Quite Disappointed

Kellie,

I'm not exactly sure of what the wait time are right now cause I had my surgery 19 months ago. I do know that before they will accept you into the clinic that you have to have done the modules and that you should be under supervision of your doctor for wieght issues following a plan for 6 months. I waited 14 months from referral to my first appointment but I know they get you in much faster now and like I said previously they are awesome. The clinic and sure saved my life.
You should be able to find more info for the Weight wise program by going on the Alberta Health web site.

Kee.

The wait time is not too bad right now,
I was reffered to the clinic in Oct 2011, I took almost all the classes in the next few months.  I got my first Clinic visit in March, and have had a few since then.  I am meeting the surgon for the first meeting with him in march and I could have surger as early as July or Aug if all goes well.

So if you are committed and follow the program it could be as little as 9 months from referal to surgery, if there are things they want you to work on it might be a bit longer.

The edmonton program is wonderful and if you can travel up for appointments I would recomend trying it.

 I am going to look more into the Edmonton program too. The surgeon figures I am a good candidate for surgery but I likely won't make the cut this time around (they only have funding for 25 surgeries this go around). The surgeon said to make sure to sign up for the Calgary program again next time but it's frustrating when they have so few surgeries to "award". 

I totally agree with Kee. I started the Edmonton program initially in 2009. I got into the clinic autumn 2010, had my VSG Nov. 2011. Since then the program has expanded and the wait times lessened. They set you up for success with their support and modules. I'm down a total of 65 lbs since I joined the program (40 post op since Nov.) and am a size 12 now. Don't take short cuts, the prep time ensures long term success!