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FINALLY got an appointment booked with Dr. Hong to - Well, it has taken since my August 12th meeting with Dr. Rotstein at TWH when he referred me to Dr. Hong, to now, some 10 and a half weeks later to get an appointment set, but I go...

Anyone use Vitalady? - I'm wondering if anyone orders from Vitalady? I'm curious about whether you've been hit with customs charges and what the shipping costs are? Thanks!

Does anyone have an upcoming surgical date with Dr - Hello Everyone, I will be having the DS with Dr. Gagner at Hopital Sacre-Coeur in Montreal sometime in the next few months. I am waiting to hear from his assistant on some upcom...

Referral from TWH to St. Joe's is finally happenin - Ok, so last Friday I left a message for the Registry telling them about the difficulty I'm having with my referral to St. Joe's Hamilton. This afternoon I got a call back from a he...

St. Joe's Hamilton Frustration - it continues... - So, you might remember my post from 3 1/2 weeks ago where I was frustrated because I couldn't get anyone from St. Joe's to return my call about booking my consult with Dr. Hong (my...

Jahdayah is doing great! - Sue - she accidentally forgot your number at home so she hasn't been in touch, but she's doing just fine. I dropped by the hospital to see her (and jhpby) and she is doing great! N...

Frustrated with St. Joes Hamilton - Has anyone else had the problem of leaving msg after msg at St. Joes Hamilton and then never hearing back from anyone? I've been leaving msgs for two weeks about booking an appoint...

Thank you Karen! - Just wanted to thank Karen for her hard work in getting the lunch today organized. It was a great time and so nice to put real life faces to names! Lets do it again soon!

I missed the TWH support group meeting tonight... - I had a headache and had to miss the support group meeting this evening I really look forward to them and am disappointed I couldn't go. For anyone who was there - was there an...

Phone number for St. Joes - Hamilton? - So I want to call to check on my referral to Dr. Hong and hopefully set up an appointment time. Does anyone know the name/phone number of the right person in Hamilton to talk to fo...

OT: Have an EI question - I seem to remember that someone on this forum works with EI, am I right? I'm trying to find an answer to a question and I can't find anything totally clear online. I'm wondering wh...

Had 1st Surgeon Appointment - Hello Everyone! I had my first surgeon's appointment this morning with Dr. Rotstein at TWH. He was friendly but very to the point. I told him that I believe the RNY was contrain...

Surgeon Appointment Already?!?! - Wow, I was not expecting this today! I just had my Psych appointment yesterday, and today I got a call offering me an appointment with a surgeon! I was going to see Dr. Aarts on Au...

Finished all pre-surgeon hoop jumping! - So as of today I have finished all my appointments prior to the surgeon. The team at TWH will meet tomorrow and discuss my case and decide whether or not to promote me to surgery. ...

Unjury Protein near Buffalo? - Hi Everyone, I'm travelling from Toronto, Ontario to Buffalo to do some cross border shopping in preparation for my surgery and am wondering if anyone can tell me where I can bu...

Groupon deal for Popeye's in Toronto area! - Groupon has a special deal today where for $8 you can get $20 worth of stuff from Popeye's. You can use the certificate at 3 locations along Yonge St., one in downtown, one in midt...

Is this a trick question? - Ok, so I'm going through TWH for assessment and have made it clear to the NP that I am interested in DS (there are various medical reasons for this that I've outlined elsewhere but...

Anyone have to fight for DS? - I'm putting together research for a proposal for my surgeon to try to convince him to refer me to the DS specialist. I live in Ontario, how it works here is that our healthcare wil...

DS surgeon at HRRH? - When I met with the nurse and expressed my interest in the DS, she mentioned that there is a doctor at HRRH who performs the DS who I may be able to ahve a consult with - does anyo...

Is DS covered in Quebec? - Hi Everyone, I was wondering if someone could help me out here. I'm trying to determine whether Quebec covers not just the RNY but also the DS surgery as a first WLS? I'm inte...

Is DS covered in BC? - Hi Everyone, I was wondering if someone could help me out here. I'm trying to determine whether BC covers not just the RNY but also the DS surgery as a first WLS? I'm interest...

Is DS covered in Alberta - Hi Everyone, I was wondering if someone could help me out here. I'm trying to determine whether Alberta covers not just the RNY but also the DS surgery as a first WLS? I'm inter...

Would anyone have gotten a DS if it was covered by - I'm curious about people's opinions on the DS and whether they would have opted for one instead of RNY if it had been an option with OHIP coverage? What do people think of the long...

Now I understand why so many people stay away from - Wow... just, wow. I now understand why so many people stay away from the main board. There are some crazy people there. I just had an interaction with one of the nastiest, most abu...

A good deal for those who eat a lot of chicken... - JW foods in Agincourt (very close to the Markham Low Carb Grocery!) are having a deal-of-the-day type sale on webpiggy for half price boxes of chicken breasts. $39 gets you 29 flas...