it's highly unlikely. Extended medical in Canada is for paramedical stuff - prescriptions, prosthetics, that kind of stuff - not general surgery. But don't worry - the news out of Westcoast isn't as bad as originally thought (see my post attached to Serenisis' original)

thanks , i didn't even know we had one just for our province.

is this board for RNY patients also?

Hey I am BAAACK!!!  LOL

I've spent the day yesterday in appointments and touring about and out n bout again today. I am in til Monday.


If I miss you do not to worry I will return in..... November 

 I'd like to echo Aleya's plea.

PLEASE - even if you didn't have your surgery with Dr. Sampath or Dr. Nguyen (or Dr. Amson or any of the other BC surgeons), please write to the Minister and copy your MLA.

In fact, those of you who did go out of country, or are planning to do so are valuable - you're the prime example of why they need to increase funding! They don't want us going out of province for medical care - they discourage it, and with good reason.

we know that there are good surgeons with great equipment in Mexico, but they don't. What they should hear is that BC didn't fund a vital, life-changing operation - that you needed to leave your home to be cared for.

I doubt this cutback only affects Westcoast Bariatric...it probably hits Victoria too.

these cutbacks will cost more money over the long run...surgery pays for itself in reduced health care costs in 3.5 yrs, on average...and those reduced costs last for life!