Questions for anyone who's gone through the Royal Jubilee Program

Hi Everyone,

I can't believe I'm just finding this forum, I finally got my date for my surgery and I'm trying to figure out what other appointments Victoria requires before surgery, I have already booked my appt with Dr. Z, and the anesthesiologist, and my GP, will I need more blood work or an x-ray a couple of days before surgery? I'm trying to book my hotel and thinking it's probably best to just stay 2 nights before surgery, in case of the last minute tests.

Start my pre-op diet tomorrow, I'm getting nervous, seem's like it's come too fast.

Thank you.

wow , that is so exciting! Who is doing surgery? How long after your consultation with surgery did u get a date? I have my consultation April.6th with Dr.Malik..I am very excited..also nervous..Please keep me posted also with how your pre-op diet goes! Can I ask your current weight?

-Thanks, Odette

Thanks Odette! Dr. Lam is doing my surgery.  My consultation with Dr. Lam was on January 29th.  I'm on day one of the Pre-op diet, so far so good.  My current weight is 327.

How exciting! I haven't received my date yet; hopefully getting close.  I would suspect 2 days before would give ample time for any other tests you need.  You'll have to let us know how the process works and how your surgery goes.  Are you drinking the glucerna or boost diabetic? 

I feel like you and I are at very similar points in our WLS journey..I am so excited for us :)

We definitely are!

A woman in my Craving Change program and I were talking at our final class this week and turns out she has an appointment with Dr Malik in April as well. It's like a mini-boom ... I'm hoping it's because of a new fiscal year budget and we'll be in quickly with surgery dates :)

Oh yah you are probably right, whats your name?!

I haven't been booked with internist, nutritionist or for my GI test..hmmm...

I'm  Sandra but I go by Sam :) 

I haven't had the upper GI yet but Christina in Dr Lam' s office said they've sent the requisition to my hospital.

Have you not met with Dr Z and Carla yet for one on one appointments?    My call from Dr Lam's office just happened to coincede closely with my quarterly appointments with Dr Z and Carla.

I also got phoned about a referral to a local dietician so I'll do that on April 18th.

Well so good to meet you Sam. Yes I have had 2 one on one appts with them, and this april will be the 3rd i believe? So when I go down to van in april, I will be seeing Dr.Z, Carla, and Dr.Malik ...Maybe Dr.Maliks office does things a bit differently? Hope the send requisition asap cause im in PG everything takes forever.

Sounds like you may be having surgery pretty fast here!!!

This also my 3rd one on one appointments, lol definitely mirroring on another - maybe we can be hospital roomies ;)

Here on the north island it's really slow for labs and xrays too.