Please only answer if you’re in Ontario!!!!

How long did you wait for sleeve surgery if you had it done through ohip and your family doctor?

Please only answer if you got it done in the last couple years.

If your GP refused you did anyone go abroad?

Oh and thanks to anyone that answers ?

*times. Lol

Had I not chickened out TWICE, it would have been 9 months between that first day I approached my PCP to a surgery date.

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March 30 2017 - approached my PCP & got the referral

April 24 2017 - accepted into program by OBN

June 2017 - Mandatory Info Session

July 2017 - met with Surgeon, lab work

October 2017 - Dietitian, Nurse & Social Worker Appts, Echocardiogram, Surgery Date given for Dec 2017

Dec 2017 - got cold feet, put surgery on hold.

May 2018 - decided to go forward again, re-did labs & Echo, 2nd Surgery Date given for July 2018

June 2018 - got cold feet AGAIN, put surgery on hold AGAIN.

Sept 2018 - 3rd times a charm: requested a new surgery date, got 3rd Surgery Date for Oct 2018

Oct 24 2018 - Finally got it done.

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** My surgery was covered by OHIP