I'm currently going through things at the Red Deer clinic.  My information session was March 1 and I had my first appointment with the nurse on April 2.  I had another appointment there later in April with the dietician.  In May, I had an appointment at the beginning of the month with the psychologist, and then the first consult with the surgeon (and the video info session) at the end of May.  I was told at that point that the only 2 mandatory appointments I needed was the psych eval and the gastroscopy.  At the end of May, the surgeon's office called me to tell me they would call me in a few months for the gastroscopy (yes, MONTHS), but they then called me at the beginning of June and said I could go in for it on June 21, which I did.  I also had another appointment with the dietician that day.  My surgeon told me during the gastrocopy that he wanted my next appointment to be with him to book a surgery date, and told me that from that appointment the wait was about 4-5 months before they actual surgery.  I wasn't able to get in to see him until August, and have my psych eval this month as well as another nurse visit on the same day.  I've been very lucky to get 2 appointments a month, which is not what I expected as they told us during the information session that it was one appointment per month...so what I've been lucky enough to do in 4 months, normally would take 8, which is hard to believe!  I imagine my surgery will probably be early next year, so if you're just starting the process now, yours will probably be next year some time as well.  Good luck!

Thank you, Very Informative and this was not too harsh for me.... i need harsh right about now. Thank you for being honest!!