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Vancouver Canada Sleeve Dec 8th

smyleetn

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smyleetn    55

smyleetn
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Hi all new to site. Read a lot of info thanks to everyone sharing. Not sure if it's made me more anxious or calmer lol. Wondering if anyone wants to share their experience together i'm scheduled for next week dec 8th. Excited anxious nervous scared!! Just want it over with before I change my mind. Scared of the Hair loss oh I probably could go on. Looking forward to doing things I haven't been able to do in a long time due to my weight.

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Hammer_Down    631

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Out of curiosity, how was the preop and approval process in BC?

I live in NS, and there is only 1 bariatric surgeon in the province as far as I know, bypass is the only option, BMI 50+ and it takes about 7.5 years from start to finish.

I went to Mexico for mine, since at BMI 36 I would never be approved.

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smyleetn    55

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Hi im getting mine done in Richmond b.c. tomorrow nice to see someone from vancouver!

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Hope I did this right, trying to reply :). Good luck that's where I'm going. Would love to hear how it goes. Dr Sampath?

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smyleetn    55

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Out of curiosity, how was the preop and approval process in BC?

I live in NS, and there is only 1 bariatric surgeon in the province as far as I know, bypass is the only option, BMI 50+ and it takes about 7.5 years from start to finish.

I went to Mexico for mine, since at BMI 36 I would never be approved.

Hi there

I belong to a program I started in feb 2016 - medical weight management program. From there I was referred to the surgeon in October and surgery scheduled for December. You have to prove that you are making lifestyle changes, journaling your food, exercise, understanding portions, mindful eating just to name a few things. My BMI sadly 61, 60 is preferred max for sleeve. I'm not sure how many surgeons but I've heard dr Sampath is the best only one I know of. Mexico sounds scary, sounds like it was ok? Bc medical covers surgery here.

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Hammer_Down    631

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@@smyleetn

Sounds similar to the preop process at most centres in the USA as well.

Surgery is covered in NS, but only if we meet their criteria (which I don't). Just being 100lbs overweight doesn't cut it, they're only covering surgery for patients over BMI 50, with diabetes and/or heart disease, immobilization from excess weight and probably half a dozen other conditions.

My surgeon in Mexico is one of the most experienced bariatric surgeons in the world. He does 7-8 sleeves and bypasses per day, compared to fewer than that per week for most American surgeons. He is regularly invited to speak at conferences in the USA to share some of his experience with bariatrics.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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