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05-06-2006, 07:33 PM
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#61 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006 Age: 32
Posts: 146
| Is optifast gross?
So Chloe...
Is Optifast as gross as I think it's going to be? :painkiller:
Are ther any substitutions a person can use, like other protein drinks?
or is it tolerable?
Sunshine | 
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05-07-2006, 10:00 AM
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#62 | | I miss my scale!!!!
Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 43
Posts: 1,586
State: Ontario, Canada |
Hi Sunshine,
Well, lets put it this way, You'll get so hungry that the Opti-fast starts looking really good. I don't mean to depress you, but is only a small part of the complete journey. The first Opt-fast was gross, I think because I smelled it, don't smell it, it taste better then. After that you get use to it. Although, I'm only only day 3 of 21.
__________________ CLOE Banded-May 26/06-Dr. Cobourn 5 fills totaling 2.5cc in a 4cc band starting bmi 57.7-current bmi 41.8 | |
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05-18-2006, 11:52 AM
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#63 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
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City: Whitby State: Ontario |
I'm scheduled for surgery on June 8th - Dr. Joffe in Toronto
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05-18-2006, 05:33 PM
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#64 | | michele from ny
Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 35
Posts: 69
City: ridge State: newyork | good luck
hey i want to wish you the best of luck. i was baned on march 1st. i have already lost 34lbs it was the best decsion i have ever made. i am so much healthier with the surgery. well good luck to you
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05-19-2006, 05:32 PM
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#65 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006 Age: 32
Posts: 146
| Update Chloe?
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Originally Posted by CLOE Although, I'm only only day 3 of 21. | Ok, Chloe... Several more days of Optifastin' under your belt now. How are you feeling? :typing: Sunshine | |
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05-20-2006, 06:50 PM
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#66 | | I miss my scale!!!!
Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 43
Posts: 1,586
State: Ontario, Canada |
__________________ CLOE Banded-May 26/06-Dr. Cobourn 5 fills totaling 2.5cc in a 4cc band starting bmi 57.7-current bmi 41.8 | |
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05-20-2006, 09:19 PM
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#67 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006 Age: 60
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Hey Cloe,
I am on Day 6 and I am feeling the same way! You have also lost a significant amount of weight. Congratulations!!! Great Work! I have not waivered at all on my pre-op diet.
Please let me know how it goes - I am just the week after you!
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J ude048 Frankford, ON Banding date June 2/06 Dr. Cobourn - Mississauga 249/219.4/140  | |
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05-21-2006, 03:51 PM
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#68 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006 Age: 35
Posts: 4
City: thunder bay |
Hi everyone,
This is my first post, I have a consulation on June 09 over the phone with DR Joffe's office. My question is does anyone know why Dr Joffe's office charges GST. but iv read that Dr Coubourn office does not. Just wondering because they both charge 15000.00 for the procedure and that would be a difference of 1050.00. They both sound like wonderful doctors. Im just not sure why the difference.
thanks.
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05-21-2006, 04:01 PM
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#69 | | i guess i made it ? Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 27
Posts: 2,308
State: Nova Scotia |
Hi !
I am not sure why one charges GST and the other doesn't. Maybe it's just included in Dr. Cobourns cost. Isn't TLBC $16000, not $15000 ?
Mandi
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05-21-2006, 04:08 PM
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#70 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006 Age: 31
Posts: 62
City: Petersburg State: VA |
not banded
__________________ I8everything:nervous 215/210/140 5ft 3inches tall Not banded. I'm piggy backing off of one of you successful losers.
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05-21-2006, 04:29 PM
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#71 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006 Age: 35
Posts: 4
City: thunder bay |
Hi again,
Yes your right Dr Joffe charges 15000.00 if your from out of town, i live about 14 hours away from Toronto. Thanks for your quick reply
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05-21-2006, 04:37 PM
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#72 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006 Age: 32
Posts: 146
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Hi girls!
Thats a really interesting question regarding the GST...I look forward to finding out.
Also, has anyone had any unpleasant experiences with Kathy at Dr. Cobourns office? She seems so cranky with me, I'm wondering if it's something about me that bugs her...
I am sure having alot of trouble dealing with "last supper syndrome" I've been eating worse lately, than I ever have in my life. (Shame on me!)
QUICK! someone give me heck.
i don't want to have a heart attack before ever getting to try my delicious Optifast shakes!! haha
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05-22-2006, 10:25 AM
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#73 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006 Age: 57
Posts: 641
| Difference in Fee
This is very interesting....I'm scheduled for surgery with Dr. Joffe on June 8th. Dr. Joffe himself and his staff are aware that I live 2 hours n/e of Toronto yet I have to pay $16,000 plus GST???????? There was never a mention to me that there was a lower rate for out of town patients.
Was this information given to you voluntarily or did you ask if there was a discounted rate for out of towners?
Thanks,
Carol
__________________ Don't eat it Carol, just smear it on your ass cause that's where its going anyhow!
Banding date: June 8/6
Dr. Joffe & Dr. Yau - TLBC 7th fill: Nov 27 T 9.5cc | |
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05-22-2006, 11:58 AM
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#74 | | i guess i made it ? Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 27
Posts: 2,308
State: Nova Scotia |
Sunshine, I'm not sure who Kathy is... are you sure it was a Kathy? I've talked to Karen (Dr C's wife), but only by email.... then there's Rose and Marie. Those 2 were always super nice. Hmm... I don't know.
Carol/Woodys, yeah, I don't know how they determine who's an 'out of towner'. I believe the discount is because some one who lives far away isn't going to be able to come in as often for fills, like someone close could. I know if I was 2 hours from them (and was banded by them) I would be there as often as I needed to... but then it just depends on the person. Doesn't seem all that fair. Even at 2 hours away, it could be as difficult for you to go there as someone who's 8 hours away. I'd give them a call, and tell them that you heard that out of towners get a discount... see what they say. It's worth a try! Let us know what they say! :)
Mandi
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05-22-2006, 12:44 PM
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#75 | | I miss my scale!!!!
Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 43
Posts: 1,586
State: Ontario, Canada | CanadianSunshine - I also went nuts eating. I ate everything I could see and then some. Then one of the pro-bansters (I forget right now who that was) told me about how important it is to get your liver in shape prior to surgery, and alot of complications can occur becasue of it. It took me a little while but I got it together and never looked back. Having said that I am an all-or-nothing person. I'm hoping the band will help me with that. Good Luck! Mandi - Hows it going! Have you had a fill yet. I'd love to hear how your journey uis going. I have a few questions, I hope you could answer. Did Dr.Cobourn give you a cathiter during surgery, and did you have to do a barium swallow after surgery? and did you get glued or stapled? Just wondering . Thanks
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