Hi my name is Sandy and I have just finished the assessment stage at the clinic.  Monday I started the liquid diet.  My surgery date is November 3rd and I couldn't be happier.  I learned so much about myself.  I recommend this process to anyone that is considering surgery.  Everyone at the clinic was wonderful and made me feel very comfortable.

Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Kurt
Are you still considering lapband surgery in Mexico?  I had my lapband done in April 2004 by Dr. Lopez Corvala, and have never regretted it.  Dr. Corvala has excellent credentials and because I'm an R.N. and worked in California at the time of my banding, I was able to verify his credentials.  He has been a bariatric surgeon for over 20 years and has been doing lapband since 1995.  When the FDA in the U.S. passed the procedure, Dr. Corvala worked for the Lapband company, and trained U.S. surgeons in the procedure.  He is also a member of the American Medical Association.  He is a professor of surgery at the University of Mexico.  He frequently is a speaker at International Bariatric conferences all over the world.  I also learned how to do fills and have done over 200 fills in the last 2 years in Saskatoon.  If you need more info about Dr. Corvala you can go to my website at www.sasksurgicalsolutions.com.   I coordinate patients for Dr. Corvala, and provide follow up care in Saskatchewan.  We also have a support group that meets monthly and is free and open to any lapbanders.  Our next meeting is Sept. 27th at 1 p.m. at the Saskatoon Field House and the next one is Oct. 11th at 1 p.m. at the Saskatoon Field House.  If you've already been banded, we'd love to see you at one of our meetings.!!
Lorna King R.N.

"The Bariatric Surgical Assessment Clinic has been established as a 15-month pilot project starting March 10th, 2008 to assist the Health Region in understanding what resources will be required for full implementation. During the pilot phase, the clinic will support up to 125 patients.

Since the announcement of the clinic in February 2008, there has been significant interest from the public and, as a result, Regina Qu'appelle Health Region has now reached the maximum number of people it can support during the pilot phase".

I know this will frustrate many people, but please understand they did this pilot to understand what they need to do a permanent program. That's a great thing! We all need to be patient and I believe things will come.

I have a meeting with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health on the 29th, and I expect it to be very fruitful.
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Thanks,

Joel Sopp
President of The SBSSG
www.sbssg.ca
[email protected]
(306) 531-2751

“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.”
Denis Waitley

Jules,

First of all, Congrats! That is soooo  awesome!

I would encourage you to post your thoughts and feelings and then give people on this board opprotunity to respond.

If anything, I'd like to help anyway I can.

Thanks for the reply, I am looking forward to making it to one soon. 

Jules