I think it's a little bit daunting to people to post a lot.  We're all struggling and all in the same boat, but it can be disheartening to post something or ask a question, and see 100 views and no reply.  

Just my thoughts on it :)

I don't have much to add to this group but I creep and read everything that is posted.  I was referred for surgery in June 2011 and got a call from the Bathurst Clinic in June 2015.

I went for my first appointment June 17,2015, I meet Dr Semerjian September 10th, and an information session September 21st.  The Bathurst Clinic arranged all my blood tests and oxygen tests at the Chalmers in Fredericton in October 19th and 26th.  I then went for my appointment to meet the anesthesiologist, the nurse and the dietician on November 4th.

I was really hoping that I would be having my surgery in November or December but I haven't gotten any call.  Now I wait for my phone to ring and the caller to give me a surgery date.

Thanks to the boards I called Anne Marie, she suggested my surgery will likley be about 6 months after meeting the surgeon.  Not 6 months after my first visit to the clinic which is what I had thought they said on my first visit.

So I wait, add exercise and healthy choices to each new day waiting for the call.

It is so true what you said Dan.   At only 25 I've been at this for a little over a year, I'm sure by the time I actually have my surgery I will be much more prepared.  I'm so happy I've made the decision to do this at a young age.

Good luck to both you and Cathy tmrw, I cannot wait to follow your progress as I would also like to have the sleeve!

The wait lists are long, and when you are at the start of the process - or even a year into the process - it seems like an unbearable amount of time to not get the help you need.

I've been there. I was referred in April of 2010. But here is an absolutely vital fact; I am having my surgery tomorrow.

It ends. You will have a day, where just like me, you are in the enviable position of knowing that the surgery that you have been waiting on for five years is about to happen. The time in between is a lot less important than you think and allows you to evaluate all of this on a lot of levels and that is very important.

Patience is a virtue, long-term patience is a necessity.

I dont know if he does the one yrs follow up.  I know that Erin is in mat because i had to deal with the new secretary and she is not as nice as Erin.  Good luck with your follow up.