Hi to you all

did anyone have there op done at kings collage Hosp london!!

I havent meet the Doc yet and there not putting me on the pre_op diet..and havent given me any info.. Im having to find out about the sleeve myself

any info would be great!!

I have to travel up from Rainham kent. is there anyone near me (i would love to talk)

I have NO support down here..Im on the prioity list (6mths)of waiting and being in Pain..

many Thanks

Debs

Hiya Debs...

I'm in the UK... just across the border in Sunny Wales...lol

There are a few on here that are in England but not sure if they are near you... have a look on the other UK threads to find out which members are which.

I had my sleeve just over a year ago... I was self pay, and didn't have a pre op diet either... If you have any quesetions I will do my best to answer.

I ain't the quickest loser on here... but this is the ONLY way that I have ever lost more than 7lbs... it is the best thing I have ever done, even though I am not at my goal weight!

Give us a shout if I can be of any help... =]

Hey debs I'm from London been sleeved for 10 weeks now. I didnt have to do any pre op diet I just tried to cut out fat sugar and salt a week befor.

I had a smooth recovery and was back at work 4 days after.

Wishing you lots of luck and a speedy recovery.

Oh the only thing i would recommend is a hot Water bottle it really helped with the gas after the op!

X x x

HI ya im not from your area but im from the uk.....im still waiting for my sleeve and am happy to chat with you and be a support to each other through this scary journey.

Lucy x

Today i feel like **** ive got a chest infection last time i had on i was in hosp with pnumonia..seeing doc today..cant breath havingto use my inhaler..thank all bye for now

Debs

xxxx

Today i feel like **** ive got a chest infection last time i had on i was in hosp with pnumonia..seeing doc today..cant breath havingto use my inhaler..thank all bye for now

Debs

xxxx

Hello Debs!

I'm from Kent, Meopham. My sleeve op took place on 16.07.11 at King's in Denmark Hill. I'm now 3 weeks after surgery, eating mushes and feeling good.

I was a patient of Mr.Patel. Don't worry about not having to go on special diet. Team in King's wants us in a good form and strong to recover quickly after surgery.

I you have any questions just ask and I'll try to answer. Try not to worry. I'll tell you one thing: the high after surgery, when you start loosing weight is incredible!

There's nothing like it!!!

Hello Debs!

I'm from Kent, Meopham. My sleeve op took place on 16.07.11 at King's in Denmark Hill. I'm now 3 weeks after surgery, eating mushes and feeling good.

I was a patient of Mr.Patel. Don't worry about not having to go on special diet. Team in King's wants us in a good form and strong to recover quickly after surgery.

I you have any questions just ask and I'll try to answer. Try not to worry. I'll tell you one thing: the high after surgery, when you start loosing weight is incredible!

There's nothing like it!!!

Thanks i saw dr singh and he wasnt helpfull,,i dont no much about wats goimg to happen!! how did u get home by train!! how was the jouney.. how long was u in for..sorry to ask.. its lovley to finaly talk to someone whos had the same op in the same hosp by the same doc lolo.. please let me no how u are doing!!many thanks Debs

Hello,

I'm sorry to hear that your meeting with a surgeon wasn't very helpful. I suppose some of them are better communicators than others.

I must say, from my own experience, that King's doesn't "spoils" its patients with an overflow of instructions and information before surgery

Most of my knowledge came from pages of this and US forum. Just read as much as you can. You'll be surprised how much information you'll find!

To answer your questions:

I spend 3 days in hospital. My op was on 16.07.11 Saturday. I was home by 18.07.11 Monday evening. I was released with a bag full of medications, provided by

a hospital pharmacy. 2 letters containing information from your surgeon about operation and drugs he prescribed for you.

I made copies of those documents at home (don't worry if you can't, staff in the surgery can do that for you) and took them to my GP surgery during my first visit

there.

The communication between hospital administration and local GP's are, at best, very slow. You'll need your doctor's support after 2 weeks, when your meds from

hospital will finish. Those 2 covering letters will provide grounds for writing a new prescription for you.

