Janine is AWESOME and very encouraging. I have had Nancy (very business like) and Janine and both nurses. I understand they have added another nurse and in process of adding more staff to address demand. Call the Bariatric Clinic number and ask to speak with her, they will put you through or leave a message for her to call you.

Yes we are very fortunate indeed. In other provinces few of us could afford the money to achieve what we have through WLS. Thanks for the valuable information J.

Awesome job Mike. Keep it up. You are an inspiration to so many others.

Great job keep up the good work. It will continue to come off.

Great job keep up the good work. Imagine the difference it will be this summer. What a difference three months makes!

Hello Maria,
I understand exactly what you are saying as I went through the same thing. I think my husband thought he was living with someone else while I was on Optifast as I was all over the place emotionally. The previous posters are correct as the combination of hormone changes and low sugar can definitely make a difference in mood.

If you need someone to talk to send me a message. I am not a specialist but been there done that recently. It does get better.

I agree with EricaFG she ha**** a homerun with it. Contact the Ombudsman and voice your concerns until you get a response and confirmation it has been received by the appropriate centre. There are clearly glitches in any system, but they can't do anything about it unless someone speaks up and says something.

Obviously getting through the growing pains of a new registry is painful for those of us who were eager to get started on the journey. After you make the decision, it would be nice if the surgery was immediate. Unfortunately that isn't even the case for back surgeries and even heart surgeries, in Ontario or elsewhere in Canada unless we want to pay even more in taxes or plead to our governments to eliminate the waste and put money into the actual priority areas. Today's federal budget is just as useless as ever from the Harper Conservative/Reform party.

Everything I have been told is that WLS will help improve your chances of getting pregnant but that you should wait at least two years. I also understand that the pill does not work as well post WLS so an alternative method needs to be used.

Great job keep up the good work and remember the end is in sight, so to speak, at least the beginning to a new end.

Welcome to the bench Jyle. I hope you had a positive experience with Dr. Pereira-Hong. She was wonderful at the hospital and very thorough. Enjoy the ride.

I go to the Guelph clinic and from what I understand you would not have to go to the back of the line but would be put on hold until you give the go ahead, but I cannot say that is the absolute policy. I know myself, my referral was sent in October 2009 and my daughter was born in January 2010. My first appointment was March 2010 and I went through the entire process including meeting the surgeon who then put things on hold because I needed to have my daughter weaned for at least a month prior to the go ahead to do the surgery. I had to call back when she was weaned and then my next appointment was scheduled with the surgeon and everything proceeded from there. I was disappointed but in the end it was better for my daughter and now I have had the surgery and it is better for all.

Sassygirl is correct, at least that is who I had.