realistically.....

ok so i havent posted in a while because im really not sure what else to say....well today i have decided to post this question about my wait time....i go for first orientation in guelph in july so does that mean im looking at surgery next spring?....i was so hoping for something this year even knowing it's not realistic....just getting hard to be patient when i've come so far already...got all my tests done...changed my eating habits and stopped drinking caffeine filled coffee i dont smoke or drink and ive actually been excersizing for a whole month woohoo can't even believe that one myself.....sorry to be such a pain just getting frustrated

all the best

steff

it is very frustrating - I went thru humber and my first appt was in june and my surgery was December - so hopefully you should get done this year.  But I dont' know what guelph's timeline is.  Sounds like you're on track to pass all the requirements and tests they'll throw at you. 

Good luck

yep spring sounds right.. sorry... I know its hard.. I have been waiting since July and to find I will wait till "late fall" is what the clinic said its hard..

ets:.. you may want to get an upper GI and an abdominal ultrasound done... they will tell you that at the orientation

My orientation was last August and I haven't been called yet for my surgeon's appointment.  I've heard I should be meeting the surgeon in June, so possibly a July surgery.  That's about 11 months since orientation and 17 months from referral.

Spring does seem like pretty reasonable guess if your timeline ends up similar to mine.  Sorry I don't have better news for you.

Laura

Thank you all for your replies just reading other stories and wait times you all had to endure has been alot of help for me...it's nice to see tha iam not alone in this waiting game....and i will definately request an upper GI as well as an abdominal ultra sound thanks for all the words of encouragement.

all the best
steff

Ya hate to say it, but Spring sounds right. I was referred June 2010, Orientation Dec 2010, 1st app'ts Mar 2011, 2nd app't and yellow book May 2011. I now wait for the surgeon app't which I was told would not be until Fall. So I am hoping that I will have surgery before the end of the year!!
The wait totally sucks but I know it will be worth it!! Good luck with the wait...

Nadine

 I was referred in November 2009. I had orientation in May 2010.

My surgery was just this past March. The wait time was long and frustrating, but it really gave me a chance to get my head on straight and prepare myself emotionally and mentally for the changes that were going to happen.

I feel fairly well adjusted to my new lifestyle, and I'm not sure I would have been if I'd been able to get surgery in 6 months, like I was initially hoping.

The time seems slow now, but it's really only a drop in the pond. Use this time to take care of yourself.

Started process June 2009, had surgery Feb 2011- went through Guelph

had lots of time to think and be fully prepared about the surgery.  doesn't mean I still don't have questions, they are just different question now. had lots of time to be true to myself and think if this is what I truly wanted.   Went into surgery with no doubts, no nerves, no last meal syndrome and comments from the clinic that I was truly prepared for surgery  and fully accepting of the challenge ahead of me and the possibility of complications afterwards. 

hey steff

i remember well what the waiting was like.  don't have any great words of advice...just wanted to say....HANG IN THERE!!!!  it is well worth it.  good for you for using this time to change things for yourself.  keep reading and educating yourself......it will help pass the time! :)