Surgeon's Appointment @ TWH!

Good evening, everyone! 

     Today I received my much anticipated surgeon's appointment! I'll be seeing Dr. Okrainec. I've heard nothing but good things about him. My appointment is for January 29th. Is it possible to sneak into a cancelled appointment for a surgeon's consult- as with the other appointments? 

SO excited :D :D 

Exciting news! I had my appointment Nov. 6th ... my surgeon will be Dr. Okrainec as well,  although I didn't get to meet him ... I met one of the residents who works with him.  Be prepared for a lot of paperwork and questions, you may even consider bringing someone with you it's always nice to have the 'extra ears' :)  I'm sure if you phone you might get a cancelled appointment, it's certainly worth a try.

Very exciting! 
How are you feeling about starting optifast in the next few days?? I've started to stock up on SF syrups. I found them at Winners for 5.99! I couldn't stand the taste of optifast when I tried it at the nutrition class! 

Today is my first day on Opti ... I didn't get any of the SF syrups but I will, I had a Vanilla Opti with almond extract this morning and planning for Chocolate Opti with orange extract ... of course today at work they are doing a breakfast and all I can smell is bacon ... lol! I am a little anxious only because I just don't want cave in to those food demons ... but I've come too far not see it through for the next 3 weeks! Great support on this forum! :)

Awesome! I am going through my appointments at TWH (have my final 2 in January) and have been checking in here ever since your last post about waiting for your surgeon's appointment. It didn't take long! Very curious to see when your surgery will be! Best of luck!

It didn't take long at all! 

When I had my last appointment last Tuesday, I met with Lorraine (my dietitian). She said that I'd either go to rounds that Thursday (last week), or this Thursday. She mentioned that she wasn't going to be there last Thursday and that they may want her input so I kind of figured I'd be pushed to this week. 

I kept checking my phone all day. I ended up getting the call at 5:30pm. 

I'm kind of bummed that the appointment is 2 months away- I'll probably try moving it. 

I'm trying to get the surgery and recovery time over before June. I teach during the school year (September through June) and then during the summer I live off of tutoring, and what I've saved up during the school year. If I have surgery during the school year I'm entitled to 90% of my pay during my time off, versus nothing in the summer. 

If I seem impatient, that's why! Also because I'm so incredibly excited to get this show on the road! 

That's exciting, I'm happy you got your appointment with the surgeon. That was very fast. It will fly by.

I'm on my 8th day of Opti today and outside of having a little down moment on Monday, it has been manageable. Surprisingly I drink most of my shakes without any flavor additions, only sometime I add some coconut sf Torrani syrup to my chocolate. I've lost 6lbs as off day 5, but kind of stalled from there. I'm not sure if people have similar experiences, but definitely surprised with the stall as I'm following the directions to the dot.

You can definitely try and move up the appointment date. I find going and seeing them in person helps, I never had any success on the phone. Good luck and all the best!

Hey D:D:

as I view your profile it's amazing as you have literally flown throw the program. And good for you. 

As for your surgeon consult I know other members that have contacted them and made themselves available at very short notice. With that in mind I'm sure if you can do that your consult could possibly be sooner. It's worth a try and nothing but a phone call to lose.  

Good luck in your journey 

S fayad 

I was told by TWH they do not offer the cancellations for the surgeon consult appointment.