Thanks for the reply I ended up calling my surgeon and I got my next appointment. Your so right about calling them there kind of disorganized there ð??'

I concur. It's not true that no one will do it.

Your Doctor needs to do some research and dig deep because there are Plastic Surgeons out there that will do it.

If it's medically necessary - there are surgeons who will do it. I think Dr. Harris in Burlington accepts OHIP.

I would go back to the Bariatric Clinic and get a referral from them. I betcha they know surgeons who accept OHIP.

Keep us up to date on this please. I'd really like to know how this works out.

Thanks very much for the names of plastic surgeons! I will start with those and get calling.

From what the doctor at my centre said.. the panni is covered but there is no doctor in Ontario that will do that procedure. (I am hoping this is incorrect information)

I appreciate the input and knew this would be the best place get accurate information.

I had my one year follow-up appointment yesterday and was actually excited going into it. I started off with my weigh-in ... showing a 165 lb weight loss thus far so yes I'm very happy with that and was told that for VSG I exceeded expectations by quite a bit. That is the good news!

Here is the bad news and what I need advice on ASAP.

With such a large weight loss I have excess skin mainly in the stomach with possible lymphedema as the one side is hard, heavy and sometimes swells. This hangs to mid-thigh and impedes with daily activities. I go to the gym several times a week and am embarrassed doing some of the exercises due to this pendulum swaying and slapping during certain movements. I have skin issues and my nurse practitioner had said from the beginning that this will be OHIP covered surgery. Yesterday, when meeting with my doctor, he first congratulated me on such a great job, then slapped me with the news that NO plastic surgeon in Ontario will do the procedure that is covered by OHIP. He said that I need something done immediately to be able to keep moving forward, and to start calling plastic surgeons offices for the cheapest quote which he expects to be $15000-$20000 for this area alone. We didn't even discuss inner thighs which are also obstructive to daily activities.

So PLEASE give me whatever recommendations you have...IF I pay out of pocket, I don't want some budget plastic surgeon who has no idea about bariatric patients.

London or Windsor area would be ideal.

Love the decorations!!

Nothing creative happening here. Usually I make some chocolate chip cookies over the holidays to share. My friend and I are doing a paint nite next week which should be fun -- it's my fifth one I think. It's a winter scene this time, so somewhat festive.