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Hey guys..
I didn't wait long..I seen Raleen in Oct and started my 2 week diet and went to see her after it was completed..I then went to the support group in Nov and seen Dr.Pace the next day..Before I got home that evening,I had my call for surgery..They did tell me that they were doing people on the lower end of the BMI..Before my diet I was 49.7..Today I am 41..I've lost 49 pds..5 more days and I will be starting a new chapter..Best of luck to you all!!
I didn't wait long..I seen Raleen in Oct and started my 2 week diet and went to see her after it was completed..I then went to the support group in Nov and seen Dr.Pace the next day..Before I got home that evening,I had my call for surgery..They did tell me that they were doing people on the lower end of the BMI..Before my diet I was 49.7..Today I am 41..I've lost 49 pds..5 more days and I will be starting a new chapter..Best of luck to you all!!
Hi There,
You and I have a lot in common! I was Dr. Pace's first patient almost 12 years ago- see my post. I too have been very frustrated with the wait, but I understand that it is a new procedure and he needs to start with lower BMI people to reduce the risks and complications, They have a lot to prove to a lot of people and need the stats to be as good as possible I suppose. But now he's lifted the lower BMI ban and doing according to when people were referred. I am scheduled for February and I am 54 BMI. Your time will soon be here! Keep the faith!
You and I have a lot in common! I was Dr. Pace's first patient almost 12 years ago- see my post. I too have been very frustrated with the wait, but I understand that it is a new procedure and he needs to start with lower BMI people to reduce the risks and complications, They have a lot to prove to a lot of people and need the stats to be as good as possible I suppose. But now he's lifted the lower BMI ban and doing according to when people were referred. I am scheduled for February and I am 54 BMI. Your time will soon be here! Keep the faith!
I've been waiting almost 12 yrs now but it seems like the left hand don't know what the right hand is doing when it comes to our medical system. My doctor in Carbonear tried for several years to get me surgery out of province but couldn't find a surgeon that would take me. Back then the surgeons doing it in Quebec would not take out of provoince patients, then before I got on any surgical list Dr. Pea**** left her practice and went into private practice because of issues with MCP. My new doctor in St. John's got me onto a surgical wait list but it was an expected 8+yr wait and I never ever came even near surgery. About 3 yrs ago I was transferred onto Dr. Savoie's list in N.B. because he had just started up and was told it would be a 2 yr wait, but like other surgeons he takes patients from his own province first! Although his list was supposed to be shorter. I never got a call from them either. I have had the pre-approval from MCP for years at this point. Then last year I get a letter from Dr. Savoie's office/list saying that because Dr. Pace is doing it in my own Province, MCP won't cover it and basically nicely booting me off their list. So then my doctor had to refer me to Dr. Pace's list, of which I'm at the bottom with no end in sight. AND at this point I'm basically being told I'm too fat for fat surgery! I'm beyond disheartened and depressed over it. It would have been nice for MCP to have given Dr. Pace the list of patients already waiting! I'm unable to work in my present condition and I have trouble getting around. I've already had two major health scares in the last 5 yrs where my family was told I might not pull through. AND I've already been in congestive heart failure once, secondary to pneumonia. I'm only 40! All I do lately is pipe dream about a future that seems SO far off! *sigh* I'm really getting to the end of my rope with all of this. Why is it you always seem to be kicked when you're already down?
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