Refusal by Ontario Bariatric Network
Refusals can happen if you do not meet the following:
- BMI of greater than 35 with co-morbidities or,
- A BMI greater than 40
- Tried and was not successful in loosing and/or maintaining weight loss under a supervised diet (weigh****chers, Bernstein's, Jenny Craig, weighing in with doctor, etc)
Lap Band - 07/08 (not filled long) Referral OBN 04/16, Orientation 09/16, Nutrition Workshop 4/7/17, Nurse 4/24/17, Psych 5/15/17, Dietician 5/24/17, Internist 6/13/17 Consent 7/10/17 Surgery 9/29/2017
HW 4/17: 267 Opti Start 9/16/17: 254 Surgery 9/29: 240.8 M1:-18 M2:-14 M3:-9 M4:-5 M5:-6
Refusals can happen if you do not meet the following:
- BMI of greater than 35 with co-morbidities or,
- A BMI greater than 40
- Tried and was not successful in loosing and/or maintaining weight loss under a supervised diet (weigh****chers, Bernstein's, Jenny Craig, weighing in with doctor, etc)
The last one makes no sense. Isn't that why we are all going for the surgery... because nothing else has worked??
You have to have tried. Some people attempt to have the surgery without attempting any other weight loss attempts. As we all know surgery is not a miracle cure. It takes a lot of work and puts quite a strain on your body. The doctors want to know that you have tried other routes before taking this drastic step. It also shows that you can manage a diet and have used self restraint in the past.
If you do not have the last one you can follow a diet for a year. If you are not successful you can try applying again. From what I understand, you have to have a year in between applications and the diet has to be supervised in some way.
Lap Band - 07/08 (not filled long) Referral OBN 04/16, Orientation 09/16, Nutrition Workshop 4/7/17, Nurse 4/24/17, Psych 5/15/17, Dietician 5/24/17, Internist 6/13/17 Consent 7/10/17 Surgery 9/29/2017
HW 4/17: 267 Opti Start 9/16/17: 254 Surgery 9/29: 240.8 M1:-18 M2:-14 M3:-9 M4:-5 M5:-6
From what I recall:
- The BMI stuff listed above by other users
- If you gain more than 5 lbs from your weigh-in at the first appointment until your surgery; they want to make sure you are actively trying to lose weight throughout the process
- If you do not have at least one full side (right or left) of molars (you need them to finely chew everything)
- If you have smoked within the last six months
- I believe that if your social worker refers you to a psychiatrist and they do not deem you mentally well enough for the surgery, you will be denied.
on 11/20/17 2:41 pm
I am in Ottawa and since my second intake no one has weighed me for about six months. Absolutely no one has checked my teeth either.
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!
