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Hi, I'm in the same position you were in. Did you end up getting a re-sleeve in addition to DS? My doctor doesn't want to resleeve me but I feel like I can eat way too much and don't want to get a DS loop if it won't work. Thanks!
look on FB. There in an Ontario Plastic surgery group for people supporting each other after WLS
Referral: August 2010 Orientation TWH: May 25, 2011 NP: June 8/11, f/u sleep clinic June 7, abd u/s June 14, SW: June 28/11 Nutrition Class: July 5/11, Dietician Aug 09, Psychologist Aug 25 Surgeon Sept 16th Surgery Date: Oct 11/11 HW:287, Opti wt: 260 SW: 242
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Well my worries were unfounded and my doctor put it through right away!
How long until you heard from the BCoE?
on 2/3/20 11:43 am
Hi
Looking for some shake packets.
Rosie
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
on 2/3/20 11:40 am
Thanks for being so open.
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
I don't post much other than to tout my clothing exchanges lately but I'm finally going for a breast reduction with my preferred surgeon, Dr. Kreidstein. My initial appointment is Feb.28th.
Just wondering if anyone else has had this surgery with him and how you felt about it after the fact?
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Good morning menu crew (using that term lightly)
What a mild January,,,, does this mean February is going to be brutal? Today should be pretty normal at work and then I have a session at the gym with my trainer.... last week we did 2 days of supersets so I'm curious what tonight will bring.
QOTD: What is your favorite electronic gadget currently? Mine is now my Fitbit Inspire because I'm definitely a stats person. I now log my food and water there,, it tells me how I slept, how many steps I got in, how many calories I burned, shows graphs of my pulse so I like seeing the spikes and calorie burn for exercise. Yes I'm now obsessed.
B - protein shake
S - greek yogurt
L - grilled chicken strips, salad
S - cheese string, turkey pepperette
D - chili, melba toast
S - cottage cheese with everything but the bagel seasoning
I am over 2 years out from surgery and still struggle with my hair loss. I'm glad I ran across this thread. Picked up Nioxin from Costco yesterday. $35 for a 1L shampoo and conditioner.
I'm glad you had a good experience with TWH! 
In my case, yes I already had the RNY 15 years ago so I can't have it again. The Duodenal Switch is the gold standard for RNY revisions. It provides the most weight loss for the longest time. But - there aren't many doctors who do it because it's a complex surgery. So far the only one I know of is at St Joe's in Hamilton. I know TWH also does the gastric sleeve. I'm a bit concerned they may try to force the sleeve on me, because it doesn't provide enough weight loss and it only works for a few years. It's not much better than the gastric band which I just had removed.
I was pretty upset when I wrote my last post because it has taken me two years of fighting with doctors just to get the referral to OBN, and I had to fight every step of the way to get my RNY as well. I've calmed down a bit since then. I went on the OBN website and read through the physician section of the site. It turns out that they send you to the hospital based on postal code at first, and at that hospital your needs are assessed and they decide if you need to go elsewhere.
So I'm going to their orientation next week. It's going to be interesting. Now in Toronto we have the first case of the coronavirus and everyone's freaking out. You can't find a mask in any of the stores or online. I'm worried because I'm still recovering from lap band removal surgery a couple of weeks ago, and TTC doesn't provide accessible transit to the hospital (I use a walker). I will have to walk almost a kilometer from the nearest transit to the hospital, in the dark, through Chinatown and a bad neighbourhood with a homeless/addict drop-in. I'm afraid of being mugged or picking up that virus. I have one of those respirator masks with the big filters on the sides, that's what I'll be wearing when I go.
I had my RNY at TWC last June - fantastic experience. The RNY is considered the "gold standard" - their words and is the preferred surgery of choice. They do the sleeve ONLY if there are compelling medical reasons NOT to do RNY - so I don't think you have to worry! I may be confused about what you had done? Did you have the RNY already?
