Linq to Entities performance problem with many columns - performance

Question

I am having an issue with getting linq to entities to perform well. The query I have (not mine, maintaining someone's code :-)), has several includes that I've determined are all necessary for the WPF screen that consumes the results of this query.
Now, the SQL generated executes very fast and only returns one row of data. But it is returning 570 columns, and i think the performance hit is in the overhead of creating all the objects and all of those fields.
I've tried using lazy loading, but that doesn't seem to have any effect on performance.
I've tried removing any of the "include" statements that aren't necessary, but it appears that they all are needed.
here's the linq query:
var myQuery =
from appt in ctx.Appointments
.Include("ScheduleColumnProfile")
.Include("EncounterReason")
.Include("Visit")
.Include("Visit.Patient")
.Include("Visit.Patient.PatientInsurances")
.Include("Visit.Patient.PatientInsurances.InsuranceType")
.Include("Visit.Patient.PatientInsurances.InsuranceCarrier")
.Include("MasterLookup")
.Include("User1")
.Include("User2")
.Include("Site")
.Include("Visit.Patient_CoPay")
.Include("Visit.Patient_CoPay.User")
.Include("Visit.VisitInstructions.InstructionSheet")
where appt.VisitId == visitId
&& appt.MasterLookup.LookupDescription.ToUpper() != Rescheduled
&& appt.Site.PracticeID == practiceId
&& appt.MasterLookup.LookupDescription.ToUpper() != Cancelled
orderby appt.AppointmentId descending
select appt;
The SQL generate is 4000 lines long with 570 columns in the select statment and 3 or 4 Union ALLs, so I'm not going to paste it here unless someone REALLY wants to see it. Basically, i'm looking for a way to get rid of the unions if possible, and trim down the columns to only what's needed.
Help!
:-)

Answer 1

if anyone is keeping track, this is the solution that ended up working for me. Thanks to everyone who commented and made suggestions... it eventually lead me to what i have below.
ctx.ContextOptions.LazyLoadingEnabled = true;
var myQuery =
from appt in ctx.Appointments
where appt.VisitId == visitId
&& appt.MasterLookup.LookupDescription.ToUpper() != Rescheduled
&& appt.Site.PracticeID == practiceId
&& appt.MasterLookup.LookupDescription.ToUpper() != Cancelled
orderby appt.AppointmentId descending
select appt;
var myAppt = myQuery.FirstOrDefault();
ctx.LoadProperty(myAppt, a => a.EncounterReason);
ctx.LoadProperty(myAppt, a => a.ScheduleColumnProfile);
ctx.LoadProperty(myAppt, a => a.Visit);
ctx.LoadProperty(myAppt, a => a.MasterLookup);
ctx.LoadProperty(myAppt, a => a.User1);
ctx.LoadProperty(myAppt, a => a.User2);
ctx.LoadProperty(myAppt, a => a.PatientReferredProvider);
var myVisit = myAppt.Visit;
ctx.LoadProperty(myVisit, v => v.Patient);
ctx.LoadProperty(myVisit, v => v.Patient_CoPay);
ctx.LoadProperty(myVisit, v => v.VisitInstructions);
ctx.LoadProperty(myVisit, v => v.EligibilityChecks);
var pat = myVisit.Patient;
ctx.LoadProperty(pat, p => p.PatientInsurances);
//load child insurances
foreach (PatientInsurance patIns in myAppt.Visit.Patient.PatientInsurances)
{
ctx.LoadProperty(patIns, p => p.InsuranceType);
ctx.LoadProperty(patIns, p => p.InsuranceCarrier);
}
//load child instruction sheets
foreach (VisitInstruction vi in myAppt.Visit.VisitInstructions)
{
ctx.LoadProperty(vi, i => i.InstructionSheet);
}
//load child copays
foreach (Patient_CoPay coPay in myAppt.Visit.Patient_CoPay)
{
ctx.LoadProperty(coPay, c => c.User);
}
//load child eligibility checks
foreach (EligibilityCheck ec in myAppt.Visit.EligibilityChecks)
{
ctx.LoadProperty(ec, e => ec.MasterLookup);
ctx.LoadProperty(ec, e => ec.EligibilityResponse);
}

Answer 2

I would recommend creating a new Class that contains only the properties that you need to display. When you project to a new type you don't need to have Include statements, but you can still access the navigation properties of the entity.
var myQuery = from appt in ctx.Appointments
where appt.VisitId == visitId
&& appt.MasterLookup.LookupDescription.ToUpper() != Rescheduled
&& appt.Site.PracticeID == practiceId
&& appt.MasterLookup.LookupDescription.ToUpper() != Cancelled
orderby appt.AppointmentId descending
select new DisplayClass
{
Property1 = appt.Prop1,
Proeprty2 = appt.Visit.Prop1,
.
.
.
};