based on my expirence with specialty bariatrics i would request a receipt in advance with the break down and not use specialty bariatrics they will not give me a break down

I just got off the phone with Alberta Health and they were so friendly and polite.  She also explained the reimbursement would depend - am I in a hospital or in a clinic?  She told me that I should ask for a specific breakdown off all lab tests, procedures, with names and times.

Does anyone have any specific tips?  My surgery is Sept. 2nd.  Very excited :)

I'd like to go through the program.  Should I get turned away then I might think about something else, like Mexico.  But I think there is a lot of great info and tools to be learned from the clinic. Not just the surgery 

Find a support group were you live now. Dust off and pull out your surgery plan and actually follow i****ch out for slider foods and high calorie liquids  no pop no juice no alcohol  protien first. Keep you carbs low and actually weigh and traxk your food on a fitness app like my fitness pal.

If you cannot follow your plan with your sleeve and actually make life style changes  than you will not be any more successful with a revision.  You might lose weight initially with a bypass or a dondul switch because of malapsobtion butbif you cannot follow your plan you will gain weight back with that too. my friend had a bypass about 9 years ago. She still ate whatever she wanted wings beer  dessert junk and she lost weight for awhile because of the malabsoption but she has now put back everything she lost and than tsome because she did not change her lifestyle at all

I went to Costa Rice to the Rosenstock Center and was surprised  to run into lots of patients from Calgary. I found it by looking at Youtube videos. There is a lady named Pat Conrad from BC that recorded her whole experience. It is awesome. I was just there for some facial refreshing as I haven't had GS yet. I am even on their website after having my surgery