Welcome to the AMOS board. I wish you all the best in your persuit for this life saving surgery. My husband and I both have had open rny's. We also have Kaiser. My advice to you with Kaiser is to keep track of everything. They seem to be very slow about anything they do. It took us 1 1/2 yrs to get our approval but the wait was worth it. I have lost 110 lbs since my surgery in June 2001 and he has lost 215 lbs since his surgery in Oct 2001. Life is very different now for us. We are also grandparents and our energy levels have greatly improved and we can keep up with all four grandkids now. If you want to read our profiles just click on my name below (only on your surgery message page) and it will take you right to it. To read my husbands, click on find peers then put in his first or last name (Doug Wilson) and look for La Mesa, Ca. His profile is more interesting than mine!!! Again, good luck to you.