News from Sacré-Coeur
Good afternoon dear OH friends,
I have just called the bariatric service at Sacré-Coeur to inquire about my position on the waiting list for the VSG with Dr Atlas and was informed that the wait is now at around 2.5 years. When I expressed my surprise - after all, when I met Dr Atlas in Oct. 2010 he'd told me 12 to 18 months for a day surgery at Rockland MD - I was further informed that they no longer operate at Rockland, which explains why the wait time has suddenly more than doubled.
I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news if there are others like myself who were hoping for a shorter wait with the day surgery. For my part, this call has finished to convince me that forking the money to have my VSG done outside of the public system is the way to go for me. I really can't see myself waiting another 20 months or so!
So, Dr Gagner, be prepared, on October 6 I'll be all yours!
Monica
I have just called the bariatric service at Sacré-Coeur to inquire about my position on the waiting list for the VSG with Dr Atlas and was informed that the wait is now at around 2.5 years. When I expressed my surprise - after all, when I met Dr Atlas in Oct. 2010 he'd told me 12 to 18 months for a day surgery at Rockland MD - I was further informed that they no longer operate at Rockland, which explains why the wait time has suddenly more than doubled.
I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news if there are others like myself who were hoping for a shorter wait with the day surgery. For my part, this call has finished to convince me that forking the money to have my VSG done outside of the public system is the way to go for me. I really can't see myself waiting another 20 months or so!
So, Dr Gagner, be prepared, on October 6 I'll be all yours!
Monica
Hi Monica,
sorry to hear about all this. Rockland MD no longer does the day surgery? Do you know since when and why? I got mine done in July and a friend of mine is also awaiting for the Rockland MD... I hope maybe they meant Dr.Atlas no longer does the VSG at the clinic...
May I suggest you verify with Martine if you can change surgeon? Dr. Garneau if that is the case? Or if they just no longer do the surgeries there than I would do the same thing and go private!!!
Jeez I am so sorry to hear about this...
sorry to hear about all this. Rockland MD no longer does the day surgery? Do you know since when and why? I got mine done in July and a friend of mine is also awaiting for the Rockland MD... I hope maybe they meant Dr.Atlas no longer does the VSG at the clinic...
May I suggest you verify with Martine if you can change surgeon? Dr. Garneau if that is the case? Or if they just no longer do the surgeries there than I would do the same thing and go private!!!
Jeez I am so sorry to hear about this...
Hi Kessey,
It was my understanding that none of the Sacré-Coeur surgeons operates at Rockland anymore. But your friend should call and double-check for sure! I think it must be a very recent change because when I called about 2 months ago, they gave me a waiting time for the day-surgery at Rockland, so...
It was my understanding that none of the Sacré-Coeur surgeons operates at Rockland anymore. But your friend should call and double-check for sure! I think it must be a very recent change because when I called about 2 months ago, they gave me a waiting time for the day-surgery at Rockland, so...
Thanks for posting this information. This is so disappointing, but makes sense now why Martine told me the wait time is now 2.5 years. I was expecting to get a call sometime this month, but looks like I'll be waiting until at least March now.
I wish Martine could just post little updates here with us - wouldn't that be great?
Elena
I wish Martine could just post little updates here with us - wouldn't that be great?
Elena
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