Re: Introduction to gastric-bypass-support-kaiser

[Guest guest]

Hi , my name is LaWanda and I live in Sacramento, with my husband

Dan, and I haven't been on here long either.Welcome to the group, there are

a lot of good people on here with a lot of information! Is it really true

that you had your surgery at Freemont? I am scheduled to have surgery

there too, but I don't have a date yet, still working on weight and getting

diabetes under control. Anyway, good to meet you, and sorry I don't have

any post-op help to give you. LaWanda At 06:42 AM 11/10/04, you wrote:

>G-B-S-K-P Group:

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>Hello. I'm a newbie so there is a whole lot I don't know. In the

>process I just received my letter telling me what to expect within the

>next 3 months and that my home base is the Fremont, CA Medical Center.

>Some of my vitals are:

>Male

>57 years old

>320# +

>5' 9 " -

>Married 32 years

>My wife is Dutch and will not change

>Three sons - age 25, 28 & 31

>Born and raised in San Pedro, CA (LA harbor area, next to Long Beach)

>Moved to Bay Area to go to return to school in 1977 (after a motor cycle

>accident) and not moving back to SP

>BS Occupational Health CSUH and MS Safety USC

>Work as a Safety Engineer at Lockheed in Sunnyvale, CA - 20 years

>Train German Shepherds in the sport of Schutzhund

>Things that I love to do that being fat makes difficult, impossible or

>painful include (not in ranked order)

> Hike up the backside of Lake Del Valle dam with my wife

> Travel

> Camping

> Sleeping w/o snoring and apnea

> Sex

> Picking things up off the ground

> Putting on shoes and socks

> Sitting in airplane seats

> Work with my dog Havik

>I've been with KP almost continuously since age 5

>Anything else you want to know, just ask and I'll probably answer but my

>wife ain't sayin a thing - she's Dutch.

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>Shell

>Founder

>-160 lbs wrote:

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>Welcome to our support group! My name is Shell, and I started this group

>to help others who have Kaiser.

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>Please introduce yourself and become a part of our group's success. With

>each other's help, we are all winning the battle against the disease of

>morbid obesity.

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[Guest guest]

Hi

Welcome to the group that was a great introduction, now tell me about "the dutch" was does that mean ? Glad you are here to join the group

Colleen", (EXP)" wrote:

G-B-S-K-P Group:Hello. I'm a newbie so there is a whole lot I don't know. In theprocess I just received my letter telling me what to expect within thenext 3 months and that my home base is the Fremont, CA Medical Center.Some of my vitals are:Male 57 years old320# +5' 9" -Married 32 yearsMy wife is Dutch and will not changeThree sons - age 25, 28 & 31Born and raised in San Pedro, CA (LA harbor area, next to Long Beach)Moved to Bay Area to go to return to school in 1977 (after a motor cycleaccident) and not moving back to SPBS Occupational Health CSUH and MS Safety USCWork as a Safety Engineer at Lockheed in Sunnyvale, CA - 20 yearsTrain German Shepherds in the sport of SchutzhundThings that I love to do that being fat makes difficult, impossible orpainful include (not in ranked order)Hike

up the backside of Lake Del Valle dam with my wifeTravelCampingSleeping w/o snoring and apneaSexPicking things up off the groundPutting on shoes and socksSitting in airplane seatsWork with my dog HavikI've been with KP almost continuously since age 5Anything else you want to know, just ask and I'll probably answer but mywife ain't sayin a thing - she's Dutch.ShellFounder-160 lbs wrote:Welcome to our support group! My name is Shell, and I started this groupto help others who have Kaiser.Please introduce yourself and become a part of our group's success. Witheach other's help, we are all winning the battle against the disease ofmorbid obesity.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, !

You'll find that collected here is a group of brave souls who

constantly amaze me with their love, support, insight and wisdom.

I couldn't have made it to goal without them. It's great because

you'll find that you can come here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to

help you through this process.

Keep us updated on your progress, let us know when you've got

questions, vent when you need to, and celebrate your milestones with

us. No one, and I mean NO ONE understands this process like another

co-traveler on this journey.

I have found great comfort in the fact that, with this group, I am

never alone.

Gemello

-153 lbs / at goal

>

> Welcome to our support group! My name is Shell, and I started this

group

> to help others who have Kaiser.

>

> Please introduce yourself and become a part of our group's success.

With

> each other's help, we are all winning the battle against the

disease of

> morbid obesity.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome aboard. I hope that you find this group to be as helpful as I

have. This has become my home on the internet because it is the most

understanding, supportive and helpful group of folks I've ever found

on-line.

