any had surgery at Guelph?

If anyone has had their surgery at the Guelph location, who did you have and what are they like? and what was your wait time like?

The hospital and staff were great. It was nice to be in a small city with less traffic problems for my partner who was in a nearby motel, during my hospital stay. I had Dr. Jules Foute-Nelong. He was awesome! Skilled, kind, caring and good looking too!

My surgery was well over a year ago so I'm sure wait times have changed greatly.  I hope you don't have to wait too long but trust me, its worth the wait!

I was in Guelph.  Hospital was great.  Dr Reed was my doctor, he is one of the best.  Wait times are kinda long I think but well worth the wait.  I can't even remember feeling this good before.

I had my RNY with Dr. Natasha Pereira-Hong on Nov 10/11 in Guelph. She was awesome!! My wait was 1.5 years from referral to surgery and 11 months from orientation to surgery but from what I understand, the wait times for Guelph just from referral to orientation is over a year now!!!

 I am waiting on Guelph...

Ref was July 2010... 
Orientation April 2011
Finished last appointment and was put in the surgical wait book (the yellow book) Sept 2011
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Still waiting for the post op nutrition class AND meeting the surgeon... and the actual surgery... 18 months and counting..... 

So, even if I've already had most of the tests, counselling etc prior, will I still have to go through it all again?  I've seen a dietician, I've had an endoscopy, talked with a nutritional counsellor, had numerous tests and ultrasounds (told I have a enlarged fatty liver and spleen)...no way of speeding the process up at all, huh?? LOL 

nope!.. my family doc thought it would speed up things.... nope!... i am stuck

I had all my testing done before my orientation and I may have to have a few re done because they were done more then a year ago

(upper GI and h-pylori)

If you're willing to travel you can speed up the process by asking Guelph to transfer your file to a different center (TWH has much much shorter wait times).
Wishing I had known that was a possibility before I started the process at Guelph. Could have shaved a year off my wait!!
When were you referred to Guelph?
Nadine

 Thats a great point!!! I wish I would have heard about it sooner... BUT because I live in Guelph I kinda like the fact that I am less then 5 minutes from "my" team and if there was ever an issue and I needed to go to the hospital I know they have the contact info for Dr. Reed ... but I am a worry wart..LOL 

Ya I tried to transfer but I was already in Guelphs program so they wouldn't switch me. My wait was long but nothing like it is now!!