Finally had my first appointments with Dr Zentner and Carla. I had heard so many great things about Dr Z, but she really is amazing in person. I went in there wanting to prove I was ready and I barely got through and she leans over and goes "I am approving you today for surgery" I teared up right away. 

She said I should have my surgery within the year but most likely in the spring, and I am SO READY!!  
I would really like to join the FB page that they have, does anyone have the info for that? Carla mentioned emailing me the link but she hasn't yet.

I really hope everyone is doing great. This is a long, hard road, and although I am doing good, I know there will be hurdles, so I am just enjoying the high of the moment. 

Winter

Congrats that is great progress!!

I have been seeing doctor zentner though i was only referred to wls in.june (wish i asked years ago). I have terrible sleep apbnea waiting to see sleep clinic. Do you have any more appointments presurgery

Okay, I can't believe how slow this board has been, so I'm going to try to resurrect some life back into it with a progress report.

I'm in Victoria and will finally be getting wls in January after a long and painful wait.

I am down 32 lbs. so far since my consult and have made the lifestyle changes necessary to be successful after surgery.

I would love to communicate more with others in BC who are at different stages of this process and I know that there must be others out there who are lurking and could benefit from sharing.

I do belong to a local fb group but this forum provides a different form of info sharing and support.

Thoughts? Is it just me?

Hello, Just wondering how long your wait was from referral to assessment and how long it is expected to be until surgery?

Thank You

Hi. I am in nanaimo BC. I want Lapland surgery. Does anyone know how I could get covered on msp. Any help or ideas?