The cruise is open to anyone pre, post or friends of. We are going to have a great time. The cruise has pricing booked from Toronto or Detroit, but flight arrangements can be made from any international airport. Check out the cruise on www.rubycruises.com under Cruise to Lose January 17 2009. Looking forward to seeing lots of new faces. Maggie

Hi Ioana, The doctor in St Johns who dose the fills is Dr.Gillian Parsons at the Campbell Clinic phone 579-5003. I hope this helps let me know how you get on. When I went to her she had trouble with my port. Good Luck

Hello Catherine! Can you please provide me with the name of the doctor doing your fills in St. John's? Hope all is going well for you. Your help is much appreciated.

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Hi Susan ! Nice to meet you .... its always a pleasure to meet fellow newfies !! Now about the surgery , No I didnt have a long wait but that is because I paid for the surgery myself , as of right now the surgery is not being performed here , Dr David Pace has the expertise and the qualifications to operate but has not been successful in getting the Govt on board , his wish would be to have the procedure completely covered by MCP (which it should be) but they wont give him the go ahead ...I'm not sure how long its going to take but I wasnt willing to wait ... I was also well over 300 lbs and struggling, I think obesity is the most debilitating disease and it eats away at your self worth and diminishes your physical abilities not to mention the other co morbidities.... I can certainly relate to your story , the simplest things become a huge chore when your as big as I was and I couldnt take it anymore , I had tried and failed at every diet and this seemed like the only solution for me .... I am so pleased with my success even though it hasnt been easy , I have lost 90 lbs so far and feel so much better about myself ... Financially ,the surgery has set me back tremendously but I dont know if you can put a price tag on your health so I look at it as an investment in my health !! LOL makes it easier to justify ! but anyway thats pretty much it in a nutshell ... If ya have anymore questions dont hesitate to ask , I know how frustrating and tedious it can be looking for info ... you can email me at [email protected] take care Vicki