Kezzabingo.007

Just wondering is there anyone out there from NZ??? I have questions about the op that they action here!!!:thumbup:

Hi there Im new to this and like you I have been "big" my whole life. Here in New Zealand we can either fund it ourselves or sit on the waiting list... I am on the waiting list... its been nearly a year and Im ready to make to make the committment to take my life and healthy eating seriously... Its nice to know Im not the only one that is this position... NZ does not have a great support network for me to talk too. I wish you only the best for your new lease on life

Hi Everyone! I am Kerry-Anne from NZ. I haven't had my surgery but I'm told by my dietitian that I'm "on the list". I was referred to the Gastric banding after I the birth of my son Noah. My obstetrician felt that it would be in the best interest for me to have this surgery (which I had never heard of) this was last August, so after 6 dietitian appointments I'm starting to have mixed feeling about the process. In NZ we can either pay for it $15000 or sit on the public health waiting list. According to things I have read only 3000 operations have ever been done in NZ... as opposed to the US where it is a widely known op. So I need help nothing that I have read has been positive. Please... :cursing: