Timelines in Toronto
I was wondering if folks in the GTA would be willing to share how long it took to go from referral to surgery? My doctor gave me a referral in January 2016, and I went for orientation in May. I met the social worker at the end of July, the nurse practitioner at the end of August and I have a nutrition class October 24. When I asked at the nurse appointment when my nutritionist and psychologist appointments were, they seemed surprised I hadn't been give those appointments yet. So I spoke with the person at the desk and he booked my nutritionist appointment in November and the psychologist in January. It will be a year before I even finish my assessments. Does that seem really long to anyone else? It feels like many of you had your surgery done in less than a year after referral, or am I just exaggerating things in my mind?
This seems about right ... you can see my time line in my signature. Started September 2014 ... Surgery December 18 2015.
Referral: September 2014; TWH Orientation: December 9, 2014; Social Worker: March 2015; Nutrition Class: May 5, 2015; Nurse Practitioner: May 20, 2015; Psych Evaluation: August 2015; Nutritionist: September 2015; Meet the Surgeon: November 6, 2015; Pre-Op: December 4, 2015; Scheduled Surgery: December 18, 2015; HW 367; SW 341
yes... that seems about right.. I was told it would be around a year from the orientation date.. I was referred in march 2016...orientation in june. and my last appt before seeing the surgeon is the beginning of jan.. I'm hoping to have the surgery sooner than june/july... but even then won't be too bad... Just hard to wait that long..lol
Referral - March 23rd 2016 TWH Orientation - June 15 2016 Social - Sept 6 2016 Nurse - Oct 3 2016 Nut Class - Nov 14 2016 Psych - Dec 14 2016 Nut Jan 4 2017 Surgeon - Feb 24 2017 Pre-op May 23 2017 Opti start date May 29 2017 Surgery Date - June 12 2017 HW-285 CW - 154.2 Opti start weight - 261.5 SW - 256
Preop-23.5 Opti-5.5 M1-13.8 M2-14.2 M3-11 M4-9.5 M5-9.9 M6-6.8 M7-9.4 M8-5.9 M9-4.2 M10-4.6 M11-2.4
on 10/25/16 9:28 am
Hello Eva, I must have been in your Orientation class! I just had the pre-Surgery consult meeting last Friday and they wouln't give me a date, saying their system was down :(
I'm thrilled that you managed in 10 months! Can I ask if you called the clinic a lot to encourage along the process?
Thanks and good luck!
Kim
