My Timelines at the Edmonton WW Clinic

So a lot of newbies want to know, "how long does this journey take?"  The answer of course is that it's a bit different for everyone, but here's my timeline so far to give the newbies a general idea.

??? - Referral from family doctor to WW (not sure of exact date)
June 2009 - Received letter from WW Clinic advising me to register in Module 1
Aug 2009 - Attended Module 1
Sept 2009 - Letter from WW that I was accepted and had April 2010 appointment
Sept 2009 to Feb 2010 - attended all the other modules
April 2010 - Initial Assessment Appointment at WW Clinic
April 2010 - Bone Density Scan
May 2010 - phone appt with nurse
May 2010 - dietician; OT
May 2010 - Dr. Sebastian and Sleep Institute for overnight sleep apnea test
June 2010 - physio; internist
June 2010 - Sleep Institute to get their C-PAP machine
June 2010 - (one week later) - Sleep Institute to return their C-PAP machine
July 2010 - physio
July 2010 - Sleep Institute to get own C-PAP
July 2010 - OT
July 2010 - Psychologist; dietician
Aug 2010 - nurse
Aug 2010 - Dr. Sebastian
Sept 2010 - nurse (discussed surgeries first time at this appt)
Sept 2010 - OT
Sept 2010 - dietician; psychologist
Sept 2010 - Psychiatrist; physio
Sept 2010 - phone appt with nurse
Oct 2010 - Dr. Sebastian
Oct 2010 - physio
Nov 2010 - dietician
Nov 2010 - nurse
Dec 2010 - Dr. Sharma
Jan 2011 - dietician
Jan 2011 - Dr. Sharma - approved to see surgeon
Feb 2011 - Dr. Karmali - discussed surgeries and decided on LSG. 

Next steps:
March 2011 - S&D/Endoscopy
March 2011 - Preparing for Bariatric Surgery course
May 2011 - Maintain the Change course

Hopefully sometime before the May course the surgery will be done!

I may have missed an appointment here or there, but that's it basically.  Remember, it will vary widely for everyone depending on so many things - your own health,  where you live, etc.  Try to do the journalling and attend the modules.  I think I was asked at every appointment about those - shows that we're sincere about making a change.

Good luck all!

This list is interesting! My sister in law is from the States, she said all these appointments would cost a fortune down there, even with insurance.

This is kind of similar to my list of appointments- I didn't need a CPAP machine.
Good luck with your surgery Anukis!
~mtrai

I can't remember all of my appointments but that sounds about right. I also didn't have to get a c-pap machine.

Also, a warning about surgery dates. It varies for everyone. I had my surgery within 2.5 months of approval and another person was approved on the exact same day as me and had their surgery 5.5 months after approval with the same surgeon. I know others have waited 5 months already and are being told not until April..so that is 6 or 7 months.

My referral from my Family Doctor was send in April of 2008
First initial Module to consent to participation in Weight Wise was April of 2009
First Appointments in the clinic was July of 2009
Follow up appts September, November, February, April with Nurse, Dietitian and Psychology.
Approved by Dr Sharma to see the surgeon in April of 2010
Approved for surgery July 2010
Pre-Op and Post-Op class in August 2010
Surgery was September 2010

In between this time I needed to see Dr Sebastien for a sleep study which came back fine and other than that I have a bone density with body composition done.
I was one of the lucky ones who didn't have to do a pre-op liquid diet.
4.5 months later and I feel blessed to have had the change to do the Weight Wise program and have the gastric sleeve surgery done.

Kee.

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