I have never heard that it is being considered, but perhaps some of the people who have had VSG done in NL may have heard something at one of their appts or meetings of the support group. The band - brings with it a whole new requirement for appt for fills, unfills etc. I expect until there are more $ and doctors and people able to do the follow up care for post-op band patients - and who knows when that would be with the state our health care system is in - you won't find it being offered or covered by MCP. Having said that - it would not surprise me to see a PRIVATE service being set up and offered someday - on a self pay system of course.

Congrats on your appt and also for a very informative post. I'm sure there are many "waitiers" out there who will be happy to read this information.

I also wanted to say how happy I was to learn from you that there will be a research study done to determine the effect Bariatric surgery has on medical problems and number of doctors visits. Kudos to the research team.

Maerry Christmas to you and your date for surgery will be here before you know it!

The name od the surgeon in St. John's who performs Bariatric Surgery is Dr. David Pace. 
He works out of the Health Sciences Centre. Hope this is of some help. There is a facebook group for pre and post op bariatric surgery patients in Newfoundland. People rarely post here in this forum - due to privacy issues I guess. I am not a member of that facebook group. But if you do a search on Facebook for the name Jenn Deon -and send her a message - I'm sure she can point you in the right direction to find the facebook group  - as well as help you out with other info. Jenn was the 1st patient to have bariatric surgery here in NL by Dr. Pace. Good luck! 

 Thanks for th tip Terrie - I believe I steered someone in the wrong direction before doing that! 

 Just putting this out there for your information - most people here in NL are using this facebook group as it is much more private. Good luck!

The link to the Bariatric Surgery Support Group of NL ishttp://www.facebook.com/groups/195749753841874/ - you *should* be able to just follow the link and request to be added.

 Great job ladies!!!!!

 Welcome to the site!

 Welcome Wanda!

 Yayyyy for you guys! What a great way to start the New Years!

Thanks so much Trina! I check the message board pretty well daily - and chime in if I feel I have something to add. I'm so glad to see the board active with posts from so many people. Back when I had my RNY - the message board from New Brunswick and the main RNY board were my lifelines and SO important to me. If only I knew they existed while I was waiting pre-op. I didn't find out about them until I was in New Brunswick one week before I had my surgery. All of you here on the Island are lucky to have the support and sharing locally. It's great! 

Hi Jenn - Special K Satisfaction, Vector and Kaishi are the few of the cereals that with a cup of skim milk will deliver a healthy amount of protein. Have a great day!

Hey Everyone - I found out not too long ago that there are a few "waiters" in my extended family - a niece, her son -- both have seen Dr. Pace - one has done the 2 week liquid trial - congrats to you - you know who you are!  Just wanted to say again - that I'm open to any and all questions from anyone - anf of course my family members! I'm here for you - and don't forget it!

mcrnencc1961@hotmail.com 

Hi Jane - as an RNY - I had only 2-3 days of liquids post op - then runny liquids for a few days - I never really found a protein shake I liked - so I stuck to skim milk - as well really runny cream of wheat - and runny oatmeal - no raisins or anything - cream soups - even cup of soups - just avoid the chunks of chicken or whatever - another mushy food I still use is Cozy Shack fat free rice pudding and tapioca pudding. You could add a bit of milk to fat free yogurt and avoid the fruit chunks as well. If you are a milk drinker - 1 cup of skim milk has 9gms of protein, I used to crush up ice in my blender and pour a big tall glass of skim milk over it. I like milk - but the colder the better - you could even use Chocolate or Strawberry Quick if you don't like it plain. Just some ideas. Good luck!