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4-Month Surgery Follow-up – LIFE IS GOOD

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:23:00 -0700

4-Month Surgery Follow-up - LIFE IS GOOD
Monday September 5th
Everyone I’m so sorry for slacking on getting back on the computer, updating my blog and answering emails, I just realized that the last time I updated was a week after surgery, but life is good! The last two ...

1-Week Surgery Follow-up

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:03:00 -0700

1-Week Surgery Follow-up
Thursday April 28th:
This last week we’re been taking it easy allowing our bodies to heal, and by Thursday morning we really felt pretty good. The first week of course was liquids only, and we did good getting in at least 80 grams of protein each day, 48 - ...

Surgery Completed, Recovering Well!

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:54:00 -0700

Surgery Completed, Recovering Well!
I first wanted to thank everyone for your prayers and kind words of support, as it really means a lot to both of us.
Wednesday April 20th:
We went in to Inland Valley Medical Center on Wednesday morning April 20th at 7:30 AM, as Gerry’s surgery was scheduled for ...

Surgery Just 2 Days Away!

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:37:00 -0700

Surgery Just 2 Days Away!
We’ll just two short days until our surgery date, so I thought I’d just post an update. Things have been so busy lately trying to get everything done around the place that I won’t be able to do after surgery, and making sure everything is ready ...

We Have Our Surgery Date!

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:47:00 -0700

We Have Our Surgery Date!
We’ll the last 3 weeks seemed like forever, but we used the time wisely, have been stocking up on a wide variety of proteins, buying things that we’ll need post-op, getting things done around the place that I won’t be able to do right after ...

Insurance Approval

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Four Weeks:
Well, two weeks turned into four weeks, but finally on Saturday March 5th, my wife and I both received our official approval letters from Kaiser that our referral had been issued to the surgeon of our choice Dr David Suh of Crown Bariatric. The letter was dated February 28th, ...

Two Weeks: February 6th, 2011

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:13:00 -0800

Two Weeks:
We had our Pre-Op Education with Crown Bariatric at Southwest Bariatric Center in Murrieta last Thursday February 3rd, and it was informative. We got to meet with several of their staff; The Physical Therapist discussed exercising after WLS and what to expect. One of the head Nurses named April ...

Monday January 31, 2011

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:39:00 -0800

Quick Update:

Well, this week has been fun, and we’ve had some progress towards getting our surgery. On Monday January 24th we attended a MANDATORY 2-hour Bariatric Seminar in Murrieta, which is required by Crown Bariatric. It gave us a chance to meet Dr. David Suh, and ask him lots of ...

January 30, 2011 Protein Drinks & Vitamins:

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:08:00 -0800

Everyone,
Over the last several months I’ve been doing research preparing myself and my wife for having weight loss surgery (WLS). For my wife and I feel we’re very fortunate to have Kaiser Permanente health insurance, and to qualify for WLS you must attend a 12 week Options class to help ...

Tuesday January 18, 2011

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:15:00 -0800

Quick Update:
Well, I wasn’t going to update until after the appointment on January 28th, but there have been some things going on so I thought I’d just give a quick update.
Some of my OH Friends that have Kaiser as well suggested calling in to see if we can get in ...