Valley of Ca
Posts: 59
Weight Statistics
5' 7"
Height:
284 lb Start Weight:
279 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
5 lb Weight Loss:
139 lb Lb Left to Lose:
1.76056338028 % % Lost:
Mar 16, 2014 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.4758298062 BMI Start:
43.6928046335 BMI Current:
21.924704834 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodControlled Eating & Exercise
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Wow! So much to think about. It's not that I hadn't heard much of the information before, but hearing it from a clinical viewpoint, as opposed to a more personal testimony perspective, didn't make things so clear cut in my mind.
Things to ponder...
__________________ Kari
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein
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12-15-2011, 10:51 AM
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| | WLS Master Guru
Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Southern California
Posts: 691
Weight Statistics 05/01/2011 Start Date:
11/28/2011 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
299 lb Start Weight:
216 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
83 lb Weight Loss:
66 lb Lb Left to Lose:
27.7591973244 % % Lost:
12/31/2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.9596875787 BMI Start:
38.2585034014 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
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Did your orientation include giving you a detailed synopsis of how each type of surgery is done? In so cal Kaiser, thats what they did...gave a detailed explanation of each of the surgerys, and how theyre done, and answered questions from those attending the class. It was informative only, almost clinical. When I left, I looked at it like it was something that I needed to do before surgery and now I can take it off my check list. If you have to go thru a series of classes (like i did), then it gets more personal because you have class with the same bunch of people for several weeks in a row.
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12-15-2011, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Within the Central Valley of Ca
Posts: 59
Weight Statistics
5' 7"
Height:
284 lb Start Weight:
279 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
5 lb Weight Loss:
139 lb Lb Left to Lose:
1.76056338028 % % Lost:
Mar 16, 2014 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.4758298062 BMI Start:
43.6928046335 BMI Current:
21.924704834 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodControlled Eating & Exercise
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Yes it was rather clinical, but I got more info on the sleeve than I had previous, so I found that useful. It really almost had a negative effect as I drove home thinking "I must be crazy to sign on for such a high maintenance lifestyle change. And all those possible complications. And, and, and. " My brain went into overdrive and I found sleep difficult because of it.
Thankfully I woke today feeling more armed than alarmed. I believe the sleeve is more along the lines of what I'm looking for and what I'm comfortable with. I've been reading the posts here that turn up on my search for info on sleeves, and I'm glad I waited until this morning to make my decision on whether or not to ask for the referral from my GP. I did ask for the referral and I'm at more peace with that decision than I have been since I began my inquiry.
Now to figure out a way to keep myself from checking my email for a response from my doc regarding the referral several times a day...I wish I wasn't so impatient.
__________________ Kari
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Albert Einstein
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12-15-2011, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 27
Weight Statistics 7/11/11 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
253 lb Start Weight:
185 lb Current Weight:
135 lb Goal Weight:
68 lb Weight Loss:
50 lb Lb Left to Lose:
26.8774703557 % % Lost:
7/11/12 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index40.8308080808 BMI Start:
29.8565197429 BMI Current:
21.7871900826 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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congrats!!
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