Surgeon Appointment coming up
Hello everyone. I'm new here and have my surgeon appointment coming up. Has anyone had Dr. Allan Okrainec at Toronto Western for their procedure? Just want to get an idea of how much longer the wait is after? How your surgeries went? Any complications? And of course any tips and suggestions. I thank you all in advance. ??
I haven't had my procedure yet but I am in a support group that has a few TWH-ers. They have told me Okrainec is really good and right now it looks like they are booking surgeries for Nov/Dec.
Hope that helps a bit.....
~ j.
My Journey: Oct 2017 Referred to Ontario Bariatric Network by Family Doctor; Nov 2017 Received letter from Toronto Western; Jan 2018 Orientation @TWH; Mar 2018 Social Worker and Nurse Assessments (Telemedicine/Telehealth); Apr 2018 Nutrition Class @TWH; Jul 2018 Psychologist Assessment (Telemedicine/Telehealth); Aug 2018 Dietitian (Telemedicine/Telehealth); Jan 11 2019 Meet the Surgeon; March Scheduled surgery changed to Jan 29 2019 ( VSG )
Thank you for responding JRo! I have the appointment with the surgeon on December 6. Hopefully it won't be too long after that.
Congrats on getting the surgery date! Curious - do you know when your file went to rounds? Mine did a few weeks ago and I'm waiting for next steps.
From what I understand from my last appt - the wait between surgery appt to surgery of course varies, but she suggested it was 2-3 months, so maybe yours will be in February?
*TWH* Referral - December 2017; Orientation - March 2018; SW Assessment - May 2018; Nurse Practitioner - June 2018; Nutrition Class - June 2018; Psych - August 2018; Dietitian - August 2018; Appt. w/ Surgeon - November 2018; Surgery date - January 2019
Weight loss
Pre-surgery: 14, M1: 18, M2: 9, M3: 8, M4: 10, M5:6 , M6:9
oh I should also say that I was told that surgeries are currently being booked for Jan/Feb - I was told this at the end of August.
*TWH* Referral - December 2017; Orientation - March 2018; SW Assessment - May 2018; Nurse Practitioner - June 2018; Nutrition Class - June 2018; Psych - August 2018; Dietitian - August 2018; Appt. w/ Surgeon - November 2018; Surgery date - January 2019
Weight loss
Pre-surgery: 14, M1: 18, M2: 9, M3: 8, M4: 10, M5:6 , M6:9
It looks like we are around the same timeline. I was referred in September 2017. My orientation was in November. I've seen dietician,social worker, nurse practitioner and the psych evaluation was in June, nutritionist in July. Have one last one by phone coming up next week to follow up on my sleep study and then the surgeon in December. Maybe we end up having our procedure done around the same time!