Gastroscopy with Dr Sampath yesterday

So I finally bit the bullet and signed up. I had my first consult with Dr Sampath on May 16, my gastroscopy yesterday, and my follow up appointment on June 27, where Dr Sampath says we could be booking my surgery. Completely overwhelmed, and still trying to grasp this is happening.

I am so glad that I found this group, and that there are other people in the Vancouver area going through this as well. Am I the only one who felt completely overwhelmed over how fast things moved? I'm a bit worried about the fact I have a week of holidays coming up, and trying to stay on track with the food journal!!! 

Wow, so exciting. Can you tell me when was your first referral to the surgeon.  Just trying to gauge how long the whole process takes. Asked my GP to refer me this week, so hoping to hear something soon.
Good luck to you

 My Dr sent in my referral in late January early February, so 3-4 months? Not too long. It took me a few weeks to hear about my referral though.

Awesome, thanks for the info :)

When I was there in mid-May for my 2nd appointment I was chatting with the girls and they told me that referrals that were coming in at that time were being booked in October.  He has had a drastic increase in the number of referrals and so it's taking longer to get in is what I was told.  It will probably take a few weeks to find out the appointment date and they will contact your GP's office and not you directly.

Hi Clovergirl,

I had my first appointment with Dr Sampath today.  I am still trying to grasp this is happening too.  I'm so excited and hopeful, yet I'm also scared and sometimes pessimistic (What if I gain the weight back? What if I can't follow a good diet? What if I can't excercise daily etc).  It's a lot.

I watched a few gastric bypass videos on youtube yesterday and the reality of the permenant internal (physical) changes really sank in.  I don't want to "fail" like I have at all my other weight loss attempts.

Mabye it's a good sign that we feel overwhelmed sometimes.  It shows we care about making the best choice possible for ourselves.

 I know exactly how you feel. The first day when I left there, before I even made it home I had phone calls from PAL, and people wanting to book consults, and it was VERY overwhelming. My uncle had the surgery done back in the late 80's and he gained weight back. My cousin had it done back in 2005, and she STILL struggles, but has kept almost all of it off. It's hard, completely and utterly overwhelming, so I know how you feel. It's nice to know that you're at the same spot as I am more or less :)