I just went shopping for new underwear and a swimsuit....

last time I did that (a long time ago! I have to admit that I was not the king of woman to take care of me) I was on 6X size...and today 3X!!!! and for the bra I pass from 46C to 38C youhou!!!!!

I'm so so so happy!!!

Dr. Kim:

I think this is a fabulous idea.  As I had my bariatric surgery here with Dr. Birch I am not able to complete the survey but I would be quite interested in the results.  Will the outcome be published anywhere?

Velma:

As Dr. Birch is the Scientific Director of CAMIS, it is only natural that he is the overseer of this research project.  As well, if you read the research description you should of noticed that Dr. deGara is a part of the project as well.  Complications with any surgery are natural - you know most of my story I think - but when you go out of country and have complications, it is hard for the Doctors here to fix the issue because they didn't perform the original surgery so they don't know what was done and sometimes the patient's file is incomplete when sent up here to Canada.  

For AHS to get these results and hopefully notice the weight of the bariatric surgery on the healthcare system, hopefully more OR slots can be opened and more surgeries be performed here. If so, that should help with the wait times making people know that the wait here outweighs the risk of going out of country for such a major surgery...that is my opinion.  There is only four surgeons in Edmonton that offer bariatric surgery with conjunction with The Weight Wise Clinic - Dr. Birch, Dr. deGara, Dr. Davey and finally Dr. Karmali.  I am not seeing why you think there is a conflict of interest for Dr. Birch to be the overseer of this research.  

Just my 5 cents.