wait time?

Destiny2015
on 9/9/15 3:48 pm

I finally got my referral done with my doctor.

how long did everyone have to wait to hear from their hospital?

TK1966
on 9/9/15 3:51 pm - Canada
RNY on 11/17/15

My referral was made Sept 2014, I heard back from the hospital (TWH) late Nov 2014 and Orientation was Jan 2015.

Referral made Sept 2014 / RNY @ TWH Nov 17, 2015 - Dr T Jackson

Height: 5' 10" | Born: 1966

Lost on 2 weeks Opti - 14.4

Post Surgery - M1 - 16.4| M2 - 16 | M3 - 16.2 | M4 - 10 | M5 - 10 | M6 - 6.2 | M7 - 6.2 | M8 - 1.6 | M9 - 3.6 | M10 - 2.4

    

ready-4-new-start
on 9/9/15 9:34 am, edited 9/9/15 10:50 am - Canada

My referral was done end of October 2014 heard from Humber in February 2015 orientation was in March 2015..

Referral received at hrrh Nov6/14, orientation March23/15, surgery April 11/16

Nikitabanana
on 9/9/15 7:00 pm
RNY on 05/25/16

Hello, I hope for your sake you aren't going through Humber or you've got quite the wait ahead of you. Although I'm trying to make the best of it, it's frustrating. 

My doctor referred in January 2015, I got a package in the mail in March with an orientation date for April 20th. Since orientation I've not received any additional dates. 

Good luck on your journey....do you know which hospital you will be at? It goes based on your address. 

Referral sent: 1/26/15 / Sleep study: 2/23/15 / Orientation: 4/20/15 HRRH / Meet Dr. Hagen: 11/17/15 (no show) / Meet Dr. Klein: 12/10/15 / Trio appointments: 2/11/16 / Follow up appointment SW and RD: 3/16/16 / Dr. Glazer: 3/30/16 / Dr. Klein: 5/9/16 / Surgery date 5/25/16 / LBL with Dr. Nandagopal 3/9/18 - PS SW 155

HW - 280. Opti start - 280. Surgery day - 266. CW - 142.

Destiny2015
on 9/9/15 7:44 pm

I hear Humber has ridiculously long wait times. Talking to people not too far from me I think I may go to Western, but won't know until the mail comes. 

I have heard you can transfer hospitals if you have a preference ... Just a suggestion if you want to cut a little waiting time

lauras_turn
on 9/10/15 7:59 pm - Canada

How can one transfer? I'm also at Humber.

My referral was July 2014 and finally orientation August 2015 - they 'lost' my referral. it's been a month and a bit since orientation. in the orientation they said 4-6 weeks we should get a call to start booking appointments. it's been 5 so I called them. I was told that they are just booking the people that attended the end of March. So basically I wont get a call to start appointments until late January.

I would love to switch if that was possible and get things moving - especially since they already wasted a year of my time! any tips? Would I have to start at the bottom again?

Age: 43 | Height: 5' 0" | Starting 10/8/15: 220 | BMI: 43 Goal: 100-110 

Referral June 2014/Orientation Humber August 2015/transfer to Guelph January 2016/

Orientation Guelph February 2016/Trio #1 March 2016/Trio #2 April 2016/

Post op nutrition class May 2, 2016/Meet the surgeon May 5, 2016/ Dr. Bhojani Surgery May 24, 2016

marielewis
on 9/10/15 2:09 pm

I did my first referral in the fall, heard nothing for a couple months then I had the info session in April and just got a call to meet Dr Klein for November 12 and the new location. Very frustrating that it takes soooooo long.   So it's been a year with really no movement 

davlyn24
on 9/16/15 11:31 am - Canada

Humber....ugh!  I was also at the Orientation on April 20th...and haven't heard a peep from them since!

davlyn24
on 9/16/15 6:32 pm - Canada

Humber....ugh!  I was also at the Orientation on April 20th...and haven't heard a peep from them since!

Toronto Girl
on 9/9/15 2:19 pm, edited 9/9/15 2:26 pm

Referral April for me. Orientation July. I will have had three appointments already as of Monday! Just a few more to go!

TWH Referral April 1 2015. Orientation July 2015. Social worker Aug 20. Nurse Aug 27. Nutrition Sept 14. Dietitian Nov 18. Psyc Nov 20. Meet surgeon Mar 4. Surgery Oct 21 (deferred because of travel). Dr. Jackson. 
HW 291, SW 276.

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