A first step

May 22, 2014

Finally got Kaiser Permanente. I've already had a consultation and was approved for the "options" program. I was told I was going to need a sleep study and it was scheduled far out like 3 months away, however I opted for them to call me last minute should anyone cancel AND of course some one did. So on May 13, 2014 @ 7:15ish at night I got my call to go in for the sleep study last minute. I arrived in the Kaiser fontana sleep study area and was told to bring things I would be comfortable sleeping in button down if possible and was hooked to an array of wires. TIP: pee before all this happens, ask and just try to go lol. Lights out are by 11pm and it takes 30/45 minutes to set everything up. It's a small room and the beds are not bad but not comfortable. Me I tossed abd turned all night. And bad news if your a stomach sleeper. Got to go home by 6:20 ish in the morning. 

Skip to May 16th 

BINFO orientation class. This is the first orientation class you go to before you start "options" which are the official 12 classes needed in order to get bariatric surgery. Binfo is about 3 hours long and you can bring a guest. They go over the 3 surgery offered. They also try to answer questions like how long the program is. What type of labs are required of you. Where you have to travel for surgery and doctor consults. They give you that opportunity to think seriously about taking the next steps into the program and if you are serious continuing onto the options program. That going through this program things have also changed from what it used to be so a lot is required on your part if you want to get everything done asap.

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