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Best wishes for you on your Tuesday apt. You will do great.

The one thing I was glad I did bring was a pillow. I decided to take a little neck roll one with me, best decision. It was great in the cab ride to the airport as well as on the plane

Hey Yasmina! Did you fly home right after surgery or did you stay overnight in T.O.? Congrats on your surgery... I sailed through mine too.:clap2:

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Guess what everyone! In addition to getting banded and looking forward to a new life, I also found out on surgery day that I'm going to be a grandmother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Congrats on the new Baby ! First grand baby ? How exciting for you !

I arrived Friday morning, had surgery at 11 a.m. and left for home Sunday morning. It was not too bad at all !

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Congrats Tres on the new baby! grand babies are waaaay better than 'regular' babies!! You will enjoy them lots more than your own!

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Oh god Cloe you had to mention lying on the table. In my mind of the surgery day I had never got that far. Now seems all so sudden. I wonder what I am going to think of when looking up at the celling on that day. Probably something stupid like trying to remember if I fed the cats or something.

Not now you won't.....you'll think of me!!!! Tee Hee!!!

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Guess what everyone! In addition to getting banded and looking forward to a new life, I also found out on surgery day that I'm going to be a grandmother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats Fantastic!!!!!!! A Grandmother. thats soooo cool!!!!

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Tres Chic,

Just imagine how much more agile and fast you will be to chase this new grandbaby around.... you will be able to keep up and run circles around them

Fantastic congrats.

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In the mean time Tres, mine is for rent, she's driving me crazy today! (She's almost 3). You can practice.

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Congrats Tres! What an exciting time you are having right now. Talk about a whole new life in a matter of moments. Great News! :) :)

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need some honest to god truth. I am poor. No point in lying. I need the surgery. spent 25 years trying to lose and doctor now says to accept who I am. He doesn't have to live in this body with these problems. How much does this cost, at Mississauga clinic. I have a family and no rich relatives and bad credit. Any hope for me?

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Kaybear the surgery in mississauga is not an easy amount to let go of, it will cost you $16,000. That is pretty much the standard price in Ontario. People have found that Mexico is cheaper but it is all depending on how comfortable you are with that option and I know some people have a hard time getting assistance from Dr.'s to do fills or they charge for fills.

There is an option of Medicard to help you pay for the cost of the operation. I am using their assistance. Just like a loan they do charge interest. I know that on their website it does say that they do look over certain marks on your credit history but I know that when they do your interest payments will be higher. If this is something that you really want it is worth it to give them a call. You can check out their website at http://www.medicard.com/

Hope this helps you. I know how frustrating it is. Some provinces have this operation for covered (however there are huge wait times). Ontario is dragging their feet and probably will not cover this surgery for quite some time.

Good Luck on whatever choice you make. Everyone here has been very supportive and helpful and can help with many of your questions.

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