What are the Wait Times like for Toronto Western????

inkedgirl73
on 1/14/16 11:31 am - Canada

Does anyone know what the wait times are like for Toronto Western??  Just wondering if it would be worth it for me to transfer from HRRH.  I had my orientation Dec 10 and spoke to someone there today.  They are only now booking for people who went to orientation in July/August.  so that means I probably won't hear anything until April or May.

 

Thoughts?  Anyone???

 

Catherine

MyLifeRNYWay
on 1/14/16 1:58 pm
RNY on 12/04/15

TWH usually hands you the set of your first three appointments as you leave the orientation and my first one was 2.5 months from that time, have a look at my dates below. You can always call for cancellations. I had my orientation in Jan 15 and surgery in Dec 15. It may be worth it to transfer if you want the surgery sooner than later.

Referral: Aug 27/14, Orientation TWH: Jan 28/15, Social Worker: Apr 17/15, Nurse Practitioner: Jul 9/15, Nutrition Class: Jul 14/15, Psychologist: Aug 18/15, Nutritionist: Aug 28/15, Surgeon: Oct 2/15, RNY Surgery: Dec 4/15

 

 

need_to_run_81
on 1/14/16 7:26 pm

Hi Catherine, 

I transferred from HRRH to TWH last February. I meet the surgeon in March, surgery probably in late April.   I hit an odd snag in December and it slowed me down about a month - my chart was misplaced and I missed rounds a few times while it was tracked down. 

I had my chart transferred from HRRH in Feb, orientation in April, my first set of appointments through July and August (done via telehealth, so they may have slowed me down a tad), nutrition class in October, met the psych and nutritionist in November/December.  Last appointment was with psych on December 1st. Meet surgeon March 3rd. The date for my surgery is a complete guess - but I think end of April is probably about right.

My dates are the best advice I can give you.  Only you can decide if you really want to switch. 

Roma
on 1/14/16 7:36 pm
RNY on 06/15/15

Have a look at the dates in my signature, I had my surgery through Western about 7 months ago.

I was able to get in on some cancellations by calling in once per week to see if they could move me up.

Good luck. 

Referral: 8/14; Orientation TWH: 12/14; Nurse: 01/15; SW, Dietician, Psych: 2/15; Surgeon: 5/15; RNY: June 15/2015

inkedgirl73
on 1/15/16 9:01 am - Canada

I imagine I would have to do the orientation there as well....so there would be a wait for that.  I think I will suck it up and hang tight and just wait it out.

HRRH is really easy to get to and I hate driving down there.....will take that into consideration as well!

 

Patience, grasshopper, patience....lol!

jennyboo202
on 1/16/16 6:19 am - Canada
RNY on 08/14/15

Have a look at the dates in my signature.  I had my orientation at HRRH so I didn't have to go to one at TWH.  I had a three month snag because I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and they needed a couple medical reports..

Ref. Apr 30/14, Orientation HRRH Aug 25/14, Transfer to TWH Oct 21/14, Sleep Study Nov 20/14, SW Nov 28/14, Nut. Class Dec 8/14, NP Dec 15/14, Psych. Jan 13/15, Nut. Jan 15/15, CPAP Titra Jan 16/15, NP F/U Jan 19/15, NP F/U2 Feb 24/15, NP F/U3 Mar 24/15, Surgeon May 29/15, Opti July 25/15, Pre-Op July 30/15, Surgery Aug 14/15

    
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