First meeting with specialist to talk about surgery

Dec 30, 2011

 Today was my first meeting with the weight management specialist (Dr. Eliosoff) to talk about surgery.  I was referred by my cardiologist.  They both feel surgery is the best option for me.  I agree.  

It's something that I have wanted to look into for a long time, but didn't have a regular doctor until last year.  I have a really great GP now.  He referred me to the cardiologist for my heart murmur.  The cardiologist immediately started harping about my weight.  Which pissed me off, but at the same time, my weight puts a lot of added stress on my heart, so I can understand his concern.

My GP had sent a referral to the Ottawa Weight Management Clinic at the beginning of November.  I didn't even hear back from them until the week before Christmas, and my appointment there isn't until March 15.  

My cardiologist referred me to a weight management specialist on December 2, and the appointment was today.  He's going over all the information with me, and getting the testing and application underway.  

We talked about the results a fair bit, as well as some changes to expect.  He didn't go into detail of any type of surgery, but did suggest some reading and researching of the 3 most common types of Bariatric surgery.  He wants me to research, and prepare questions/ concerns about each type for our next appointment.  That's when we will talk about which surgery is best for me, and why.  Dr. Eliosoff says there's about a 2 year wait list for surgery, and we should start the process right away. 

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