Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 -Am I correct in that your orientation weight was NOT your starting point for the 10% loss? That is great if so. I was under the distinct impression that you had to wait for orientation before starting the 10% loss. I sure wish I could get some concrete answer from Kaiser on this because I could be starting now. Anyway-congratulations on getting done with orientation and I hope you lose those few pounds quickly. ===== Heidi Lauw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 That’s great, ! I’m sure you will be able to lose that 4.5 lbs in the next 2-4 weeks. It’s nice to hear that your experience at the Fremont facility was a positive one! - Lesa - Butterflies I attended orientation this last Saturday in Fremont. What a great experience it was. Kay, you did a really good job " telling it like it is " . I appreciated your candor and your personal insights not to mention your sense of humor. Thank you! Right now I am experiencing butterflies in my stomach. It's hard to believe that after 13 months I am just waiting for my visit to the surgeon & anethsesiologist (etc.) appts. Unreal in so many ways. Since Fremont is so new I wanted to post about my experience there. It was awesome. Dr. Dennen started his lecture by apologizing for people in the medical field and doctors for their lack of empathy and knowledge about obesity. That was a real shocker. I left the orientation confident I had made the right decision to have WLS and with a wealth of information. Dr.Dennen was articulate and made me feel very comfortable with having him as my surgeon. Dr. Dennen and Dr. Dutta do every surgery as a team. They do approximately 9 surgeries a week. From the time you obtain your 10% weight loss you can be scheduled for surgery in as little as 10 days or the maximum of 4 weeks. Fremont is VERY interested in providing quality customer care. We were told to expect a hospital stay of 2-4 days following surgery. I am so happy to finally have had a positive experience on the WLS journey. I was treated with respect and courtesy by every person at the Fremont facility. I have 4.5 pounds to lose until I have lost my entire 10%. I am pretty confident I can do this before the appt. with the surgeon/anesth/nutritionist round of appointments (which they say will be in 2-4 weeks). Thanks for listening. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 That’s great, ! I’m sure you will be able to lose that 4.5 lbs in the next 2-4 weeks. It’s nice to hear that your experience at the Fremont facility was a positive one! - Lesa - Butterflies I attended orientation this last Saturday in Fremont. What a great experience it was. Kay, you did a really good job " telling it like it is " . I appreciated your candor and your personal insights not to mention your sense of humor. Thank you! Right now I am experiencing butterflies in my stomach. It's hard to believe that after 13 months I am just waiting for my visit to the surgeon & anethsesiologist (etc.) appts. Unreal in so many ways. Since Fremont is so new I wanted to post about my experience there. It was awesome. Dr. Dennen started his lecture by apologizing for people in the medical field and doctors for their lack of empathy and knowledge about obesity. That was a real shocker. I left the orientation confident I had made the right decision to have WLS and with a wealth of information. Dr.Dennen was articulate and made me feel very comfortable with having him as my surgeon. Dr. Dennen and Dr. Dutta do every surgery as a team. They do approximately 9 surgeries a week. From the time you obtain your 10% weight loss you can be scheduled for surgery in as little as 10 days or the maximum of 4 weeks. Fremont is VERY interested in providing quality customer care. We were told to expect a hospital stay of 2-4 days following surgery. I am so happy to finally have had a positive experience on the WLS journey. I was treated with respect and courtesy by every person at the Fremont facility. I have 4.5 pounds to lose until I have lost my entire 10%. I am pretty confident I can do this before the appt. with the surgeon/anesth/nutritionist round of appointments (which they say will be in 2-4 weeks). Thanks for listening. