Hello

Hey everyone!

I read a few posts prior to joining and love learning about the experiences other people are having in Ontario. I find the timelines to be very helpful. Today is the day I officially started my journey. My doctor referral was July 16th and my consultation appointment at St. Michael's Hospital was this morning (August 29th). Now I am waiting for someone to call me about next steps.

I am excited and nervous. So happy I found this forum!

Welcome! Enjoy the journey, learn as much as you can and come back here often to read about others experiences, it has really helped me.

Welcome!

Welcome! This is definitely the right place to be!

Welcome to the next amazing chapter in your life!!

This forum has been a lifeline for me so I'm sure you will find the same. Everyone just wants to help and encourage!

Welcome

Welcome - I am just starting out as well. My doctor referred me 2 weeks after you. But they also referred me to the Wharton Medical Clinic. My first appointment with them is 3 weeks away.. the waiting in this entire process is going to kill me.. lol. I still haven't heard anything about a consultation appointment. Are you in the GTA? I live in Brampton.

I live in Etobicoke and yes, the waiting is going to kill me as well! As long as I know when the next appointment is, I should be ok but right now I'm waiting for the unknown. When my family doctor asked me what hospital I wanted, I picked St. Michaels because it was close to work and I figured appointments would be easier to go to.

Now I am waiting for someone to call me about starting "the program". No idea when that will happen. I asked about wait times for surgery and he said optimal patients can have surgery in 3-4 months but that is not a guarantee. I found two websites from the Ontario government about wait times. For bariatric surgery one says 40 days and the other website said for my hospital it is 75-95 days. I was preparing to wait for 9-12 months.

http://www.hqontario.ca/System-Performance/Wait-Times-for-Su rgeries-and-Procedures/Wait-Times-for-Other-Surgeries-and-Pr ocedures/Time-from-Decision-to-Having-Surgery-or-Procedure

http://www.ontariowaittimes.com/SurgeryDI/EN/Data.aspx?View= 1&Type=0&Modality=6&ModalityType=43&LHIN=&city=&pc=&dist=0&h osptID=852&str=S&period=0&expand=0

I have been reading tons of timelines and it seems to me that most people are getting the surgery just under a year from their referral date.

My doctor didn't ask me anything about a hospital preference.. She told me that all referrals go to one place and that it would take a couple months before they contact me for an orientation. Seems like you are getting a lot more information from your doctor about how this all works.

I have completed blood work, urine test and ECG test 3 weeks ago but I haven't heard anything. I am assuming that means everything is okay. What other test are needed? I don't have sleep apnea so I don't think a sleep test would be required. I am not taking any ongoing medication.

Melissa