I had first seen Dr. Vergis in January and then had to see Laura 3x for nutritional councelling. I saw him again in April and he was not ready to go until I lost 13lbs. I was so frustrated. I had another appointment with Dr. Vergis on Friday and did manage to lose about 12lbs. He is pleased enough to finally say it's a go. He then sent me for my pre-op chest xray, ekg and blood tests. I also have to go for a barium swallow. If it looks good then we are good to go with the sleeve. As I have problems with my esophagus I may not be able to have the sleeve. I really don't want to have the RNY and am confused as to what to do if I can't be sleeved. My mom had the gastric bypass years ago and is now heavier than I am. Her friend had the same operation and passed away just days after. I am just not comfortable with this procedure.

When I saw Dr. Vergis in January he was talking about end of June early July for surgery but now that we're good to go I can't get in to see Laura for my meditrim diet until August because she is now only there 2x a month. I talked with Julie and she is trying to see if Laura will come in for an extra day and I'm on the cancellation list. I even asked if I could go see another NUT. I feel like I keep hitting a brick wall. 

If it was easy to just up an have surgery anytime it wouldn't matter so much about the timing but being a single parent with no one to rely on to help I really needed early summer surgery. My kids are cadets and will be gone for 6 weeks through the summer. I have animals that need to be taken care of too. I work in a school and will be off work too for the summer so it would have been just perfect. If we go into September or later then I have to figure out how to get my kids to and from school. I also don't live in Winnipeg so it make it more difficult. If only things could have gone as originally planned........ :(

Thanks for listening to me vent. :)

This is what I would do.  I would order my Medi-trim online.  Call Julie to give you a date THIS SUMMER!  Tell her your situation and I am sure that it will not be a problem (once your BA swallow is done).
Good luck to you!

I agree with Sherry, I did that and got a tentative date, then it was moved up.
It never hurts to ask, good luck

Talk to Andrea. She is the one doing the scheduling now.

Thanks so much for the help. I think it was Andrea who booked my appt with Laura for August. I will go in later this week when I am in the city and see what I can do. 

Do you know where online i can order Meditrim? How much do I need?

Thank-you,
Debbie  :)

Here is the site where you can order the shakes/bars.

http://www.minogue-med.com/web/index.php?option=com_shop&Ite mid=85&cat=35&phpMyAdmin=8b06f969ec1659f0972f35505005b744 shake

You will need 3 shakes a day for 2 weeks or 2 shakes + 1 bar a day for 2 weeks.  (I ordered all shakes 1/2 vanilla and 1/2 chocolate.

Hope that the shake requirments are still the same, I had my surgery in Oct 2010.

You do not need a prescription to order, and they ship direct to your door!! No trip to Winnipeg.

Michelle

 Thank-you so much for your help. I will order as soon as I can; hopefully next payday and then I will have it ready.... I hope they will schedule surgery and let me see Laura after.  :) Hopefully they acceot paypal as payment or I will need to find someone with a credit card. I just haven't wanted to tell anyone yet....

What does everyone recommend, flavor wise? Do I need any for after surgery  or would the 3 a day be enough to order? ty:)

Vanilla was the best for me.  You only do the Meditrim brand shakes preop.  Post op you can have other low cal, high protein from Walmart or whereever.  I am sure the site has a Paypal.  Check it out.  Good luck to you.  Be strong and assertive when pleading your case, when you go in to the office. Let us know how you make out!

I have sent an email to Minogue Medical to see if they have any other payment options as they only list credit card on their site. I am thinking of trying to go in tomorrow to try and plead my case. Will let you know.... In the meatime I will pray hard for a miracle... 

 good plan, you have to be very pro active in order to get sh#t done. I would go there in person, and talk to Andrea, or Julie, or whoever it is you need to speak with at this point , and get it all out on the table and find out the best plan of attack. dont rely on any other form of communication.