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In the meantime ... - While I am waiting for my appointments to start, is there vitamins I could start taking to prepare myself? I don't currently take anything! Thanks, Jen

Good luck with your surgery tomorrow!

Wait times in Ottawa. - Hey everyone I had my orientation a month ago here in Ottawa and I just thought I would see where people were at, that are going through the process. I know at my orientation t...

Excess Skin - Last week, I met up with a friend of mine who had his surgery last year, I forget how much he said he is done, but I believe it's about 120 lbs in the last year.  He looked FANT...

Another question - Another question I have is ... do we just reach a point, where we stop losing?   Does our body / stomach just say " okay that's enough now, this is a good weight and you are don...

x-post - I have thought alot over the weekend abou - I posted this in the Ontario board, because that is where I am from ...but thought it might be helpful to post it here too! I had my orientation on Friday and as I have men...

Thought a lot over the weekend about surgery. - I had my orientation on Friday and as I have mentioned before, I would certainly be considered a lightweight.  I am trying to figure out how much weight I could lose, to see if,...

Wondering is the wls will help this! - I pee when I cough and sneeze ...sometimes worse than others and sometimes not at all, it's hit and miss. My old family doctor sent a referral into a gynecologist, in June of 2011...

Ottawa - had my orientation - It was interesting, first of all the computers were down hospital wide, so that was a bit of an issue with the nurse doing the presentation. She did alright though. She didn't ...

Ottawa - Orientation tomorrow! - I am going to my orientation tomorrow at the WMC here in Ottawa, is anyone else going?!  if I get any information as far as timelines go, I will certainly pass that informat...

Weight in between orientation and surgery. - What do we do, while we are waiting for our surgery, with our eating habits etc? I have noticed people's signatures where their start weight and surgery day weight are different. ...

Hoping some can relate!! - I hate, hate shopping for clothes and trying them on. My work Christmas party is in 4 weeks, and I thought I would stop to see if I can find anything. It is the most depressi...

Does the surgery date depend on other factors? - I have been trying to figure out, by reading people's posts if there is certain way the surgeries are scheduled.   For example, I have my orientation next Friday - if 10 people ...

How long after surgery ? - I am in Ottawa, so I believe ( from what I have read) the only surgery that is done here is the RNY. I am curious to know how long after the surgery can you do the following...

Understanding the term: s / phrases - I have been reading over the message boards for the last few days and still trying to understand the different phrases, so figured it's time to ask:  What does "bench" mean?...

Got my orientation letter !! ( Ottawa)! - My orientation date is set for November 9/12 at the WMC here in Ottawa.   I am curious about it though:  how long is it?  Do you get weighed in and actually speak to someone...

New here - Hi there, I am new to the boards and I found this one over the weekend while doing some searching.  I created a few posts in the Ontario forum, because I am from Ottawa, Ont...

Healthy Weight or BMI - Hi everyone, When picking a goal weight, what determines that number - is it our BMI or our actual weight? When I did the OptiFast program three years ago, it seemed the wei...

Trying to understand the criteria - I had such a great welcome yesterday with my first post ... and today I have a few more questions.  i know that I am on the cusp - when I saw a doctor at the WMC in February...

New to the forums - thinking of having surgery! - Hi there, I am new to the forums and have been thinking about surgery for a while now.  I did the OptiFast program with the Ottawa Weight Management Clinic 3 years ago, and lik...