Re: Colleen finally has a surgery date

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Congratulations Coleen, I know that will happen for me one

day. LaWanda At 05:22 PM 12/28/04, you wrote:

>Hello Group

> Today I met with Nadia in South San Francisco, and we picked my surgery

> date which is going to be Feb 10th, which also happens to be my daughters

> 22cnd birthday. I could of had Jan, but with work restrictions it just

> didnt work out for me, so I am very excited. Also through the Christmas

> Holiday i still managed somehow to loose 4 pounds, which is great cause i

> was a teeny bit worried i may have gained , but a milestone this morning

> laying on my side in bed, wondering how cold it was outside of the

> covers, i felt my last bottom rib and this curve of my waist that i have

> not felt in years...........so a surgery date and a milestone all in one day!

>Colleen

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>LaWanda Ezell wrote:

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>Mine too! LaWanda At 03:20 PM 12/28/04, you wrote:

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> >I guesss that shrink didn't know it all, did he. He probably wasn't

> >even a specialist in interviewing potential WLS candidates. But I

> >guess Kaiser was trying to accomodate your travel problems by having

> >you see him.

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> >I just think it would be great if Kaiser would set up a Gastric

> >Bypass unit in the Sacramento area! We have so many candidates in

> >this area. Just my opinion, though.

> >--Sandi

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> > . . . it just shook me up when that shrink said that I couldn't have

> >the surgery if I had cafeine or alcohol within the last year, as I'd

> >not heard that at any of the sessions I'd been to with any of the

> >doctors or any Kaiser personnel. When I called him on it, he did

> >finally say that it was up to the surgeon. LaWanda

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Colleen....

WoooHooo....congratulations. I am sending you hugs warm wishes for

your upcoming surgery date..

Regards,

Gordy

> > . . . it just shook me up when that shrink said that I couldn't

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> >not heard that at any of the sessions I'd been to with any of the

> >doctors or any Kaiser personnel. When I called him on it, he did

> >finally say that it was up to the surgeon. LaWanda

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Yeah Colleen

Way to go, congratulations and all my best wishes!!!!!!!!!

Huggles

> > . . . it just shook me up when that shrink said that I couldn't

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> >the surgery if I had cafeine or alcohol within the last year, as

I'd

> >not heard that at any of the sessions I'd been to with any of the

> >doctors or any Kaiser personnel. When I called him on it, he did

> >finally say that it was up to the surgeon. LaWanda

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Hi Rose

well i dont know anything about the doctors in freemont, i know it is a fairly new site for surgery, I also have some dates in jan to see anthesia and some type of pre op class, each facility is a little different..................... good luck on your weight loss i know its hard to do.....

thanks for the good wishes and same to you

colleenRose wrote:

Congrats Coleen on your surg date. Keep up the good work. I'm scheduled to go see the surgeon, anesthesiologist,nutritionist,coordinator on Jan 14th so I'm getting a little closer I still have about 13-16 lbs left to lose first before surg. I am going to Fremont with Dr. Hahn have you heard anything about him? Well again CongratsLaWanda Ezell wrote: Congratulations Coleen, I know that will happen for me one day. LaWanda At 05:22 PM 12/28/04, you wrote:>Hello Group> Today I met with Nadia in South San Francisco, and we picked my surgery > date which is going to be Feb 10th, which also happens to be my daughters > 22cnd birthday. I could of had Jan, but with work restrictions it just > didnt work out for me, so I am very excited. Also through the Christmas > Holiday i still managed somehow to loose 4 pounds, which is great cause i > was a teeny bit worried i may have gained , but a milestone this morning > laying on my side in bed, wondering how cold it was outside of the > covers, i felt my last bottom rib and this curve of my waist that i have > not felt in years...........so a surgery date and a milestone all in one

day!>Colleen>>LaWanda Ezell wrote:>>Mine too! LaWanda At 03:20 PM 12/28/04, you wrote:>>> >I guesss that shrink didn't know it all, did he. He probably wasn't> >even a specialist in interviewing potential WLS candidates. But I> >guess Kaiser was trying to accomodate your travel problems by having> >you see him.> >> >I just think it would be great if Kaiser would set up a Gastric> >Bypass unit in the Sacramento area! We have so many candidates in> >this area. Just my opinion, though.> >--Sandi> >> >> > . . . it just shook me up when that shrink said that I couldn't have> >the surgery if I had cafeine or alcohol within the last year, as I'd> >not heard that at any of the

sessions I'd been to with any of the> >doctors or any Kaiser personnel. When I called him on it, he did> >finally say that it was up to the surgeon. LaWanda> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >