QOP - is there any chance you could get this done sooner by going to a hospital in Airdrie, or Canmore, or somewhere? (I'll drive ya!)

Here's a link to a very similar story - how a woman cut her wait time for the procedure you are having: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...copy-wait.html

Since Alberta is all one big health region now, you should be able to get it done anywhere.

Just a thought.

{{{{hugs}}}}

ETA: When I had to 'clean out' before a surgery a couple of years ago, I found Superstore had a generic drink - lemon and ginger flavour. I compared the label with the branded stuff, and it was the same. Wasn't half bad for taste, and worked! Ask the pharmacist.