My operation scheduled forJune 3 with DR SAVOIE!!!

So.....how many of you were there?  Was it a group meeting?  or single meeting with the Nutritionist and DR?  Did he mention that he would be doing Lap Band before DS?  Do you know if he saw any DS patients?

Sorry for all the questions....but I'm nosy, and gettting way excited!

Amary

Good for you!  You must be getting excited to get it done and over with!  You have 2 weeks before you have to start the fast...try not to go hog wild; I'm sure loads of people on the site can tell you how terrible it is to actually put weight on before surgery in a last ditch "eat-fest."

I have been wondering - if the Dr has been giving the secretary October files, is everyone in October going to be called (and given dates according to risk), or has he just given her the ones who are "low-risk" and are set to be called - keeping some of the higher risk October folks until later...?

Maybe I'm looking for a way to stay positive, since she has told me she has my file.  I have mild high blood pressure (not on meds), but other than that, nothing really.

Like you Anita, I am pretty anxious and excited. At this point, since he seems to be taking “easy" cases first, I don’t see how he would take emergency situations first? Isn’t an emergency situation a “complicated" case? Wouldn’t it mean they have high blood pressure issues or heart problems?

 

I know that mobility issues are always priority. A girl I know hardly waited at all to see Dr. B because she needs to have her hip replaced asap and they are unable to do the procedure unless she loses weight so when her file was forwarded to Dr. B she was seen right away.

 

I can’t wait to be called. I feel like calling them everyday for any new updates but I know I have to be patient since these poor folks just started and we are all bombarding them with calls.

 

I’m excited to say the least! Now if I can just receive my call I will be so happy!

Ok. I just called again because i'm super obessed.
So according to the nice lady who answered the telephone, Dr. S only does consults on Mondays and it could be about two weeks before I get my call for the consult, which is fine, but she told me basically that they had just begun the month of October and that he was going on vacation in two weeks,  so she said this could delay my consult to possibly early june.   Good news for me nontheless

Yeah...I had guestimated June, myself.  I'm thinking that it will be late June for me where you had your consult a week prior to me.

But really - what's the point in "guestimating?"  Lots of unknowns going on! 

I think that as far as “seniority" things will go by month, not by initial consult date. I don’t really know anymore because it doesn’t make sense.

 

 Itsabouttime had her consult a week after me and she got her call before me. I think Dr. S took all his lap band patients from October, went through them found a group of easy cases, regardless of consult date, and once those are done he will go by consult date from there…who knows?

 

I’m confused.

 

When I called today I asked where I was on the list and when I can expect a 2^nd appointment.  She found my file in the list and said the following:

 

He sees patients on Mondays and they already have the next two Mondays booked. Then he goes on vacation (didn’t say how long) and then should be my turn. Basically what I gathered was that if he didn’t have vacation, I would have been part of the May 25^th group.

 

This is what I could understand because she was sort of just trying to calculate but she was thinking out loud so please take the above with a grain a salt.

 

Either way it’s news, and it’s much better than being in the absolute dark, or not having your voicemail returned. Hopefully I’ll be done before the end of Summer!!!

 

 

I am re-posting part of a post I did to Steph here-
My understanding is that Dr S is doing the easiest patients from October, then he will do the remainder of the Oct patients. I would imagine he will access his inexperienced team to see if they have gained sufficient experience and either do the remainder of the October people or do the easier November patients. He is also doing bands first, before tackling either DS.  His team needs to gain experience from the "normal " routine, free (as possible) of complications, before learning to deal with complex cases.  I know that everyone is anxious to have their surgery, but his priority is everyone's safety. This means having the best possible support team for before, during, & after surgery by training them properly............I will get off the soap box now! LOL

I am so happy for all of us.   I can't wait to hear some news.  

That's great news! I am sure everyone else on Dr S's list are breathing a sigh of relief! Practice the whole no water 30minutes before eating and no water at least 30 minutes after eating as of now. You will be greatful later.

congrats,
Im originally from Nb, richibouctou area or Shediac.
I ve been in Alberta Edmonton for the past 3 years, Ive just got my date a few weeks ago, I also am getting the lap band surgery on June 3rd.

I will check on here to see how ur doing hehe, i usually post on the alberta forum but ill come back and check on some of you guys that are getting their surgerys close to mine.

So Im on my 6 th day of ensure high protein as of tomroow, Its no so bad? did you start yours probably eh?>??

Let keep in touch

Cheers and good luck for your surgery and your boost diet .