PROCESS FOR OHIP APPROVAL
on 11/5/17 6:46 am
Hey Sampy - the process looks a little long from where you are sitting but trust me I am 2.5 weeks away from surgery and I feel like it happened in the blink of an eye! I will add to what onedayatatime said - my family doc had already gone through the process with other patients and one of the surgeons was a classmate of hers so she picked the hospital that I would be referred to. I am going through the Weight Management Clinic at the Ottawa Hospital and they have the process pretty streamlined. If you smoke or drink alcohol stop now and once you get approved to start the program do what they ask you to do in terms of food and behaviour mods. Good luck.
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
on 11/5/17 6:05 pm
Ottawa Civic - pretty danged excited and does Optifast really make you burp this much?
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
