Sister#2

I had the VSG in July at the Obesity Control Center with Dr. Ortiz. My sister went there in January and truly reassured me that the doctors and clinic were fantastic and she was absolutely right! The whole process was unbelievably easy! Aside from keeping your receipts for a claim on your income tax you should also check with your provincial health care plan. They won't cover the cost of surgery but they may cover some of your expenses. My sister is in AB and AB health care reimbursed her anesthesia costs and a few other things. I'm in NL and I waiting to hear back from MCP to see if they will cover anything.

I also got C Diff after my VSG. For me, it was 1 week Post Op. I was so relieved to see that others had the same issue and that it was the antibiotics and not a complication from the surgery. I lost 20lbs in 3 weeks while I was sick. Initially I was prescribed Flagyl, it was horrible. It made me so nauseous. I was heaving all the time and my urine was the color of Pepsi! After 5 days my doctor told me to stop taking it since it was making me sick and the diarrhea was gone. It was risky and sure enough, 3 days later I had a relapse. I was then prescribed Vancomycin. It was $1100 for a 10 supply but it was so worth it! Within a few days I was feeling so much better. The worse thing now is that I feel set back with my sleeve progress. Once the diarrhea stopped and I started keeping food down I guess my body wanted to just grab on to it and I have gained back 2lbs in the last 2 weeks. I'm sure things will level out soon. I'm still trying to regain enough energy to finally start exercising. When I was sick it took all my strength to have a shower. One thing that I thought I would mention in case anyone is reading this pre-op is that you might have warning signs even before your surgery. For me, I always develop a yeast infection when I take antibiotics. Had I known I would be given so much antibiotic after my surgery, I would have discussed this with my surgeon before hand. I know they are trying to prevent infection but the antibiotic overkill which caused the c diff was just as dangerous.