I went for pre op labs this morning

Hello All, I went for my last weigh in with Julie and Brenda at Kaiser on Tuesday. I stayed the same. No gain, no loss after Thanksgiving and Christmas. I was impressed. My total weight loss since April 05 is 55lbs. I got my letter asking that I go for my pre op labs. I did that this morning. The letter states they will review my case on Jan 16th. THAT'S NEXT TUESDAY. ONLY 4 DAYS AWAY! So a question to anyone who has been at this point with Kaiser, what can I expect?? If all my labs come back fine and the review goes fine. what's next? Appt with the surgeon? Surgery date? I am very excited, nervous and kinda scared at the same time. All this "hoop jumping" I have been doing for the last yr and a half may come to an end? Wow. Thanks for listening! Sarah

Sorry. Correction... My total weight loss is 55 lbs since April 2006 not 2005. : )

Wow! Congratulations on your weight loss! I have no idea what is next with Kaiser because I don't have them. But it sounds like it's getting close to being over. Congratulations for going through the process. I'm sure it will pay off for you soon!

Hi Sarah: 1st of all, congratulations on your weight loss. Basically after the committee approves you for surgery, you will get a date to talk to the surgeon. they will then havie you talk to Rosie the surgery scheduler, then you will have to make sure all your pre-op tests are done ( ekg, arterial blood gases ) they will tell you to get what they call a cross type (your blood typing) Make sure when you talk to the surgeon to have questions to ask. You can e-mail me anytime. I am almost 5 months post-op. Peggy

Hello Peggy. Thank you for the heads up. What kind of questions should I ask. I am so affraid I will forget the most important questions. Thanks, Sarah