Protecting OHIP funded Panniculectomy Surgery at SGH.

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   Name: Erica Gillespie on Nov 20, 2012

   Comments: Dr. Nanda changed my life by removing the excess skin I had after losing 150lbs. I don't live in the area - but NO ONE here would even apply on my behalf! Please allow others to have the benefit that I've had!

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   Name: Sarah Ann on Nov 20, 2012

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   Name: Wendy Mccann on Nov 20, 2012

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   Name: Kristine Mckee on Nov 20, 2012

   Comments: i am about to have WLS. the panni is an all important part of the healing process for me. please dont punish people like myself who make min wages and cant afford it on our own. havent i been punished enough for my weight issues? please dont add this to another thing i suffer through because of my weight

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   Name: Steph Telfer on Nov 20, 2012

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   Name: Wendy T on Nov 20, 2012

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   Name: Shelley L Sutton on Nov 20, 2012

   Comments: To limit surgery based on location of home is exclusionary and contravenes the premise of the provincial health care system. I understand not paying for transportation to a specialist, but to limit a Doctors ability to practice and treat based on this is wrong in a moral and ethical way... Not to mention the sheer lack of logic related to limiting the skill set of a talented surgeon.

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   Name: Kim Ouimet on Nov 20, 2012

   Comments: I think a surgeon who does plastics should be allowed to accept patients from any district. Also, Dr. Nandagopal is a plastic surgeon who specializes in weight loss surgery skin removal, and knows the special intricacies of this type of surgery, which is rare and much needed in all areas of Ontario.

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   Name: Sharon Duncan on Nov 20, 2012

   Comments: It is important that you continue to offer this very important service. Dr Nandagopal is an amazing surgeon and we need him to help us to make our lives better!

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    Name: Nancy Lynne Nix on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: Please keep Dr. Nandagopal available to ALL Ontario residents who desperately need his expertise. The panniculectomy procedure is vital to continued mobility, skin health and quality of life.

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    Name: Susan C Irving on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: I definitely do not agree this should be restricted to those in the Scarborough area..... I myself have problems with skin breakdown and would love the opportunity to have this surgery done by Dr Nandagopal....

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    Name: Kayla Jamieson on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Sharon Simon on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: I had weight loss surgery Jan 2011 and have lost 188 lbs. I have a large panni and have terrible issues with rashes and infections. It was a huge decision for me to have the original surgery and just a natural close to my journey to have the excess skin removed. I researched the plastic surgeons in my area and none are as experienced in this area as Dr. Nanadagopal. This is a very important part of my journey and one I feel very strongly about. Dr. Nandagopal got OHIP approval for the panni and I have decided to have and pay for the full tummy tuck. Dr. Nandagopal is in my opinion the best in this field and that is the reason we travel to Scarborough for our surgery. I hope you do not cut this surgery from your budget, it is important to us to complete our journey with someone we trust and feel comfortable with. 3)

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    Name: Monica Murphy on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: please don't increase the restrictions to this surgery. I know you're overwhelmed, i know there's a lot of people who need this surgery, and if you restrict to those only in your LHIN, you'll be making this already restricted surgery even more impossible to get.

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    Name: Debbie Allan on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: I personally think this is a terrible and very unfair

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    Name: Anonymous on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: This will cause a drastic problem for those who trust his services and don't live in the immediate area.

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    Name: Ed Grainger on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: my wife will need this procedure after her WLS and we cannot afford the fees if OHIP does not cover it...please help!

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    Name: Sue on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Shirley Church on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: Please allow this doctor to keep assisting the needs of the bariatric community. I live 3 days away from Scarborough and need this procedure done in the near future. There are NO doctors here in the far north that do this type of surgery. Thank you for your attention to our needs.

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    Name: Deborah Meiklejohn on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Jayne Simpson on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Nelson Piriz on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Jeannie on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: I may need this one day soon.

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    Name: Nichole on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Shiloh Bousquet on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Kim Darwin on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Cynthia Schiketantz on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: I have heard so many wonderful stories from Dr. Nandogopal's patients and hope to become one myself in the near future. I've lost 250 pounds and need am very much in need of this surgery. I can't afford any "upgrades" and must have a doctor who will perform the surgery as covered by OHIP. I live in Kitchener, so restricting surgeries to those in the Central East LHIN area would affect me directly.

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    Name: Terry Smith on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: we need this surgery!

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    Name: Nadine Schoneveld on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Peggy-Sue Folk on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: Please OHIO continue with this.

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    Name: Sarah-jane Merry on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Charla Serrick on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Tanja Sims on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: Dr. Nanda is very understanding with with our type of surgery and treats us like regukar oatients and not some ward of ohip! He should be able to see patients from all over canada if the patient choses him as their surgeon. I f you are to restrict his location to where they live then all dr's should have to follow the same restrictions!

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    Name: Jessica Duval on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Mary Vukas on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: Dr. Nandogopal obviously provides a vital and necesary service that should be available to all who are willing to travel and see him. He should not be dictated to only give this service to those who live in the vicinity. I live in Scarborough but for others that may not he may be there only answer to a happier live. Don't force him to choose.

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    Name: Thea Maurice on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: I am now close to a normal BMI after having RNY gastric bypass performed almost 10 months ago. With a starting BMI of 57 (!), I can certainly attest to the horrors of having a large amount of excess skin - most of which is located in my panus. I have extensively researched plastic surgeons and am certain that Dr. Nandagopal will be the one I want to perform my surgery. Please, don't take this opportunity away from me.

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    Name: Brenda Bourne on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Brenda Bourne on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Deborah Steffler on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: Dr Nan does great work, and I hope he is available when Im ready....please dont leave us out, we deserve it too.

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    Name: Anonymous Facebook user on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Dana Hicks on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: I recently had surgery at this Hospital and drove 2 hours for the expertise of Dr. Nandagopal. I would not have had the opportunity to select my preferred surgeon if you restricted my access.

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    Name: Darlene Shand on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: It should not matter where the patients come from as long as they are coming to scar. Gen. That's $ in the hospitals pocket

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    Name: Sheri Kozelenko on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Penny Lalonde on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Christie McGray Sproul on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Christie McGray Sproul on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Marla Marcus on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: I am very early out but I think it would be a huge disservice to those of us needing the surgery and being approved only to find that our home address is keeping us from a much needed procedure.

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    Name: Jennifer Comeau on Nov 20, 2012

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    Name: Sarah Kwiecien on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: As someone who is having the gastric bypass surgery in two days it is important to me to know that there is an option for me to have the excess skin removed once I've lost my excess weight.

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    Name: Laura South on Nov 20, 2012

    Comments: I am in London, Ontario and have lost 180 lbs. I am currently waiting to meet with Dr. Nandagopal and would be heartbroken to hear that I will be denied surgery by him due to my postal code. I am going to him because I have heard so many wonderful referrals and trust that he will do a good job and make my life better. I feel secure that he knows what he's doing and cares about his patients. I sincerely hope that his practice is not restricted and don't understand why they would do so.

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