Hi Christine, I am at Kaiser Richmond too . . . same stage you are, I had orientation 3 weeks ago and I have my psych appt. on the 11th. The first 10 lbs. came off quickly, but it's really hard now! I pretty much blew it over turkey day but my goal for myself was to not gain so I guess I should just be happy that (so far) i have achieved that. Oh yes and Momcof3 is my Kaiser idol, I weighed in @ the same weight as her and look at her now! Go girl!

I am in a 14-week weight loss surgery class @ Kaiser Santa Rosa, the patients are all either Richmond or South San Francisco so I get to compare . . . Richmond seems to be months faster that South SF, but south SF at least books 2 appointments in 1 day for folks. It is a great program, I am learning SO much about myself and why I overeat. I plan to be very well prepared for surgery!

Take care,

Riley

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Orientation 11/04/08-285
Banded 02/23/09 by Dr. Baggs, Richmond Kaiser - 242
1st fill 04/10/09 1cc 2nd fill 05/22/09 1cc 3rd fill 06/25/09 .5 cc 4th fill 08/07/09 .5cc
5th fill 09/24/09 .25 cc (5.25 cc total) 6th fill appt. 12/16/09