stefanie0804

We wil be date buddies! Lol

Thank you!! That helps

I finally got my surgery date Feb 20th! After almost a year and a half of appointments and dedication. As excited as I am, I'm terrified as well. Is this just going to be another something i fail at? I'm reading some of the post op forums and 3 months out some have only lost 6-10lbs. questioning if this is even worth it? I gained and lost weight all my life, already at 31 have the skin to prove it. Guess I'm looking for those words of encouragement.

Feb 20th for me!

Lol really? Im gonna have to check that out

Thank you for that. Do thr patches meet the requirements set out by toronto western hospital? Page 54 of thr nutrition hand book

I'm with the Toronto Western hospital Had my surgery appointment (they didn't have dates to give out that day). So just preparing myself for post. My nutrition class was so long ago, and I'm refreshing going though the book, and preparing my self to buy vitamins, was at Wal-mart yesterday and I'm actually having trouble finding what they are asking for in that book. The calcium i found 1 chewable candy (not sure if thats gonna be okay post op) but i cant find a "decent: Vitamin/Mineral with 1000 daily and iron/copper requirement What did everyone else use? 1. Vitamin/mineral with 1000 daily recommended intake and 18mg iron and 1mg coper Take 2 tablets/ chew-able 2. Calcium 500mg – 600mg 1tablet or chewable

Hey there im in scarb. so i was refered to toronto western doctors office is closer to down town toronto We are practically neighbours. I'm in the beaches I use to live in the beaches! Small world!

really only 2 months?

and after everything how do you feel, was it the right choice for you? I work with a girl who had it done, she did loose lots of weight, she does eat almost everything....

Hey there im in scarb. so i was refered to toronto western doctors office is closer to down town toronto

I love carbs, i could just sit and eat chips or a french stick (dont even need the butter)... I do enjoy sweets too...so maybe this will be more likely to help! back to the research board i guess!

very good point!

now im more confused then ever, some how RNY seems more invasive, with more consequences... Ill just have to start my research all over again. I feel so uncertain.

Hey! Im from Toronto, I'm a little confused, I went to my family doctor recently to talk about gastric sleeve. She agreed that she liked the research i had put in to it and refereed me to the Ontario Baratric network. After some ups and downs i finally got an orientation date Nov 30th. I got my info package in the mail today and it says "thank you for contacting us about gastric bypass sugrey" Someone else on this website said they just dont do sleeves in Toronto. Now i really much rather not have to pay for sleeve operation, but all my research has been there. for some reason bypass scares me even more then a sleeve. Kinda sad and confused..

I guesss because ive done all my research on the sleeve i havent looked at RNY..... Kinda scares me.

I'm a little confused, I went to my family doctor recently to talk about gastric sleeve. She agreed that she liked the research i had put in to it and refereed me to the Ontario Baratric network. After some ups and downs i finally got an orientation date Nov 30th. I got my info package in the mail today and it says "thank you for contacting us about gastric bypass sugrey" Someone else on this website said they just dont do sleeves in Toronto. Now i really much rather not have to pay for sleeve operation, but all my research has been there. for some reason bypass scares me even more then a sleeve. has anyone else gone though this? has anyone convinced them to do a sleeve anyways? Kinda sad and confused...

How long did the process take? Im waiting fof orientation nov 30th at toronto western Sent from my SM-N920W8 using the BariatricPal App

. I can tell you that I was completely on board and committed to every attempt to loose weight before. But I got HUNGRY. How is the sleeve different? I am not inappropriately hungry anymore and loosing the fat so because body fat is hormonally active I will not have all of that influencing my choices. One last thought. If I am not successful I am going to go down fighting. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Agree 100%. I have tried every diet in the book. I failed every time, the best I ever did was losing 40 pounds on Weight Watchers, but I didn't reach my goal, quit, and gained it all back and more. @@stefanie0804 when you have dieted in the past were you hungry? I wasn't a fat kid but I was always a big eater, I could never miss a meal, and it took way too much to fill me up. I can't wait to have my sleeve, I can't wait to feel satisfied with a small to normal amount of food. Yes I've always been hungry, and i find that i look for comfort foods, i dont feel "full" for example till ived had a carb a salad needed somthing more then just salad to make me feel full... maybe because i grew up in an Italian family u ate everything on ur plate and it was all carbs!

Toronto Western Hospital is where i've been referred

You need to learn more at orientation. It's not a diet - both surgeries require a lifestyle change. You can fail or succeed at either. If it were the same as any other diet - insurance wouldn't be paying thousands to have it done. That's a joke, my insurance paid nothing for my sleeve. I paid out of pocket. Almost 12k. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using the BariatricPal App eek! Mine would be paid for though this program, although someone else on here just informed me they often dont do Sleeves but RYN....which im unsure about. Ill continue my research!

You need to learn more at orientation. It's not a diet - both surgeries require a lifestyle change. You can fail or succeed at either. If it were the same as any other diet - insurance wouldn't be paying thousands to have it done. Good point!

They talk about the sleeve on the website, i wonder why they dont do it. Whats the differences?they do it if you need to take NSAIDs or any other reasons, if they go to do an rny and that cannot be performed they wil do a sleeve. in Ontario the gold standard (that's what they say lol) is RNY Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App thats kind of alarming, i guess i learn more at the orientation. all my research has been on the sleeve.

I dont mind the harshness, im just trying to understand why i put my self though this, if nothing else has ever worked, is this gonna be a 6 month and then i get so sad i start eatting again... think we've all been there with the diets. IM trying to understand how this will help me

They talk about the sleeve on the website, i wonder why they dont do it. Whats the differences?