My Surgeon Appointment OR How I Humiliated Myself Today at TWH

pinkjellybean
on 11/25/11 9:07 pm - Canada
VSG on 01/25/12
On November 26, 2011 at 3:44 AM Pacific Time, ima_totalgeek wrote:
I had an appt with Dr. Jackson yeserday too - it was my one year post so not as big a deal as your appt - but I was hoping to see him since he was the surgeon I saw pre-op. 
The surgeon you see is not necessarily the surgeon who will do the surgery.  Also be prepared to have your surgery date changed last minute.  My surgery was at TWH and they moved mine UP from a Wed to a Monday.

When you make your child care/work arrangements - make sure you have a little flexibility built in. 

I suspect that they need to adjust things a lot given that these appts are booked weeks-months in advance.  They also need to account for unexpected emergencies with other patients.

Be prepared for last minute changes - they will likely happen.
I do plan to have some flexibility built in for child care once I get a surgery date - my mother is going to be take several weeks off to stay with us as my husband is  unable to get time off of work at that time.  Again, just so I am clear for others who may encounter the same problem - My preference is not for a specific surgeon but just that I can have my surgery at Toronto Western Hospital.  I am patient and willing to understand slight changes in the schedule but this was a process that has been unfolding since the very first day I had orientation - I was more frustrated with them not being accountable to the messages they gave to my husband and myself and for them trying to blame the problem on myself. 

SURGERY at Toronto Western Hospital - VSG JANUARY 25th, 2012!!

5'9 - HW - 390 SW - 368.8  GW - 150

    

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