HI

This is great news. So happy for you Tracy.

Tammy

I'm here on vacation in PEI since July 29  and I got a call on Tuesday  me to be in St. John's to see the nurse practitioner (Raydeen) and the dietitian yesterday.  I told them that I was in PEI until the 20th  which I had also told Dr. Pace when I met with him.  Yesterday I get call from the nurse practitioner wanting me in St. John's this Friday.  Once again I told her I couldn't be there and we settled on an appointment for August 26.  She told me there have been no surgeries since Jenn and Tracey because with the summer staffing shortage they have not been able to schedule elective surgeries.  Beginning in September they will be doing 2 per week.  She said that since I am to be done in September I will be one of the first to be done.  Thats scary since my BMI is higher that Jenn's and Tracy's was.  I will meet with Rhoda the dietitian next week and then start my liquid diet.  So much for vacation eating.  Tomorrow I start with salads and water. 

hi everybody, I'm a newbie as of tonight, aug 8 2011. This symposium is adderessed to Ladies, are men welcome as well. I'm a 56 year old man who weights about 360lbs and is 6ft. tall. I;ve been carrying this extra weight for aprox 10-14 years. I just had total hip replacement in June 2011 so I am ih less pain and am just begining to get going now. I just started to look into weight loss surgery or a place I could go for months at a time and exercise and get the phsycological and nutrictional help I need before I elect to have surgery. Does anyone know of such a place, that's close by and reasonabley priced......sure could use your help.......thanks....jnels

Okay! I will start looking for a place and talk to Dr. Pace to see if when he's available, as well as some other potential speakers. But don't worry - I also want to make sure there is plenty of time for us to talk privately and just get to know each other a bit better too.

I bet I can probably find a place in the Health Sciences Centre itself somewhere...just wondering how many we should plan for!

Wheelchair accessible is a great point - Carrie, you are not the only one in that situation, I am sure.

Stay tuned for updates...and if you are reading this and haven't "outed" yourself on this forum yet, I really encourage you to do so. We really want to know you!

Jenn

This sounds like a great idea!  I'm in St. John's, so, not really a problem for me to be there.  However, I do work Monday to Friday...so, a weekend would probably be better for me....but if I know in advance when the meeting would be, I'll ask for the time off work so I can attend!