Holy cow there are other people from NB here???
Hi Im from Fredericton and am 4 months one week post op of Lap RNY surgery. I chose not to wait around for 5 years in NB and had it done in Montreal. It's very expensive but to me it was well worth it. I sent my first email to them in May, had my first office visit and testing on Aug 31 and was under the knife on September 19th. So far I've lost 80 pounds and feel great, just another 100 pounds to go. Anyone who wants to talk about or ask questions about the RNY and cost let me know I love to share 
TM
TM
Hello Theresa:
Thank you for your post...wow that is amazing that you were able to get this procedure done so fast but had to go to Montreal to have it done...You would think that our Medicare would still cover the expense in another province as it is still in Canada and we do have medical coverage for this procedure. If you don't mind me asking how much you had to pay for the procedure for the RNY that would be great. I am just at the beginning of my journey with all this and have my appointment with the Indocrinologist here in Saint John which is Dr Dornan and that is scheduled for Feb 8th at 2:30 which is just next week and he will then process things further for the medicare coverage and everything else to send to Dr B. in Moncton. I can't wait for this I am excited. Anyway I look forward to hearing from you when you get the chance. Good luck on the loosing side you are doing wonderful already.
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Beth
Hi Beth
Well for starters I had been thinking of weight loss surgery for years but never really knew what to do about it. I had read the NB medicare site many times which stated that NB does not cover gastric bypass. I jokingly said to my family doctor that I was thinking of moving to Ontario so I could get gastric bypass covered. She gave me that "you've got to be kidding look" which told me not to bother discussing this with her.
In April/May I discovered a site for a Montreal operation that was just begining to take patients privately (note that this facility does not take medicare patients from other provinces.) They do the proceedure in a private hospital with the head of bariatric surgery from Victoria Hospital. My first email was to ask about pricing. They replied depending on proceedure $15,000 - 17,500. (this may seem very high but the best price I could find in the USA from a REPUTABLE doctor was $30,000US)
I discussed this with my husband and though we aren't wealthy we decided my health and life was worth it. I mailed the Doctor my complete medical history form from their website with pictures and a few emails back and forth later I had my date of August 31st for testing. They began their private operations on September 7th and I was operated on the 19th.
While I was getting operated on in Montreal, NB medicare annouced it would be covering gastric bypass in the media. My husband called to see if Medicare would pay for my operation which had already happened and they said I might get $2000 from the government if I jump through a bunch of hoops for them. All totalled I spent just under $20,000 for airfare, hotels, operation and expenses. I financed this with $6000 in savings and a bank loan for $14,000.
Obviously this isn't the solution for most people but I was tipping the scales at a mere 330 pounds but had a 67" waist and could barely walk, move or even breathe. I was mentally ready to give up and die after weight issues since I was 12ish, a million diets and dozens of specialists who got paid big bucks to say "you have a weight problem, lose weight and you'll be healthy" gee I never would have thought of that *giggles* but not one of these highly paid professionals had a solution to my inability to lose weight successfully on my own. Sometimes you gotta clear your own path in this world ;)
Anywho that's my pre op story
*hugs back*
Theresa
Well for starters I had been thinking of weight loss surgery for years but never really knew what to do about it. I had read the NB medicare site many times which stated that NB does not cover gastric bypass. I jokingly said to my family doctor that I was thinking of moving to Ontario so I could get gastric bypass covered. She gave me that "you've got to be kidding look" which told me not to bother discussing this with her.
In April/May I discovered a site for a Montreal operation that was just begining to take patients privately (note that this facility does not take medicare patients from other provinces.) They do the proceedure in a private hospital with the head of bariatric surgery from Victoria Hospital. My first email was to ask about pricing. They replied depending on proceedure $15,000 - 17,500. (this may seem very high but the best price I could find in the USA from a REPUTABLE doctor was $30,000US)
I discussed this with my husband and though we aren't wealthy we decided my health and life was worth it. I mailed the Doctor my complete medical history form from their website with pictures and a few emails back and forth later I had my date of August 31st for testing. They began their private operations on September 7th and I was operated on the 19th.
While I was getting operated on in Montreal, NB medicare annouced it would be covering gastric bypass in the media. My husband called to see if Medicare would pay for my operation which had already happened and they said I might get $2000 from the government if I jump through a bunch of hoops for them. All totalled I spent just under $20,000 for airfare, hotels, operation and expenses. I financed this with $6000 in savings and a bank loan for $14,000.
Obviously this isn't the solution for most people but I was tipping the scales at a mere 330 pounds but had a 67" waist and could barely walk, move or even breathe. I was mentally ready to give up and die after weight issues since I was 12ish, a million diets and dozens of specialists who got paid big bucks to say "you have a weight problem, lose weight and you'll be healthy" gee I never would have thought of that *giggles* but not one of these highly paid professionals had a solution to my inability to lose weight successfully on my own. Sometimes you gotta clear your own path in this world ;)
Anywho that's my pre op story
*hugs back*
Theresa 
Hi Theresa,
I did the same thing you did. Better to be live and living...with a bank loan..then kill my self with weight wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy over 300 pounds.
I know this is an old message, but I see you are in Fredericton area (or Were) and I was trawling through old messages...so join us for the support dinner next week. We would love to see more people!
Take care,
C
I did the same thing you did. Better to be live and living...with a bank loan..then kill my self with weight wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy over 300 pounds.
I know this is an old message, but I see you are in Fredericton area (or Were) and I was trawling through old messages...so join us for the support dinner next week. We would love to see more people!
Take care,
C
DS Surgery June 2006, Been fine every since. Weight stays the same. Rarely remember I had surgery.....except for the daily vitamins.
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