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Thank you. And I hope it goes by fairly fast - this liquid diet before surgery is hard.
~ j.
This is true from what I heard as well. Not only do they have quotas to fill per centre, each surgeon has a certain amount that they can/should do. So if surgeon x has met his quota by such and such time then patients that are under his care will have to wait for the following year unless there are cancellations. This is based on the Ontario funding by OHIP and so one surgeon isn't "preferred" over the other.
To be a centre of excellence they have to do 120 bariatric surgeries a year.
Thry also have a maximum that they can do per year because of their budget.
This is nothing new and usually is why in February/March some centres start to have a slow down as they reach their fiscal year. It restarts in April.
17+ years post op RNY. first year blog here or My LongTimer blog. Tummy Tuck Dr. Matic 2014 -Ohip funded panni
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HW:290 LW:139 RW: 167 CW: 139
I have yet to eat a whole banana. The most I've had is 1/2.
Yeah, that smoothie had a minimum of 24 grams of sugar. That's probably the issue.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
I went through in Guelph last year and they have a psychiatrist there that you will have to see if you have a history of mental illness. I do, and was denied the surgery last year (for valid reasons). I can try again this year after I've made some progress. I would just be very open with them. I can see now that I wasn't ready last year and will be this time.
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When I had my one year check up, I asked the dietitian if the number of RNYs were going up, down, or status quo. She said it was about the same because the program actually had a quota/ goal of RNYs that they had to meet/hit each year for each center of excellence. I was really conflicted about hearing this. Unfortunately I didn't probe further... but I was thinking... so are you just pumping out RNYs like a puppy mill? On the other hand, I thought it's a good chance for people to make it through the process. What are your thoughts on this? It was at Humber River Regional Hospital.
RNY Oct. 27/17. HW 289; SW 285; GW 144; LW: 161 CW: 196 FML: Fighting regain :(
So for breakfast today, I was going to be healthy because I wanted the bananas, yogurt, and spinach.
Ingredients:
-one full banana
-5 leaves of fresh spinach
-vanilla Activia Yogurt
This was very filling. It took a long time to finish, but it was very tasty. About 5 minutes after I ate, I felt cramps and I immediately took that big dump poop. I could hear the water dumping from my intestines into my bowel. My mouth was producing a lot of saliva, too. So, yeah. There was probably a lot of sugar in my smoothie. Who else has dumped on fruit? Which fruit? So weird- dumping on a healthy food.
RNY Oct. 27/17. HW 289; SW 285; GW 144; LW: 161 CW: 196 FML: Fighting regain :(
on 1/19/19 2:25 pm - Greater Toronto Area, Canada
I used a timer on my phone to remind me to sip. If you have a fitbit or something similar, you can set silent alarms where your watch vibrates.
Female 30s Canada
RNY January 4, 2019
I lost 100% of my excess weight.
Currently re-comping body/losing vanity pounds prior to plastics.
No one on the team spoke to any of my doctors.
As part of the "assessment", you will see, depending on the centre you are going through, some form of therapist/Social Worker.
In Hamilton, I saw a Social Worker/Therapist. She was very good and I really liked her. I had experienced some mental health challenges previous to starting this process. I was honest, told her what I had struggled with, and how I dealt with all of it.
Unless there is something really concerning to them, I don't think they would contact your Psychiatrist.
BTW, there are lots of Doctors who are not on board with this surgery. In fact, the Respirologist/Sleep Specialist I saw was an absolute Jerk about the whole thing and threatened to kibosh my efforts to have this surgery. I unloaded him and moved on.
Unless someone has a different experience, I think you'll be fine.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
Hello, I'm wondering if the bariatric program provides a psychiatrist or therapist for you to talk to?
I'm hoping to avoid my psychiatrist speaking to the team because she has stated to me that she thinks the surgery is a bad idea and she has the mindset that I should just "put down the fork" in order to lose weight. I'm worried she will ruin my chance at the surgery because of her own bias.
Does anyone know who they'll likely speak to or have me speak to? What was your experience?
5'2 240 . Referral Feb 15th 2018 . Contact from hospital March 13th . Group info session April 23rd .
