www.sbsg.ca

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Can't wait for November's Meeting ! ! !

We'd love to have you, Lorna, and any support people in your life. I can't make it to this one, due to other commitments. That and living 275 kms away makes it hard to get to every meeting.

There is a potential he may be doing that surgery, but funding needs to be allocated first. No time frame as to when or if this would occur. Dr. Pooler would love to be able to do the VSG, but he does not control the finances.

Straw Walker,

It sounds like Dr. Pooler would like to start doing it through the Bariatric Clinic as soon as he gets approval, so that means Province Funded.

I do believe to qualify for it, you would still need to go through the 6 month pre-op program, and I highly recommend it. It helped focus with me the reasons I was making the choice to be accountable and take action against my Obesity.


I hope this helps.

Hey Straw Walker!

It seems as of late, many of us tend to be lurkers on the forums...lol

I'm glad you took a step to make a difference with your Obesity. Many of us have and many are still scared.

I'm the President of The Saskatchewan Bariatric Support Group aka SBSG and we are a Provincial Group looking to support, Pre-Ops, Post-Ops and No-Ops to find a healthier Lifestyle, and I'm also a Post-Op! I've lost 200 lbs since September 2008, and it feels fantastic!

We hold Monthly Support Group Meetings on the 1st Saturday of each month, and a Wellness Acitivity on the 3rd Sunday of each month. I know you live in a remote area of our great province, but we'd love to hear and see you sometime. 



E-mail me if you have any questions, I'd love to hear from you!

Our Website is: www.sbsg.ca and our Facebook Group is : http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33295884776&ref=mf

Come and Check Us Out.

DECEMBER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING

Date: December 5th, 2009

Time: 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Event Details:
Meet at Wascana Rehabilitation Centre
2180 - 23rd Avenue
Room: #5
Regina, SK

Phone: (306) 766-5100

Ask the attendant at the desk to your left as you walk in where Room #5 is located.

Hope to see you there!

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Hello Everyone!

Exciting News on the Canadian Prairies in Regina, Saskatchewan!

Omni Surgical Centre and the 2 Bariatric Surgeons (Dr. G. Kaban, MD, FRCSC, Fellowship trained in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Dr. S. Pooler, MD, BSc, FRCSC, Fellowship trained in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery) who are running the Provincially Funded Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Program (http://www.rqhealth.ca/programs/surgical_care/bariatric_surg ery.shtml) have partnered together to offer Saskatchewan another Weight Loss Surgery Option:
Self Pay Lapband Surgery at Omni Surgical Centre (www.omnilapband.ca).

Check out the website and information!

Joel Sopp

President
Saskatchewan Bariatric Support Group
[email protected]
www.sbssg.ca

Sorry. Since I've been back to work, I'm having a hard time doing my "rounds" on the Forums...lol

The Bariatric Clinic is open and they are taking applications, however any current applications will be addressed first, but please do not let this deter you.

We have 2 surgeons in Saskatchewan and they are moving through the list as safely and quickly as possible.

Joel Sopp

SBSG President.

Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region provides Bariatric Surgical Assessment Clinic services in Regina.

As of September 1, 2009, the clinic will be operating out of a new location at 1731 College Avenue, Lower Level (located at the corner of College Avenue and Broad Street in Regina).

Until September 1, the Region will continue to see existing patients in temporary space at the Regina General Hospital until the new clinic is open.

Who is eligible to participate in the clinic?

The clinic is designed to assist in the care of those clients whose BMI (Body Mass Index) is between 40 and 60. In certain instances, clients with a BMI between 35 and 40 may be considered for treatment at the clinic, particularly if they have 2 or more additional conditions which are being managed, such as:

• Cardiopulmonary problems
• Severe sleep apnea
• Severe diabetes mellitus
• Physical problems interfering with lifestyle

You must be between the ages of 18 and 60, must be a non-smoker and cannot be pregnant, lactating or become pregnant to be admitted to the clinic.

How does the clinic help you?

1. You must first contact your family doctor to discuss your eligibility for this clinic.
2. Your family doctor will assess your condition and, if he/she feels you may benefit from the surgery, he/she will refer you to the RQHR Bariatric Surgeon.
3. You will be assessed by the RQHR Bariatric Surgeon and, if considered to be a good candidate for the surgery, you will then be referred to the Bariatric Surgery Assessment Clinic.
4. At the clinic, you will work with a multi-disciplinary team of health specialists.
5. To be considered a surgical candidate, it is mandatory that you:
   • remain in the program for a minimum of six months,
   • have attended all assessments, appointments and all three support group meetings, and
   • have maintained or lost weight.
6. Your request for surgery will be reviewed by the team. If all criteria are met, you will be placed on a surgical wait list.
7. The laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass will be the surgical procedure performed. Following your surgery, your length of stay in the hospital is expected to be four days.

All client assessments, group sessions and related treatments will be conducted and performed at the Bariatric Surgery Assessment Clinic located in Regina. All surgeries will be performed at the Regina General Hospital.

For more information about the Bariatric Surgical Assessment Program, please call the Region's Surgical Waitlist Enquiry Line at (306) 766-5241 or toll-free at 1-866-622-0222.

Well Ivy, the program is 6 months long, and you have bi-monthly meeting with a multi-disciplinary team of a Physiotherapist, Nutritionist, Psychologist, Exercise Therapist, The Surgeon (Dr. Kaban), and a Registered Nurse. The program is going to be starting in the fall, and Dr. Kaban, and the new surgeon (his name escapes me) will be seeing patients in September. Making the choice to go out of country is not an easy one. I hope you do what you need to do to get the help you need.

I'm doing awesome now... My Kidney Proteins are down, my hemiglobin is on its way up, and I'm down 40 lbs since June22nd. Things are good...