GOT MY SURGERY DATE!!!

Glad you got your surgery date not to long now one month away. Dr. Penner is a great doctor as they all are Dr. Penner is one of the four surgeons that work out of the bariatric clinic @TWH. Dr. Okraniec is the head of the bariatrics@TWH

Ohhhh, I was told that Dr.Penner was the head of Bariatrics. He still awesome!!!

Ohhhh, I was told that Dr.Penner was the head of Bariatrics. He still awesome!!!

TWH website says neither of them are the head of but here is the team list....

Surgical Director: Dr. David Urbach​

Program Manager: Sandra Robinson – Nurse Practitioner

Surgeons:

• Dr. Tim Jackson
• Dr. Allan Okrainec
• Dr. Todd Penner
• Dr. David Urbach

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Psychosocial Program:

• Dr. Raed Hawa – Psychiatrist & Sleep Specialist
• Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam​ – Psychiatrist
• Dr. Marlene Taube-Schiff – Psychologist
• Dr. Jessica Van Exan – Psychologist
• Dr. Susan Wnuk – Psychologist
• Monica Chi – Social Worker
• Lynn Tremblay – Social Worker
• Anna Wallwork – Social Worker
• Rebecca Kirsh – Social Worker
• Chau Du – Psychometrist

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Nurse Practitioners:

• Florence Paat
• Patti Kastanias
• Wei Wang

Registered Nurse: Sharon Nam Dobbs

Dietitians:

• Lorraine Gougeon
• Danielle Himel
• Katie Warwick
• Mary Weiland

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Data Support: Doreen LeBlanc

Data Entry Clerk: Petra De Andrade

Administrative Assistant: Sharon Douglas

Ward Clerks:

• Jennifer Brum
• Andrew Co​le
• Patrice Harriott
• Rayann Marchan
• Melissa Sabado
• Sheri Tilley

WAHOO! Yay I am so happy for you! 

Aww thanks love, can't wait to start Optifast!!!!!

Good for you, congrats. You'll lose weight on Opti also. I didn't find it that bad at all. I looked forward to that last leg of the journey before surgery, so i had no big issues, just dry mouth. I drank and chewed gum (don't swallow)....I asked first though if I could. You'll start to feel better getting toxins out, your skin will look better......it's all good :).

I had the sleeve in Feb, feel FABULOUS. I had to bcz of nsaids, which I take rarely now.....Congrats again!!

Thank you! I tasted Opti at the nutrition class that I went to, it was awful, tasted like cardboard. But I am planning to make it as cold as I can, it wasn't as cold as it could be when I tried it. Hopefully adding things to it will make it better. I am focused, this is the last step before having surgery, so I am very pumped, and will down those shakes and love every minute of it. I am allowed sugar free gum, so yay, I don't want bad breath lol. My skin is okay, I do have severe eczema, so hopefully it will help with that. If not then that's okay with me. 

Good to meet another person who has the sleeve. How much have you lost? What was your starting weight? My brother has the sleeve, had it done 5 years ago and lost 250 lbs, 180 lbs in the first 8 months. You can message me, if you don't want to put that info on here.. or even message me to talk more. Thank you again!

My starting weight was 304, I"ve lost 61. I'm ok not losing too fast, some lose alot more. But I have probs with my arms so the only excercise I can do is walk. I'm thrilled anyways.

Is your brother still down the weight? That's incredible

Thats amazing that you have lost 61 pounds!!! A lot of inches? My brother is 5 years post, had his done in Buffalo, that's when OHIP covered going over there! He has gained some bac, about 30 lbs back. Hasn't stretched his stomach at all. 

TONS of inches....it's a different world when you get back to regular activity. I am pretty active, just needed WLS to help me with the tools and structure. I LOVE IT! In an 18 from a occasional 22 but mostly 24.

Things are looking up :)