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How are you doing?
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
You don't need to bring your journal to orientation, no one will be sitting with you one on one for that. No one will really care to see your journal until the dietitian... but keep doing it because it can help you understand how many calories were in certain things and what is worth the calories and what isn't. Now I know how my body reacts to different foods and I've lost 12lbs by changing how I eat.
At the orientation, ththey give you your first 3 appointment dates. It might be different at Humber (I'm at Toronto Western Hospital). My first date was February 27! And the nutrition class was sometime in April and at orientation they said the average time from orientation to surgery right now is 1.5 years. So I called weekly for cancellations and after 2 weeks, they were able to bump up my dates significantly.
At the moment, my psychiatrist appointment is scheduled for April but I'm positive that will change. I could be wrong, but I'm hopeful for a May or June surgery date.
So, keep being proactive, keep making changes. Talk about your commitment with the bariatric team and hopefully before September 2019, you'll have your surgery!
Referral 09/18/18, Orientation 11/26/18, Social Worker 12/10/18, Nurse 01/09/18, Nutrition Class 01/21/19, Psychologist 02/19/19, Dietician 02/21/19, Surgeon ?, Surgery Date ?
Good morning :)
So I've been watching the new tidying up show on Netflix which inspired me to start clearing out some of the stuff from our storage room. I've already had two pickups and I have more going today. We had talked about renting a storage unit to declutter our house, especially if we were considering moving, but I want to wait and see if I can get rid of stuff and save the money.
Today I have an appointment with a counsellor to talk about some of the stuff that has been going on lately. I find sometimes it is helpful to talk about what is going on and review some strategies for dealing with issues that come up. This is my first time meeting this person because my regular counsellor is on maternity leave.
QOTD: do you like to hoard stuff or would you consider yourself to be more of a minimalist? I'm definitely on the hoarding end of the spectrum. One of the main reasons for this is that my family owns a self storage company and I had a unit since I was a teen. I never had to throw anything away. When we moved into our current house I went through a big transition and was able to purge a ton of stuff and get rid of my storage space. I want to get it down even further now :)
Post-op three years and ten months.
Breakfast - protein bar
Snack - Greek yogurt and blueberries
Lunch - cheese and pepperettes
Snack - homemade applesauce with something...
Dinner - chili and quinoa
Snack - pudding
All water and vits.
Thank you!! After having a baby, it definitely seems time flies! Lol at least I'm staying busy!
Congratulations on your surgery!! When is your date?!
Referral: Nov. 9/18 HRRHOrientation: January 29, 2019Met Surgeon: May 27, 2019Nurse & Dietician: June 10, 2019Internist: June 12, 2019Social Worker: June 28, 2019Surgery Date: October 7, 2019
Thank you! Will do! Is that how you got your first appointment so quickly? (Just looking at your timeline!)
I definitely plan on bringing my journal with me to show them the changes I've made so far.
Referral: Nov. 9/18 HRRHOrientation: January 29, 2019Met Surgeon: May 27, 2019Nurse & Dietician: June 10, 2019Internist: June 12, 2019Social Worker: June 28, 2019Surgery Date: October 7, 2019
First off the plastics board is pretty inactive so I'm posting here and I want surgeon recommendations from the GTA.
My daughter once asked me why I have breasts on my back. True story. Genetically, I have lumps on my back, because that's where fat tends to deposit. I've lost 120 lbs and I'm not active, nor do I lift weights, but this is something that I feel needs to be remedied. At first, I was thinking of having a bra line lift, but after seeing the scar line in pics online, I opted against it. I know liposuction won't give me the same results as a bra line lift, but I'm hoping it will make my back breasts better. It looks awful in clothes, too. Has anyone had liposuction on their back? How about elsewhere? Who did you get it done by and what was the cost?
Thanks!
RNY Oct. 27/17. HW 289; SW 285; GW 144; LW: 161 CW: 196 FML: Fighting regain :(
Woohoo how exciting for you! I remember being over the moon when I finally had my orientation back in April and now here I am so close to surgery. It does feel like it takes forever but when I look back at it, it feels like it just flew by.
It's awesome that you are making changes at this point as it shows you are really committed and ready to jump in with both feet. Keep reading and watching videos and researching and learn as much as you can as it will help get you in a good place when the time comes. I am so happy for you!
I have thought about it a lot and think that maybe I am a bit terrified of the upcoming surgery. Perhaps I'm subconsciously thinking of how things will change and constantly having to choose what I eat and having to take vitamins forever and losing my relationship with food as being like a prison sentence. Perhaps I'm also wanting more attention and validation for what I'm doing and see myself as a special snowflake?
I just found it so odd because I really wasn't thinking any of these things until I had this dream. I had to do some soul searching. I feel that I'm in a good place and I'm ready for the surgery and all that it entails but I would be lying if I said I wasn't a bit apprehensive about it. I worry how life will change and I worry about complications as any normal person would but I don't think I'm totally nutty and paranoid.
I wonder if others have had dreams like this before their surgery? If so please share as I would love to know that I'm not the only one lol.
You remind me of myself when I was waiting for the orientation letter! haha Things start to speed up but keep calling for cancellations to get your dates moved up after orientation.
Your healthier lifestyle goals are great! Keep doing them and talk about your changes with the social worker and nurse. They will appreciate the effort you're making.
Referral 09/18/18, Orientation 11/26/18, Social Worker 12/10/18, Nurse 01/09/18, Nutrition Class 01/21/19, Psychologist 02/19/19, Dietician 02/21/19, Surgeon ?, Surgery Date ?
That is so exciting!! I am so happy for you! The process was long and annoying for me I am at st.joes in Hamilton and my orientation was October 2017 and I just got my surgrey date!!! So do not give up when it seems there is no motion to your journey!!
