pink grace

hi, i live in south yorkshire, and am pre op on the nhs in Doncaster, i have already learned so much from reading your posts, it is just what i needed at this time, thanks to all, Janet, x

Hi, i am new to the forum, i live in the uk, am 54, and live in south yorkshire, England. I have just got an estimated op date of the first 2 weeks of oct, i have been waiting ages and am so glad to be so near, i am excited and just want to get on with it now, meanwhile i am trying to loose as much weight as i can for the op, and hoping to make some new friends who can relate to the op, bye for now Janet, aka pinkgrace. x

:web: hi, i am totally new to this forum and am hoping i am posting in the right place, if i am not, sorry and please help, thank you. I have just downloaded the app for this android tablet and am finding it difficult to post anything but private messages, could someone kindly help please, thank you, x

feeling really vunerable and unsure about posting my blog and pic, and having it on public view, not sure i can do this public yet, x

hi, I have just found out that my op will bee in 4-5weeks time and I am really happy that I know the approx date. my first appointment was in March 2011, I attended the seminar in June, then I had all the test, physiology etc and then a sleep apnea test, I had sleep apnea and got my cemap machine, which I hate wearing. I had to wait 3months to see if the treatment was working, it was ans the specialist would send this info off to the bariatric surgery team, only, he didn't. finally after no contact from anyone I asked my dietician if she could find out what the delay was. 3 weeks later was told they were waiting for results from apnea clinic. I felt abandoned and depressed that it was one delay after the other. finally in May got an appointment for signing the consent form, it was horrendous I had put about 5 lb back on and was told that i could not sign the consent and would go to the back of the list, devastaed is how I felt. I got an appointment for another consent signing In 6 weeks, and at this one had lost 12 lbs, so was able to sign consent. I had to have an endoscopy and they remove 2 small polyps from my stomach, at which point me and hubby decided I would go for the sleeve rather than the bypass.At the meeting tonight we e sat next to a man who had the sleeve last Oct and he was 22stone on the day of his op and is now 13stone and was very encouraging, I asked him dozens of questions as did hubby, lol, and we came away happy that we have chosen the right op for me.I cannot exercise due to fibromyalgia and other health issues at this weight, but will be going swimming as soon as I can. to get fitter. It has been such a long wait and at times felt like I had to jump through their hoops, but now only concerned with getting as much weight of as i can before the op.that is it for now . x