Any Canadians? Ontario?

[cab127 65]

I am in Toronto and looking for a mentor . My surgery date is Jan 13th 2015 at TWH

[Ivanova8 77]

@@cab127 Congrats on having a date! Yeah you!

[beenee 50]

I am in Toronto and looking for a mentor . My surgery date is Jan 13th 2015 at TWH

congrats...I'm no pro....sleeved Aug 29 ...but ask away

[beenee 50]

congrats...I'm no pro....sleeved Aug 29 ...but ask away

....lost 60lbs and loving every day

[CanadianGirl74 12]

I am in Toronto and looking for a mentor . My surgery date is Jan 13th 2015 at TWH

My surgery date is January 21 at TWH.

[cab127 65]

My surgery date is January 21 at TWH.

Congratulations I really like how informatuve the process is at TWH

[CanadianGirl74 12]

Congratulations I really like how informatuve the process is at TWH

I do too however it takes a very long time from the time you have decided that you want this until the actual procedure. I think 6 months should be more than enough time to weed out the people that are serious and really want this.

[cab127 65]

@@CanadianGirl74

I can only speak from my experience and say that this ha been a six month process for me. I started in August 2014 and after Orientation was able to move up all my appointments. I was done all my appointments by November. I guess the process can be lengthy to give people a chance to fully aborb the process and to prepare for the lifestyle changes that are required

[CanadianGirl74 12]

@@CanadianGirl74

I can only speak from my experience and say that this ha been a six month process for me. I started in August 2014 and after Orientation was able to move up all my appointments. I was done all my appointments by November. I guess the process can be lengthy to give people a chance to fully aborb the process and to prepare for the lifestyle changes that are required

I started in March 2014 and will have surgery in January 2015. I'm almost there. Can't wait ????

[anewme2015 345]

Great to hear that people aren't waiting years! Hoping to be closer to the 6 month wait- I will be calling A LOT although so far they're telling me not many people cancel. ????

[Ivanova8 77]

My referral was sent in in June 2014. I did my orientation in September 2014. I have my meeting with the surgeon next week. He's one of the docs from St. Michael's. I hope they are not too backed up. So since orientation it's been a 3 month process so far.

Calling helped a lot! My original schedule didn't have me seeing the nurse practitioner until February 2015 - and that was just the first half of the necessary appointments. Now all of my required appointments are behind me. I hope the doc will give me an appointment day next week. But from what I've heard his office may call after the holidays sometime in January. I'm hoping to be on the loser's bench before Spring. You definitely have to practice patience in this process.

[cab127 65]

I too was sent to a dr at St Michaels but after being told to call back after the holidays, The nurse at the hospital told me that St Mikes has completed their quota for their fiscal year and wouldn't start booking new operations until April 2015. I think went back to my nurse at TWH and got a Jan 2015 date. I would encourage you to do the same

[Ivanova8 77]

@@cab127 So you met with a St. Michael's doctor and then got a surgery date at TWH? I don't understand what you're saying you did and how you did it. Your nurse intervened for you?

When I asked about having my surgery at TWH they said they don't switch you once you're assigned a doctor. Gosh January would be sooooo much more inviting.

[cab127 65]

@@Ivanova8

Exactly. I was assigned a surgeon at St Mikes. When I met with him he told me his office would call after the holidays. I was impatient and called until I got a live voice (I left voicemail and no response). When I spoke with the receptionist she told me tee hospital had completed their quota and that the new fiscal year didn't start until April 2015. I emailed my nurse and explained the situation and she did intervene and I got a date at TWH

[Ivanova8 77]

@@cab127 Okay so you spoke to the doctor's receptionist and she said booking starts in April 2015. Then you called your nurse and told her about the April 2015 booking dates and she got you an earlier date. So do you have a new surgeon too? Will you get to meet them before the surgery date?

So this morning I'll call Dr. Grantcharov's office and see what dates they are up to. If it's still April 2015 or after then I'll contact my nurse now and not wait until I see the doc next week.

I hope I got it right. Thanks for clarifying.

Why do they make this so difficult?