Has anyone not gone through the Ontario Bariatric Registry for RNY through OHIP?
I just came from my 2nd doctor's appointment to go over my blood-work and other information that would be sent in with the application for WLS.
I was very surprised, however, to learn that my doc has not gone through the registry but has contacted the hospital directly. They have advised him they will take my case but they want me to have a sleep study to confirm/deny sleep apnea before moving forward.
I don't know much about this but I understood that all applications had to go through the registry. I just want to make sure that this is not going to delay or slow things down. I would hate to do all of this and then be sent back through the registry to start again.
Does anyone else have experience with their doc going direct?
OK, thanks. The referral is to Hamilton Health Science Bariatric Clinic - no doctor is named as far as I know.
Awesome, thanks for the info! I did feel like it wasn't working the way I understood. Glad you could clarify for me :)
on 1/11/13 11:16 am
I wasted 3 months of waiting time since my GP referred me directly to the surgeon at the hospital who met with me and then simply referred me to the registry. An entire waste of time. Ask your GP to also refer you now via the registry to speed things up. You can still see the surgeon beforehand, too, if you want. My GP wasn't confident that I was a good candidate for wls and wasn't well informed about the registry process since it was fairly new at the time, so he just did what he thought was best.