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SweetRide1
on 6/8/17 4:06 am
RNY on 01/16/18

I saw my GP 3 weeks ago and asked for a referral for WLS. When can I expect any communication to indicate that I am in the system and how does it come? Do I get notification in the mail or does my GP contact me? I know this is not a sprint but I do want to ensure that I am in the system. Thanks.

Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18

123HollyD
on 6/8/17 4:23 am
RNY on 05/15/17

There doesn't seem to be any real answer to this question. I was referred in July and did not have my initial appointment (orientation****il December. It is just a letter from the hospital giving you a date. That is when you also find out what hospital you will be going through. If you already know what hospital you can always contact the hospital direct to see if they have processed your referral.

Others have heard within a month from the program with a date. If I were to do it again I would have followed up with my GP within a month of asking for the referral.

Good luck with your journey!

Orientation:Dec 12/16 Nurse:Jan 5/17 SW:Jan 10/17 Psyhc: Jan 10/17 Nut. Class: Jan 17/17 Nut. 1 on 1:Feb 1/17 Surgeon: Mar.17/17 Surgery Date: Apr. 7/17 - NO OPTI.

HW/SW:260 CW:158

M1:25 M2:11 M3:10 M4:10 M5:10 M6:6 M7:8 M8:5 M9:5 M10:3 M11:3 M12:4

SweetRide1
on 6/8/17 4:46 am
RNY on 01/16/18

Thank you. That exactly what I thought I would do. I'll give it a couple more weeks and then call my GP and make sure they did the referral.

Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18

LauraLeafFan
on 6/8/17 5:01 am

Yea because you may be sent to Hamilton or TWH. Mind you when my hubby and I were referred the doctor thought Humber for us. I was happy we both were with TWH... I found the process flowed well and you were never left guess when an appointment may be until the surgeon appointment.. .But that I would expect.

Good luck and yes follow up with your GP....with my hubby they had to refer him twice as his referral never made it the first time for some reason.

michelle W.
on 6/8/17 6:35 am
RNY on 06/12/17

Yes.. definitely call your GP.. they can tell you what hospital you are being referred to.... then you can call them to be sure they got your referral.... My doctor's secretaries "forgot" to send it in for almost a month... had to keep on his secretaries to get it in.... (His secretaries are the worst... they never do things on time... I was told a month after I had my gallbladder removed for gallstones...that I even had gallstones...lol)

I was able to get my orientation date by calling the hospital... long before my paperwork was sent from them.. :)

Referral - March 23rd 2016 TWH Orientation - June 15 2016 Social - Sept 6 2016 Nurse - Oct 3 2016 Nut Class - Nov 14 2016 Psych - Dec 14 2016 Nut Jan 4 2017 Surgeon - Feb 24 2017 Pre-op May 23 2017 Opti start date May 29 2017 Surgery Date - June 12 2017 HW-285 CW - 154.2 Opti start weight - 261.5 SW - 256

Preop-23.5 Opti-5.5 M1-13.8 M2-14.2 M3-11 M4-9.5 M5-9.9 M6-6.8 M7-9.4 M8-5.9 M9-4.2 M10-4.6 M11-2.4

smash150
on 6/8/17 6:47 am

I was referred November 29/16 and recieved a letter in the mail about orientation a couple weeks later. I had orientation January 12th.

Referral Nov 29, 2016: Orientation Jan 12, 2017: Nurse Feb 6, 2017: Dietitian and SW March 3, 2017: Trio April 5, 2017-cleared for surgery: Meet the Surgeon April 12, 2017: Post op Nutrition class May 8, 2017: RNY Surgery May 9, 2017

HW: 306(day of referral) CW: 172 Height: 5'6

SweetRide1
on 6/8/17 7:38 am
RNY on 01/16/18

Well I called Doctor and there was a note to refer but nothing to indicate that it had been done. Secretary was going to speak to my Doctor and get back to me.

Thanks everyone!

Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18

oneatatime
on 6/8/17 8:33 am
RNY on 09/01/17

Hey SweetRide, congratulations for starting the process!

When my doc did the referral, he gave me a printout confirmation that said he had successfully submitted the referral, and to which centre. I think it was just a print screen, but he had me keep it for my records.

As others have mentioned, a letter comes in the mail letting you know when your orientation will be. I can only speak for Toronto Western, but it also came with an info packet that had to be filled out and sent back.

Then, at orientation, we got our first three appointments, and at the last of those three, we got our next two.

I call for cancellations - even called for my orientation to move that up. Depending on the centre, it's easier or more difficult. TWH is quite accommodating. It depends on you, if you do want to move things up, or take it at the pace they set for you. Many have preferred to take it at the pace set by the centre as it gives them the time they need pre-surgery.

Wishing you much success on your journey!

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. Choose happy.

Opti -10 / M1 -25.5 / M2 -10 / M3 -14.5 / M4 -13 / M5 -10 / M6 -5.5 / M7 -9.5 / M8 -13.5 / M9 -0.5 / M10 -2.5 / M11 -2.5 / M12 +2 / M13 -5.5

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Twinklebee
on 6/8/17 3:49 pm

I saw my GP on May 23, 2017 and received my letter to attend the orientation at TWH in the mail today. The orientation is scheduled for July 26, 2017.

Referral: 23MAY2017 - Orientation 26JUL2017 - Social Work 20OCT2017 - Nurse 16NOV2017 - Nutrition Class 20NOV2017 - Endoscopy 23NOV2017 - Psych 01FEB2018 - Nutritionist 13FEB2018 - Surgeon 27APR2018 - Surgery 19JUN2018

SweetRide1
on 6/8/17 6:37 pm
RNY on 01/16/18

As it turns out, my referral was done today. Whether prompted by my call or not, I am in the system and have an ID #. I actually have that number. So I will wait somewhat patiently for the next thing to come but I was told that if I wanted to call and follow to go ahead and do so. I'm just relieved I'm "in". :)

Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18

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