Covey75

Hi, I'm in Islington north London but under the Whittington, have you tried getting transfered, I have my op on the 15th April but the whole process from being referred from GP has taken almost 3 years, Has your funding been approved? How far along are you from your GP referral xx

I keep telling myself food is not a problem for me, that I'm overweight because I have a back injury but in reality my portion sizes at dinner are too big, I do try to eat a healthy breakfast & lunch but a chocolate bar or crisps will somehow find a way into my hands, I think maybe a good way to prepare yourself is to decide to cut out a certain food every week or every couple of days if ur near to having op, write them down and tick off what you are going to stop that day/week I'm not sure if it helps but try to keep busy aswell so you don't go reaching for food or thinking about it, put a photo of yourself on the fridge and tell yourself you don't want the food, have a drink of water or juice to fill you up instead, I hope my advice helps even a little, 2014 is our year, food does not control us Good luck xx

Hi, my name is Samantha, I am 39 & a mother of 2 precious little girls aged 4 & 9 I live in London UK, My parents are still married and I have a younger brother who lives with them, I also have another brother & 3 sisters, apart from my youngest brother who suffered health problems from birth we were all slim before we had our children but we have all gained weight over the years, I had a fall a few years ago and struggled with pain in my lower back ever since but over the years it has become increasingly worse and I struggle to move at all and the weight has crept on so my GP referred me for a gastric sleeve, I have since been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease & was having epidural steroid injections but they were not working well for me so I am hoping weightloss is the answer, if my pain does not improve I am looking at back surgery, my sleeve op is booked for the 15th of April.

Exciting times, I am waiting for results of a biopsy taken during a colonoscopy as it showed up some inflammation & I don't want to go ahead with op & suffer complications, I had ECG yesterday & will return for bloods & swab for MRSA at a later date.

Such inspirational words, well done x

Hi Grace, I am also a mother of 2, I'm 39 & I got my date for my surgery today, 15th April, do you have a date yet?

Hi all, I just joined as today I finally had my pre-op assessment and was given a date for my surgery, the 15th of April, yay! But I am surprisingly calm :-)