Gastro-entérologie

Pour les montants inférieurs ou égaux à 6 000 CAD, nous acceptons toutes les formes de paiement, y compris les cartes de crédit. Le délai de paiement est d'une semaine avant la date de l'intervention (pour la chirurgie) et, pour les interventions mineures (comme la gastroscopie), jusqu'à la veille de l'intervention.

Due to the unpredictable situation, health guidelines have recently been changed. As of January 2022, COVID-19 testing is again required for all patients and accompanying persons (hotel permits only), despite the number of vaccines received.

The COVID-19 test must be done within 3 days prior to the gastroscopy/surgery. If you plan to have the gastroscopy done through the Michel Gagner Clinic, you must therefore have a second COVID-19 test before the surgery. A test done outside of the required time frame will not be accepted. In addition, the test must be a PCR test (nasopharyngeal or by gargle). Rapid tests are not accepted.

If you are traveling by plane or train to Montreal, the COVID-19 test must be completed upon arrival at your destination. Please plan for this additional time when planning your trip.

You have the option of completing the test at the operating room (at a cost of $200) or at the public system testing clinics. If you are interested in completing the test with us, please notify the clinic to arrange an appointment. If you are planning to do the test on your own, either privately or in the public system, please inquire about the time frame for obtaining the results as you will be responsible for sending us the results before the day of your surgery.

The liquid/preoperative diet is a low-calorie diet prescribed by your bariatric surgeon. The ultimate goal of this diet is to make you lose weight before surgery in order to reduce the risk of complications and the overall recovery time. Generally speaking, the duration of this diet can vary from 1 to 4 weeks. The specifics of the liquid/preoperative diet will be communicated to you during the preoperative interview with your nutritionist.

The goals of this liquid diet

• Decrease the size of the liver

• Lose 5% - 10% of the excess weight before surgery

• To begin making healthy lifestyle changes in order to improve surgical outcomes and increase long-term success rates

As the name implies, the day before surgery diet applies only to the day before the operation. The purpose of this diet is to avoid the presence of food residues in the stomach at the time of the surgery. The specifics of the day before surgery diet will be communicated to you during the preoperative interview with your nurse.

En général, nous vous conseillons de rester dans la région pendant 5 jours, ce qui inclut la prise en charge d'un séjour de 48 heures, sauf indication contraire.

Si vous souffrez d'apnée du sommeil, les symptômes peuvent être aggravés par l'anesthésie générale pendant la période postopératoire immédiate. Par conséquent, un supplément d'oxygène pourrait ne pas être adéquat. Pour votre sécurité, nous vous prions d'apporter votre appareil CPAP avec vous pendant votre séjour, car il sera utilisé si votre état l'exige. Dans le cas contraire, le chirurgien pourrait décider de reporter l'opération.