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Hi Heidi, When Fremont sent me my letter of approval they gave me the web site for the Fremont facility to get their specific requirements/protocol for surgery. They encourage you to start losing your 10% from the moment you are accepted into the program. I was thrilled with being able to start my weight loss prior to orientation. Actually makes so much more sense to me. Since we all have a pretty sizeable chuck of weight to lose before surgery it makes sound reason to start before attending orientation, especially since it was 3 full months after I was accepted before I was scheduled to attend orientation. Knowing where you are going to have your surgery will allow you to know the surgery site's specific protocol. Best of luck to you Heidi on your WLS journey. D > -Am I correct in that your orientation weight was > NOT your starting point for the 10% loss? That is > great if so. I was under the distinct impression that > you had to wait for orientation before starting the > 10% loss. I sure wish I could get some concrete > answer from Kaiser on this because I could be starting > now. Anyway-congratulations on getting done with > orientation and I hope you lose those few pounds > quickly. > > > ===== > Heidi Lauw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Hi , Sorry I didn't stick around to meet you - but, by the time I'd stood up long enough to do both talks, I was ready to head home for some pain killers. I glad that you think I did a good job. I actually got kinda of a kick out of doing it and, if they want me back, I'll do it again. I was really impressed with both Dr. Dutta and Dr. Dennen - and with the Fremont program, in general. Their attitude towards the 10% pre-surgery weight loss (they'll accept a weight from your PCP as a starting point, so lots of folks can be at or near their goal by the time they get to the Orientation) is much more patient-friendly than Richmond's is. In fact, it seems that their program is really geared to being as patient-friendly as possible. So - to those of you who are slated for the Fremont program - I'd say that it seems like you are in very good hands. That isn't meant to put down the Richmond program or any other - I was just very impressed with Fremont. . . . will you be attending the Fremont Support Group? There is a meeting this coming Friday - from 6 to 8pm - in the same place where the Orientation was. If so, please introduce yourself - I'd love to meet you. All the best, Kay in San Leandro open RNY 12/1/03 D wrote: > I attended orientation this last Saturday in Fremont. > What a great experience it was. > > Kay, you did a really good job " telling it like it is " . > I appreciated your candor and your personal insights > not to mention your sense of humor. Thank you! > > Right now I am experiencing butterflies in my stomach. > It's hard to believe that after 13 months I am just > waiting for my visit to the surgeon & anethsesiologist (etc.) > appts. Unreal in so many ways. > > Since Fremont is so new I wanted to post about my experience > there. It was awesome. > > Dr. Dennen started his lecture by apologizing for > people in the medical field and doctors for their lack of > empathy and knowledge about obesity. That was a real shocker. > I left the orientation confident I had made the right decision > to have WLS and with a wealth of information. Dr.Dennen was > articulate and made me feel very comfortable with having him > as my surgeon. > > Dr. Dennen and Dr. Dutta do every surgery as a team. They > do approximately 9 surgeries a week. From the time you obtain > your 10% weight loss you can be scheduled for surgery in as little as > 10 days or the maximum of 4 weeks. Fremont is VERY interested in > providing quality customer care. We were told to expect a hospital > stay of 2-4 days following surgery. I am so happy to finally have > had a positive experience on the WLS journey. I was treated with > respect and courtesy by every person at the Fremont facility. > > I have 4.5 pounds to lose until I have lost my entire 10%. > I am pretty confident I can do this before the appt. with > the surgeon/anesth/nutritionist round of appointments (which they > say will be in 2-4 weeks). > > Thanks for listening. > D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Hi , Sorry I didn't stick around to meet you - but, by the time I'd stood up long enough to do both talks, I was ready to head home for some pain killers. I glad that you think I did a good job. I actually got kinda of a kick out of doing it and, if they want me back, I'll do it again. I was really impressed with both Dr. Dutta and Dr. Dennen - and with the Fremont program, in general. Their attitude towards the 10% pre-surgery weight loss (they'll accept a weight from your PCP as a starting point, so lots of folks can be at or near their goal by the time they get to the Orientation) is much more patient-friendly than Richmond's is. In fact, it seems that their program is really geared to being as patient-friendly as possible. So - to those of you who are slated for the Fremont program - I'd say that it seems like you are in very good hands. That isn't meant to put down the Richmond program or any other - I was just very impressed with Fremont. . . . will you be attending the Fremont Support Group? There is a meeting this coming Friday - from 6 to 8pm - in the same place where the Orientation was. If so, please