Charline M.
First consult!
May 15, 2011
Well, Friday the 13th may be my new favorite day.
I had my first consult on Friday. I met with the nurse, who put me on the scale *yikes* and measured my height.
Ten minutes later I was in the office with the Dr. and was talking and chatting about the various types of surgery.
It was because of all the information I gathered from this site and a few others that I truly understood what he was saying. I could ask pertinent questions and discuss of the various risks and options.
He told me that the next step is to go home and think and then another appointment is usually booked within a month to sign the papers.
However......he said that since my knowledge was (and he raised his palm to his eyes) "up there" he felt comfortable for me to sign my consent papers right away. Yay!!!
So now, I'm apprehensively excited. The government is very possibly going to stop paying for weight loss surgery in June. And there is no possible way that I'm going to have surgery before then so I may be out of luck.
At least my papers are signed. He even said that if I wanted a DS in one step, he would recommend me to Quebec but the wait time is much longer at approximately 2 years. Self-pay patients go first it would seem.
He also said that he will be doing the DS in about 2 years but as a two step procedure. But the VSG will do me fine. I'm very confident of it.
So here's to a new career in gel nails (graduating in June) and hopefully to a new lease on life!
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I had my first consult on Friday. I met with the nurse, who put me on the scale *yikes* and measured my height.
Ten minutes later I was in the office with the Dr. and was talking and chatting about the various types of surgery.
It was because of all the information I gathered from this site and a few others that I truly understood what he was saying. I could ask pertinent questions and discuss of the various risks and options.
He told me that the next step is to go home and think and then another appointment is usually booked within a month to sign the papers.
However......he said that since my knowledge was (and he raised his palm to his eyes) "up there" he felt comfortable for me to sign my consent papers right away. Yay!!!
So now, I'm apprehensively excited. The government is very possibly going to stop paying for weight loss surgery in June. And there is no possible way that I'm going to have surgery before then so I may be out of luck.
At least my papers are signed. He even said that if I wanted a DS in one step, he would recommend me to Quebec but the wait time is much longer at approximately 2 years. Self-pay patients go first it would seem.
He also said that he will be doing the DS in about 2 years but as a two step procedure. But the VSG will do me fine. I'm very confident of it.
So here's to a new career in gel nails (graduating in June) and hopefully to a new lease on life!
This is not good!
Nov 30, 2009
Well, I spoke with the secretary at the new DS Doctor's office.
She said that the list of waiters is growing fast. They have stopped any new consults until further notice. Since the Doctor is doing lap-bands and RNY, he is now helping the other Doctor in the province to catch up on his referrals.
He only has enough OR time to do 2 lap-bands per week so it's going very slowly. He is trying to get more OR time but nothing has been approved yet.
Right now, there is not much hope of any DS surgeries being performed in the next year, and even that will be hopeful.
To top that off, we now have a large unexpected expense to add to our monthly bills so any thoughts I had of self-paying for the DS have gone out the window.
They say that it's easiest to do these surgeries when you don't have any co-morbidies (sp?) and under 40. By the time I have it, if I'm ever able to, these options will have gone down the drain.
Some days, it's just easier to wish you wouldn't wake up. I hate that my kids are getting to know a fat mom, that she can't play with them outside, on the floor or even go for a walk. My family is getting on my back about my weight as if a diet is truly going to fix things. My mother had a band but I don't think she truly "gets it"....
If I had the cash to get this done, I'd be on a flight tomorrow. Right now, I feel like giving up, accepting my fate as being fat for the next 5 years since I'll probably be dead by then. *sigh*
Hopefully I'll feel better in a few days!
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She said that the list of waiters is growing fast. They have stopped any new consults until further notice. Since the Doctor is doing lap-bands and RNY, he is now helping the other Doctor in the province to catch up on his referrals.
He only has enough OR time to do 2 lap-bands per week so it's going very slowly. He is trying to get more OR time but nothing has been approved yet.
