Wow that's great ! I made 1 little mistake and ate a bit of peanut butter and suffered for it. So, even though it was a bad thing to do , it taught me a great lesson and I am sticking to the rules from now on ! I am so happy for you and glad to hear things are going so well. My goal is to start running as well eventually. Are there any foods that you have tried and had a hard time with ? After the PB incident I am nervous to eat anything other than my protein drinks, jello and watery soup.

I just got home yesterday from Mexico. So happy with my results so far. Dr. Kelly is an amazing surgeon who truly cares about his patients. He has called me already to see how my trip home went and to ask how I am felling. Very caring and compassionate man and great surgeon as well. I went alone and was very nervous but Dr. Kelly's fabulous co-ordinator Fabiola stayed in close contact with me the whole way. I cannot say enough about Dr, Kelly and his staff...fantastic !! The whole experience that honestly,  I was dreading turned out to be a great from start to finish. The nurses were very attentive and caring . They don't speak a lot of English but we managed just fine. I even got to walk around the silver shops in Tijuana 2 days after my surgery and had no problems. The only pain that I experienced was some gas and sore abdominal muscles like I had done 50 sit ups the day before and it didn't last very long. If anyone in Nova Scotia is thinking about going for VSG or other surgery in Mexico and would like some info I would gladly tell you my entire experience. I did lots of research and am so glad that I picked the right surgeon.

Hi,

Does anyone know why we in NS must wait nearly a Decade of our life to receive the care needed to improve our health.

With all the medical problems excess weight causes, you would think it would be worth our tax dollars to help those in need.  It is excruciating to see the short time individuals wait in other provinces.

The main reason I am asking is because when I spoke to the office recently they mentioned being at 2008 referrals. I then looked through this site and see many people from post dating back to 2012 saying they were referred in 208 so I am left thinking to myself. Have they not gotten past 2008 referrals in the last 2+ years?

 The Obesity Network at Capitol Health and Dr James Ellesmere. You will probably need a referral letter from your surgeon in Ontario, as his team are picky about that kind of thing..

Here's a link:  Just cut n paste it....

http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/obesity-network/contact