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Hi MJ...I have no idea how often they do info sessions..I had to work with my own family doctor for a few years before I could get him to refer me to Dr. B. I got approved by PEI Health on Aug. 20/13 and had my first consult appt. with DrB. Nov. 6/13, had a scope in March and then My info session April 1/14. From what I understand there is all different time frames some longer some shorter. There is a group of people who meet for coffee every now and then you will see it in the posts on the PEI forum here. All the best and I update all my info as I go along. I don't know very much but ask away! And welcome!
hi new to the form how often do they have the info sessions. I have an appointment on 25th with Dr. B ?? Do they have any local support group in PEI ?
Hi, Just looking to see if there is anyone going to the info session with Dr.B on April2/14?
Kim
A big Thank You to everyone that responding to the inquiry of my post of a dear friend that required a C Pap Machine and could not afford the cost of one!!!
She has since had one donated to her and they are arranging pick up this week!!
Hugs and again thank you!!
:)
my angel is Lisa48 
Hi I'm on call every night from Feb 7 until Feb 20th but if you want to have it sometime in the next two weeks, I'll still try to attend, just may have to leave if I get paged. JILLIAN.
"You're off to great places today is your day your mountain is waiting so get on your way.Oh the Places you'll go" Dr.Seuss
I would love to go for coffee..I am usually free every evening so just let me know when and where..lol..looking forward to it.
Hey everyone...Happy New Year...how about a coffee or two?? It usually takes a few weeks to get everyone to see the posting on the site...so pick a date in mid Feb and we will see what works the best for everyone....seems to be lots of new people on the site lately...so it should be a big group...not the 2-3 we started out with..ha ha....
Send me a friend request if you are new to the space and we will connect and then I can send you all the details once they are sorted out...
Hey Kristi, good to hear another new "voice" on the site...PEI does not have a gastric surgeon so you have 2 options...NB or NS.....I personally went through Moncton, NB...as have about 4-5 of us over the last 2 years....but the first step of anything is to get your family Dr to send a referral to a surgeon. Then the waiting game starts....I am not 100% sure of the wait times NOW, but mine was 10 years from the first time I sent a referral to actually getting in to see him, but it got shuffled around a few times first....but I hear it may be about 2 years now...not sure, but if you have "other" medical issues with your weight it may be faster...but get the referral done first, then you have time to think through everything...The name if the surgeon can be found on this site...but we all call him Dr B (Dr. Sylvain Beausoleil) you should be able to google him and get all the info for your doctor....
The surgery itself is totally covered by Health PEI once you have been approved, but the travel is not...so you can collect all your receipts and submit them with your taxes.....from your first visit to surgery it takes at least 5 visits. There is a girl here in town who had her's done in Halifax and it is a different process, but pretty much takes the same time frame...we usually have a coffee meeting time once every 2 months or so on a Wed evening or so, so keep an eye on the site and we can meet up to give you more info if you want.....
Hope this helps you out...most of us post on the NB site as that is where our surgeon is and there is alot more "traffic"
Good luck
Hi there,
My name is Kristi and I am new to this community. I am very interested in gastric bypass surgery. I moved here from Ontario 6.5yrs ago so am not too sure of the proticol here but know that in Ontario if approved the government will pay for the surgery(my cousin just had her's done and is doing amazing). So I guess what I am wondering is how does one go about it here? Is it all out of pocket or does the government pay or a bit of both? Where is the surgery performed? I am 5'4" and 331lbs seeing a Dr and dietician but would like to get more information before going to ask them because if it is an all pocket expense it simply wont be happening. I tried looking online but could not for the life of me find any information regarding PEI.
Thanks!
Hi Michelle, there are no bariatric doctors on PEI, the closest is Dr Beausolie in Moncton NB you could ask your surgeon to make a referral to him if that would be possible. We do have coffee nights for support in Charlottetown every once in a while. This site is pretty quite most of the time but the NB site has more activity. Congratulations, you have done really well with your surgery. I'm one month out and have lost about 55 lbs since pre op shakes. I will check back here to see if you have any more questions. JILLIAN
"You're off to great places today is your day your mountain is waiting so get on your way.Oh the Places you'll go" Dr.Seuss
