I have a 15 year old gastric bypass. I'm gaining weight again and my diabetes and sleep apnea are back. I also had a gastric band which did nothing except cause trouble with reflux and food regurgitation. That was removed on Dec 31/19. The surgeon *****moved my band told me I need a Duodenal Switch and referred me to the Ontario Bariatric Network, since my family doctor was refusing to do so for 2 years.

I just got a letter from Toronto Western Hospital, where I was referred based on my postal code. I have to go in for a seminar next week. I checked their website and they only do the gastric bypass and the sleeve. I don't want a sleeve! I'm getting older (mid fifties) and I don't want to have to fight for years again in my sixties to get a DS after the sleeve fails. I've done a lot of research and everything I've read says the DS is far and away the best option for a RNY revision. I called this hospital but they wouldn't give me any straight answers and just said "come to the seminar anyway".

How do I avoid getting railroaded into getting a surgery I don't want at a hospital I don't want? This hospital is also in a bad location for me because transit there isn't accessible (I use a walker), I have to walk 20-30 min from the nearest accessible transit to get there and it's two hours' trek by transit each way. I don't want to waste years going back and forth for lectures, tests, consultations etc. at the wrong hospital only to end up being sent to a second hospital, jumping through the same set of hoops a second time, and waiting more years for a surgery. I could die of old age first.

Has anyone else had the experience of being sent by OBN to a hospital that doesn't offer the kind of surgery you need? I know they do it by postal code, which IMO is asinine, in fact there's another OBN hospital that's a lot closer to my home. What happens? Is there any way I can get sent to the correct hospital now? Or does the first hospital send all of your results to the second one where the procedure is done? Is St Joe's in Hamilton the ONLY Ontario hospital doing the Duodenal Switch?

Hello menu clan!

It is finally a bit slower at work so I'm able to get caught up on some paperwork which seems never ending most of the year. It's also nice that the roads are clear everyday... I made it to the gym Sunday,Mon and Tues already this week and my scale is finally moving again after a 2 week stall!

B - protein shake

S - boiled egg

L - chicken breast, tossed salad with light italian dressing

S - grapefruit, turkey pepperette

D - chicken, beansprouts, broccoli, mushrooms

S - greek yogurt

Hi everyone,

it has been a couple of years since I have been on here.
I am approx 5 years post op and started to slide. I want to get back to basics and think it would help me to have a couple Optifast shakes with a light dinner to start getting myself back in track.

Does anyone have any extra Optifast they would like to sell? Or know of where I can buy some? Do you know what the current rate is for one box? (14 pouches)

thanks!

Oh my goodness! I tried it today and I was pleasantly surprised!!! I too am not a caramel girl, but it was very palatable. However, it tasted kind of chemically at the same time. Hard to explain...

Good morning strangers!

It seems like ages since we've done a menu post even though it was only a few weeks ago. Where did everyone disappear to? The holidays were busy for me so I hope to be posting more often now that everything is back to a normal routine. I hosted our final Christmas on Sunday.

QOTD: What was your favorite Christmas gift this year? Mine was the Fitbit Inspire HR - it reminds me to take walks, I can track my food/calories/water and it gives me reports of activity, sleep, heart rate constantly.

B - greek yogurt

S - boiled egg

L - shaved turkey breast, cheese, grainy mustard roll-up

S - small grapefruit

D - leftover spiral ham, cauliflower, mushroom sausage pinwheel

S - turkey pepperettes (if hungry)