california girl here :)

jen steffens
on 8/26/04 3:34 pm - Sacramento, CA

hi everyone

i was just wondering if there was anyone from northern california or in the sacramento area that would like to chat sometime. i almost have a surgery date and i'm getting very excited and nervous!!!! i would love to talk to anyone even if they have had surgery or not

feel free to email me at [email protected] hope to hear from you all soon

~jen

shane_lee
on 8/26/04 4:31 pm - Belmont, CA

Hi there.... anything you need to talk about, I am here. I went through the process with Kaiser SSF myself just a little over 6 months ago!! Best to you! -shane

jen steffens
on 8/26/04 4:47 pm - Sacramento, CA

RNY on 04/04/05

how was your stay at kaiser SSF??? and how long after seeing dr stiles did you get a date??? i see her on the 14th of september...i'm getting excited. how much weight did you have to loose and who was your surgeon??? and one more...where are you from??? hehehe thanks for replying to my post

~jen

shane_lee
on 8/27/04 1:32 am - Belmont, CA

My stay wasn't bad. I had open RNY, but I was only in the hospital for 2 nights. I was the last surgery of the day on that Monday and I came home on Wednesday. The people were friendly and Dr. Umbach was my surgeon. He was nice. I was supposed to lose 40# before surgery. I lost about 26. I think as long as you show a good effort with it, they won't cancel you. I had my appt. with Dr. Stiles right around December 19 (I had orientation Dec 6). I got a call from Alma 2 weeks later with my date for Feb. So I had surgery a little over 2.5 months from my orientation. That time went by fairly quickly. I remember those feelings of excitement and panic before surgery. I was so ready for it to be over with. Afterwards, I felt a little lost because I didn't have anything to pursue anymore. Your surgery will just be right around the corner. Let me ask you, when did you get your approval letter and when was your orientation? The reason I ask is my partner has been approved. He got his letter around the 1st of August. Of course they say it takes 12-16 weeks to schedule orientation, but I was just wondering if they still are on that lengthy schedule or if people are getting it sooner. I know mine took 12 weeks, but he's a little more impatient than me.