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Is there anywhere around Nanaimo to get Optifast? I dont feel like a 4 to 5 hr drive to pick it up
Hi everyone! I recently had roux n y surgery on Nov 9, 2017 and am looking for friends who have had the same surgery.
I am so happy I found this site! 
Hi again. I have 2 ferries and a full day travel to get to Richmond. Where do you live? I'm in Powell River. I'm looking for friends who have gone through or are about to go through gastric bypass.
Hi there. My journey started in 2015. My referral was sent to the Bariatric program in Richmond. I was on the waiting list for 2 years. Had a great experience going through all tests, appointments etc. A year later I had my surgery.
I will say....it's definately worth the wait! If you are paying you get in faster. If the gov. is paying...you wait. I'm happy with the Richmond program. I only wish I lived closer so I could take advantage of the entire program.....cooking classes, and gym. I live a day's travel away.
Do what is the easiest for you. Good luck!
That's what I've been doing too. Have really good habits, have been slowly losing weight. Your time from orientation to surgery is more dependent on your cooperation with programs and readiness based on assessment. That really sucks about Richmond. I was in contact with them 2 weeks ago and they told me it would be another year before they contacted me.
Boy, that filter for "nasty" language is rather sensitive! My concern is about the people who regain the surgery. (Let's see if that works! ;) )
I believe the appointment where the doc agreed to refer me to Richmond in addition to my referral to Victoria was Jan 25 (i.e., a year ago), but she didn't do so. My referral to Victoria went through in Dec, 2016 so, yes, it was almost exactly a year from referral to phone call.
I live on the Sunshine Coast, and the ferry service is challenging at best -- especially in the summer -- so the extra ferry makes it a very full day of travel. I'm looking at at least one night and possibly two nights away for each appointment in Victoria whereas I can get to and from Richmond for appointments in a day. And I have friends and family in the Vancouver area who could support me around the surgery (rides, a place to stay relatively near the hospital), which I do not have in Victoria.
I haven't cancelled Victoria. I'm going to wait and see just how long the wait is for Richmond. The other thing to factor in is the time from orientation to surgery, which I believe is (or can be) shorter in Richmond.
In the meantime, I'm very concerned about the number of people (up to 25%) *****gain the weight after surgery. It's my intention to use this time to really focus on building good habits, especially around eating regular meals and overcoming compulsive eating, so that when I go through surgery it will be successful.
But I'm really needing this surgery now, not in two or three years!
When were you referred to Victoria and supposed to have been referred to Richmond? Richmond is INSANELY slow. I've been waiting 19 months for Richmond. Only waited 12 for Victoria. Where are you located? It's not too bad for me in New Westminster. Day of travel but worth it.
Seems the referral I requested to Richmond was not sent in. I've got a date for an orientation in Victoria in June, but I really don't want to go there. The stress of travelling is daunting to me. Richmond is bad enough in that respect. I'm not a happy camper. Not at all.
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