Since you will be going through the Fremont facility, will you be

attending the WLS Support Group there? There is a meeting tomorrow

evening at 6:00pm. They are usually the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the

month - but there won't be a meeting on the 4th Friday in Nov. or Dec.

because of the holidays. Anyway . . .if you do attend, say Hi. I'll be

the one up front, making my first attempt at facilitating a support

group meeting.

You were kind enough to tell us a bit about yourself, so I'll reciprocate.

Female; 54 years old; currently 177 pounds (started at 375); 5'1 " ;

married 11 years; my husband is a lovable techno-nerd and not changing

either; no kids; born and raised in Northern California, moved to the

Bay Area in 1969 after living for a short while in Pennsylvania and

North Dakota; woefully under-educated, but reasonably intelligent; have

participated in Renaissance Faires for over 25 years. As you said,

" Anything else you want to know, just ask and I'll probably answer. "

I look forward to getting to know you. Please keep posting and letting

us know how you are progressing in your journey.

Take care,

Kay

in San Leandro

open RNY 12/1/03

, (EXP) wrote:

> G-B-S-K-P Group:

>

> Hello. I'm a newbie so there is a whole lot I don't know. In the

> process I just received my letter telling me what to expect within the

> next 3 months and that my home base is the Fremont, CA Medical Center.

> Some of my vitals are:

> Male

> 57 years old

> 320# +

> 5' 9 " -

> Married 32 years

> My wife is Dutch and will not change

> Three sons - age 25, 28 & 31

> Born and raised in San Pedro, CA (LA harbor area, next to Long Beach)

> Moved to Bay Area to go to return to school in 1977 (after a motor cycle

> accident) and not moving back to SP

> BS Occupational Health CSUH and MS Safety USC

> Work as a Safety Engineer at Lockheed in Sunnyvale, CA - 20 years

> Train German Shepherds in the sport of Schutzhund

> Things that I love to do that being fat makes difficult, impossible or

> painful include (not in ranked order)

> Hike up the backside of Lake Del Valle dam with my wife

> Travel

> Camping

> Sleeping w/o snoring and apnea

> Sex

> Picking things up off the ground

> Putting on shoes and socks

> Sitting in airplane seats

> Work with my dog Havik

> I've been with KP almost continuously since age 5

> Anything else you want to know, just ask and I'll probably answer but my

> wife ain't sayin a thing - she's Dutch.

[Guest guest]

LaWanda, thank you for the info! Currently we have a house with a pretty

small backyard (about .17 acre) and it’s pretty much just big enough for

my one 100 lb dog. But we are in the process of looking for a bigger house with

a little more land and when that happens I will look into this! Thanks again.

- Lesa -

Introduction to

>gastric-bypass-support-kaiser

>

>G-B-S-K-P Group:

>

>Hello. I'm a newbie so there is a whole

lot I don't know. In the

>process I just received my letter telling me

what to expect within the

>next 3 months and that my home base is the

Fremont, CA Medical Center.

>Some of my vitals are:

>Male

>57 years old

>320# +

>5' 9 " -

>Married 32 years

>My wife is Dutch and will not change

>Three sons - age 25, 28 & 31

>Born and raised in San Pedro, CA (LA harbor

area, next to Long Beach)

>Moved to Bay Area to go to return to school in

1977 (after a motor cycle

>accident) and not moving back to SP

>BS Occupational Health CSUH and MS Safety USC

>Work as a Safety Engineer at Lockheed

in Sunnyvale, CA - 20 years

>Train German Shepherds in the sport of

Schutzhund

>Things that I love to do that being fat makes

difficult, impossible or

>painful include (not in ranked order)

> Hike up

the backside of Lake Del Valle dam with my wife

> Travel

> Camping

> Sleeping

w/o snoring and apnea

> Sex

> Picking

things up off the ground

> Putting

on shoes and socks

> Sitting

in airplane seats

> Work with

my dog Havik

>I've been with KP almost continuously since

age 5

>Anything else you want to know, just ask and

I'll probably answer but my

>wife ain't sayin a thing - she's Dutch.

>

>

>Shell

>Founder

>-160 lbs wrote:

>

>Welcome to our support group! My name is

Shell, and I started this group

>to help others who have Kaiser.

>

>Please introduce yourself and become a part of

our group's success. With

>each other's help, we are all winning the

battle against the disease of

>morbid obesity.

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