introduce yourself - I'd love to meet you. All the best, Kay in San Leandro open RNY 12/1/03 D wrote: > I attended orientation this last Saturday in Fremont. > What a great experience it was. > > Kay, you did a really good job " telling it like it is " . > I appreciated your candor and your personal insights > not to mention your sense of humor. Thank you! > > Right now I am experiencing butterflies in my stomach. > It's hard to believe that after 13 months I am just > waiting for my visit to the surgeon & anethsesiologist (etc.) > appts. Unreal in so many ways. > > Since Fremont is so new I wanted to post about my experience > there. It was awesome. > > Dr. Dennen started his lecture by apologizing for > people in the medical field and doctors for their lack of > empathy and knowledge about obesity. That was a real shocker. > I left the orientation confident I had made the right decision > to have WLS and with a wealth of information. Dr.Dennen was > articulate and made me feel very comfortable with having him > as my surgeon. > > Dr. Dennen and Dr. Dutta do every surgery as a team. They > do approximately 9 surgeries a week. From the time you obtain > your 10% weight loss you can be scheduled for surgery in as little as > 10 days or the maximum of 4 weeks. Fremont is VERY interested in > providing quality customer care. We were told to expect a hospital > stay of 2-4 days following surgery. I am so happy to finally have > had a positive experience on the WLS journey. I was treated with > respect and courtesy by every person at the Fremont facility. > > I have 4.5 pounds to lose until I have lost my entire 10%. > I am pretty confident I can do this before the appt. with > the surgeon/anesth/nutritionist round of appointments (which they > say will be in 2-4 weeks). > > Thanks for listening. > D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Hi Kay, I totally understand why you left the orientation. You had already been their for the entire morning session...what a long day. I was sitting to you left sort near the front. Long dark brown hair. Both my hubby and I are pretty tall so we are kinda hard to miss LOL. I haven't heard from Fremont yet about any of my appts. I tried calling but even their voice mailbox is full. Kinda frustration. I am one of those is less than 5 pounds away from completing the 10% weight loss, so I am getting anxious. Losing weight is easier than maintaing for me. > I won't be attending support meetings in Fremont. Since moving to the central valley it's more practical for me to attend one here in the valley. Manteca has a meeting once a month at St. Dominics Hospital (very recently bought by Kaiser). The meetings are a wonderful source of knowledge and support. I've been attending their meetins since January. Has anyone who attended Fremont's orientation gotten surgery dates or surgeon visit dates yet? Thanks to everyone for sharing. Approved/Fremong 4.5 pounds until surgery > > > I attended orientation this last Saturday in Fremont. > > What a great experience it was. > > > > Kay, you did a really good job " telling it like it is " . > > I appreciated your candor and your personal insights > > not to mention your sense of humor. Thank you! > > > > Right now I am experiencing butterflies in my stomach. > > It's hard to believe that after 13 months I am just > > waiting for my visit to the surgeon & anethsesiologist (etc.) > > appts. Unreal in so many ways. > > > > Since Fremont is so new I wanted to post about my experience > > there. It was awesome. > > > > Dr. Dennen started his lecture by apologizing for > > people in the medical field and doctors for their lack of > > empathy and knowledge about obesity. That was a real shocker. > > I left the orientation confident I had made the right decision > > to have WLS and with a wealth of information. Dr.Dennen was > > articulate and made me feel very comfortable with having him > > as my surgeon. > > > > Dr. Dennen and Dr. Dutta do every surgery as a team. They > > do approximately 9 surgeries a week. From the time you obtain > > your 10% weight loss you can be scheduled for surgery in as little as > > 10 days or the maximum of 4 weeks. Fremont is VERY interested in > > providing quality customer care. We were told to expect a hospital > > stay of 2-4 days following surgery. I am so happy to finally have > > had a positive experience on the WLS journey. I was treated with > > respect and courtesy by every person at the Fremont facility. > > > > I have 4.5 pounds to lose until I have lost my entire 10%. > > I am pretty confident I can do this before the appt. with > > the surgeon/anesth/nutritionist round of appointments (which they > > say will be in 2-4 weeks). > > > > Thanks for listening. > > D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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