Right now, there is not much hope of any DS surgeries being performed in the next year, and even that will be hopeful.
To top that off, we now have a large unexpected expense to add to our monthly bills so any thoughts I had of self-paying for the DS have gone out the window.
They say that it's easiest to do these surgeries when you don't have any co-morbidies (sp?) and under 40. By the time I have it, if I'm ever able to, these options will have gone down the drain.
Some days, it's just easier to wish you wouldn't wake up. I hate that my kids are getting to know a fat mom, that she can't play with them outside, on the floor or even go for a walk. My family is getting on my back about my weight as if a diet is truly going to fix things. My mother had a band but I don't think she truly "gets it"....
If I had the cash to get this done, I'd be on a flight tomorrow. Right now, I feel like giving up, accepting my fate as being fat for the next 5 years since I'll probably be dead by then. *sigh*
Hopefully I'll feel better in a few days!
My first post.
Sep 28, 2009
Ok, where do I begin?
Well, I'm 37. I've been married to a wonderful man for almost 9 years. We have two beautiful children, an almost 5 year old boy, and an almost 3 year old girl.
I've been researching wls for over 2 years now. I've read and read and read and read and keep reading still about all the ups and down people go through and the pros and cons fo wls.
Finally last year my gp and I discussed wls in great lengths and she fowarded a referral for me. I've been waiting since last December for my first consult. This is a Dr. who has just relocated to about 2 hours from where I am. They were building a new surgery unit and pushed the opening dates back and back. This is why I haven't been in to see him yet. But, I've confirmed that I'm on the list, and they are up to November of last year in the consults so hopefully it won't be much longer.
What else can I say? My BMI is around 55-57 and I recently fell....HARD...on one of my knees. I went to the ER to get checked...they took xrays and the Dr. tells me that there is no problem...he rambles on a bit..."....there is wear on your bones.......kinda unusual for someone your ages....but considering your weight...."...
Wait a sec...WHAT??
To say that made me upset is putting it mildly. For some reason, I never thought of what all this weight was doing to my inner structure. I know, I know....I should have known. But I DID know...I had just never thought of it.
I keep thinking of my kids, so young and full of life. I so want to go ride a bike with them, or play outside with them...but can't walk more than 30 steps without my back hurting.
Thank goodness for my husband. He loves me no matter what size I am. He is my angel.
I think I'll take a rest on the blogging for now. It's harder to see things on paper than to think them in your head.
Talk to you later!
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Well, I'm 37. I've been married to a wonderful man for almost 9 years. We have two beautiful children, an almost 5 year old boy, and an almost 3 year old girl.
I've been researching wls for over 2 years now. I've read and read and read and read and keep reading still about all the ups and down people go through and the pros and cons fo wls.
Finally last year my gp and I discussed wls in great lengths and she fowarded a referral for me. I've been waiting since last December for my first consult. This is a Dr. who has just relocated to about 2 hours from where I am. They were building a new surgery unit and pushed the opening dates back and back. This is why I haven't been in to see him yet. But, I've confirmed that I'm on the list, and they are up to November of last year in the consults so hopefully it won't be much longer.
What else can I say? My BMI is around 55-57 and I recently fell....HARD...on one of my knees. I went to the ER to get checked...they took xrays and the Dr. tells me that there is no problem...he rambles on a bit..."....there is wear on your bones.......kinda unusual for someone your ages....but considering your weight...."...
Wait a sec...WHAT??
To say that made me upset is putting it mildly. For some reason, I never thought of what all this weight was doing to my inner structure. I know, I know....I should have known. But I DID know...I had just never thought of it.
I keep thinking of my kids, so young and full of life. I so want to go ride a bike with them, or play outside with them...but can't walk more than 30 steps without my back hurting.
Thank goodness for my husband. He loves me no matter what size I am. He is my angel.
I think I'll take a rest on the blogging for now. It's harder to see things on paper than to think them in your head.
Talk to you later!
