Hi all, I am in the Ottawa area and have struggled with weight my entire life. I was able to get quite thin for a while on my own and ended up gaining it all back over a 15 year period leading up to today, where I am now a few pounds heavier than I was 15 years ago...still, that's 15 years I wasn't this heavy ( 330lbs )

I am pretty fortunate and haven't had any health issues yet, I have a loving/supportive spouse and a good job where I can take time if needed. About a year ago I decided I needed to get help with this struggle. I was referred to BMI in Ottawa which was great. I learned some things and lost a little weight, but not much. After a lot of discussions, they put me on Saxenda which helped a little. I was told the next step was surgery. I finished with the program a couple months ago and have since run out of Saxenda, but not renewed my membership there given COVID. Since I stopped Saxenda, I shot back up to weigh a little more than I did when I started. Sitting at home all the time doesn't help here!

Anyways, I called my regular doctor and told him about me experience at BMI and such and he has referred me for Bariatric Surgery now. I feel excited, I feel scared and I feel a little sad...funny. He mentioned bloody work and a sleep study, but because Dr Freedhoff had assessed me and said he didn't think I had a problem there, I might not need it? I have no idea what to expect now. Wait times I imagine are unknown territory right now with everything closed for the last 2 months. I suppose my main question is what should I expect to happen in both the short and long term?

Thanks :)

Hey hey! Im also new to this and I was wondering since you had the surgery in Toronto, if you could Share your experience and timeline from orientation to surgery date ??

Im 30 almost 31 too..have orientation booked For mid June at Humber River, so I'm just trying to figure out how long the wait for surgery will be.

hope you're doing well!!! Thanks for any info.

Haha, same here. Though my cat isn't ragdoll, she's a tabby cat, she does the same almost every night, but mostly after midnight. Though lately, she had some health issues and, what a nuisance, she got fleas. After reading articles on Catademy I managed to deal with it, though I'm still afraid to allow my cat to sleep with me.

I have been on all of the prescriptions. GERD is miserable. I take one teaspoon of baking soda in 8 ounces of water and sip until it is gone. It is the old-fashioned way but works for me.

Baking soda is an alkaline and it neutralizes the acid.

Must cheaper and safer than the prescriptin medicines.