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You would think with all the new inventions out there, they should be able to find a cure for obesity, cancer, etc.. For Petes sake they can make invisibility capes for fighter jets. They can do the beam me up Scottie thing with a photon. How far has the voyager gone? It's out of our universe now, if I remember correctly. But the diet industry is so very lucrative. And they add to it by adding more & more things to make us fatter through better & improved foods that taste so much better. Have you ever watched a cooking channel? They use so much butter & fat that you have to wonder why most of them aren't obese. I don't know what the answer, is other than I am so sick of this fight which has always ended up in failure for me as well as so many others. So do I try again & risk the chance of failure, AGAIN & possibly gaining it all back & more once again? It's pretty scary. Add the cost, be it out of my pocket or the provinces, & that's another scary issue. Perhaps we should all get attachments to our vacu flows & learn how to liposuction? I am so confused. Professor, I hope you make it! I hope you are one of the winners & beat this thing.

Wow! I am blown away by so many caring people on this site. Thank you professor! That's another thing I was thinking too, that since I had spent so much it would be a motivator. That & getting off the meds that add to my weight would really help my mindset. Yes I know about getting money back thru revenue canada. Just 2 years ago I had to purchase hearing aids, 8500. I claimed those & received money back. Costs for me would be 18,500 for the sleeve, airfare (which costs so much within Canada, another 1,500 at least for a nurse, & hotel for a week close to the hospital. So as you can see, all of the above, not including the provincial tax, would add up to a hefty sum. Dr Orech would be doing the surgery, if I did this. I have failed so many times before. Taken the weight off, thru Dr. Bernstein, Dr Lefebre, both low carb high Protein diets but never been able to hit the maintenance phases as I never got to goal weight. I am terrified of spending so much money & failing again but also terrified of gaining more weight. I know I would do better without all the meds, weight-wise also, as it's a catch 22 with those. You all are such amazing amazing people to care so much about a stranger! God bless you all!!

Thank you, DJMohr. I do eat slowly & I do drink a lot of water. Mind you it's flavoured with crystal lite. My issues are grazing & meds. I graze on carbs...millennium mix from nut mans. I am on a lot of antidepressants, & hormones for menopause. These all add to my weight gain. On blood pressure meds too now. I would love to get off of these!! That's why I was thinking the sooner than later might be best for me & why I am even considering paying what is a fortune to me. Getting off these meds would help immensely. That & the grazing of course....

what a fantastic site, thanks Alex!!

THANK YOU shringpeach & James for taking the time to give me your answers. Thank you. It is excellent information. I had asked at the information session if we could still get the surgery if we were closer to the 35. The nurse said she would wait & NOT go on a diet yet. I had heard the same from my doc that if you lose the weight they would NOT do surgery, as it has happened to many of her patients. I don't think this is fair because I have lost the weight only to put it back on once I went off, with more added. Just like all the yo yo dieters do. So this is perplexing. I am so scared of going on a diet again without a good tool, which is how I look at the sleeve. I look at the sleeve as being able to resist the hunger in helping me lose weight both during & after I have lost the weight. I don't understand why they would disqualify you if you don't meet their qualifications at time of surgery but they will....so see the dilemma? I want to get going now but am afraid I will ruin my chances to be able to get the sleeve....but as I write this I am thinking maybe I am looking ,at this all wrong. One way or another it is up to me to stop the yo-yoing & having a sleeve is not what will help me....it's what I eat & my exercise. But on the other hand, having to eat very small portions for so long with the sleeve helping me so that I can't possibly eat larger portions may do the trick. May TEACH me to be able to eat smaller portions. Does any of his make sense or am I tricking myself & really a, not getting it? Guess I am going to have to think this one out....again, thank you both for your advice. It is truly appreciated & has given me more to think about..& as for having 20k lying around, I am not one of those people. It would be a few years over which I would be paying that back. Best of luck to you both on your day-to-day fight with this crazy thing, & stay healthy & happy

To clarify I went to Red Deer hospital info session this last week. I also contacted smart shape, but that was thru email, right after the Red Der session. As I said, I was very upset & disappointed in regards to the Red Deer wait.

Hi everyone. I'm from Calgary. Just wanted to ask Solea78 how you were able to get AB health to cover some of your costs from your Mexico surgery. I was looking at not going thru the long wait in qualifying for the Red Deer hospital & going thru smart shape. I just went to the info session there last week & they say 8-12 month wait.. The self pay operation would be in Toronto & is very expensive, but they can get you in pretty quick. The op itself, plane fare (more expensive than flying down to the States), hotel for a week, & a caregiver...well let's say I would be paying for this op for quite a long time..yikes!!

Thanks so much Bufflehead!! I will look into them, thanks!

I was looking at going to TO soon & Dr Orech (?) would be doing the op. Self-pay as waiting for AB health is 8-12 months. It's a killer. It's very expensive when you take into consideration all the other costs, like flight, hotel, & caregiver. I Too have been doing a lot of research. With all I read, it seems to work. Yes there are some posts that say otherwise but they are few & far between. I have to wonder though, is this real? Dare I say it.........seems too good to be true?