Help, how do I get on a waiting list?

Hi guys,

I want to get on a waiting list and I don't really know how and where.

I found the website from the Sacre-Coeur Hospital and applied there, but that was in January and I am still waiting to get a call and see a doctor. I contacted them a month ago, and they said they are contacting people who applied in July 2012, so my turn will be sometime in the summer 2014. The problem is that, after seeing a doctor I will still have to wait 3-4 more years.

I read here that somebody applied in January 2013 and got a surgery date for November 2013. Was that a very bad case who got on the fast track, or there is a way to get that happening for me too?

I am going through the RVH. My referral was sent in June 2013 and i had my information session at the end of November. I believe i have to wait a couple of moths to see the doctor, but from what i can tell from other posts, it should be all done by the summer.  Apprx 1 year wait. You first have ro fax the bariatric clinic your referral and they will send you some medical questionnaires to complete. Once all is faxed back, you wait for orientation and you will then be officially on the list.

good luck!

It seems the wait time for the royal victoria hospital is the shortest at this time. It takes about 1 year or less. Really worth looking into as they have a great bariatric team!

Note: they do not perform the gastric band

get a referal from your GP ... or a specialist that deals with one of your co-morbities.  walk that in and fill in the forms and ask when next group meeting is.  just to get things moving.  tell them you are open to cancellations. etc.  i got my first date about 4 months after the group meeting.

Thank you all for the information. I faxed yesterday the form and the GP's referral to RVH, and sent an e-mail this morning to ask about the information session. If you have any other ideas how to speed the process, I would gladly try all of them :)

Before finding this forum I was considering having the surgery in Mexico, or somewhere in Europe. I could get somehow the money for that, after all, I deserve an investment in myself, but the idea of traveling for hours only few days after the surgery, and not having a surgeon to follow up on me, was a little scary. But waiting another year and having it done here, for free ;), that would be more than reasonable. Thanks again.