Transport home:

I was picked up by my husband in a car. My room mate booked a taxi to take her home. There's a possibility of arranging hospital transport home, but you have to

ask for it quite early. I would speak about it with a nurse on your admission to the ward. Do you have any friends or neighbors who could offer you this service?

You could always offer them to return cost of petrol, we all know how expensive it is today!!! Traveling home by train could be very stressful and painful Debs.

I would advice against it.

Hi thank you.. im still waiting to hear when im going in.. they said it would be 10 days before.. im in pian all the time now and my hernia has got bigger.. i just want it done now..how are you doing?? Debs

Hello,

I'm sorry to hear that your meeting with a surgeon wasn't very helpful. I suppose some of them are better communicators than others.

I must say, from my own experience, that King's doesn't "spoils" its patients with an overflow of instructions and information before surgery

Most of my knowledge came from pages of this and US forum. Just read as much as you can. You'll be surprised how much information you'll find!

To answer your questions:

I spend 3 days in hospital. My op was on 16.07.11 Saturday. I was home by 18.07.11 Monday evening. I was released with a bag full of medications, provided by

a hospital pharmacy. 2 letters containing information from your surgeon about operation and drugs he prescribed for you.

I made copies of those documents at home (don't worry if you can't, staff in the surgery can do that for you) and took them to my GP surgery during my first visit

there.

The communication between hospital administration and local GP's are, at best, very slow. You'll need your doctor's support after 2 weeks, when your meds from

hospital will finish. Those 2 covering letters will provide grounds for writing a new prescription for you.

Transport home:

I was picked up by my husband in a car. My room mate booked a taxi to take her home. There's a possibility of arranging hospital transport home, but you have to

ask for it quite early. I would speak about it with a nurse on your admission to the ward. Do you have any friends or neighbors who could offer you this service?

You could always offer them to return cost of petrol, we all know how expensive it is today!!! Traveling home by train could be very stressful and painful Debs.

I would advice against it.

Hi thank you.. im still waiting to hear when im going in.. they said it would be 10 days before.. im in pian all the time now and my hernia has got bigger.. i just want it done now..how are you doing?? Debs

Hi how are u doing,,how much weight have u lost now??

i was in cobham last week so i was near u..id love to see any before or after pic if u have any..

Im still waiting.. how long were u on the list for??

im getting fed up now having trouble lifting my arms and my legs keep jumping so i cant gt compy,,

i must stop moaning lol

be nice to hear from u

Debs

HI ya im not from your area but im from the uk.....im still waiting for my sleeve and am happy to chat with you and be a support to each other through this scary journey.

Lucy x

Hi lucy have u gt your date yet??

im still waiting to hear.

Debs

Hi lucy have u gt your date yet??

im still waiting to hear.

Debs

Hi Deb

No not yet, im going to see dietition tomorrow so im hoping i get a rough estimate of how long

I guess i have got to have some test etc first???

Hows things going with you?

Take care

Lucy x

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Hi how are u doing,,how much weight have u lost now??

i was in cobham last week so i was near u..id love to see any before or after pic if u have any..

Im still waiting.. how long were u on the list for??

im getting fed up now having trouble lifting my arms and my legs keep jumping so i cant gt compy,,

i must stop moaning lol

be nice to hear from u

Debs

Hello Debs,

Didn't ignore you, just very busy in the last 4 weeks. Plenty of visits to the hospital clinic in Denmark Hill. Almost every week! I'm diabetic type 1 on the insulin pump and after my op all settings has to be changed. It's a process done gradually, bit of a trial and error thing! You're asking about my progress.

On my last visit, Friday, I lost 2 stone, that's from 16.07.11. For me that translates in going from tops ( I'm top heavy) size 28-30 to 22-24. Bottoms are now size 20 in Next from 22-24 in Evans. I'm very happy with that! It's not as spectacular as others but I was warned that my loss of weight will be slower due to my medical problems. I say when you're 55 ( I'll be in October) slower is better for you. Last week, after being cleared by hospital I returned to my Pilates classes. I'm still the heaviest girl in the group, but who cares! Got to start keeping fit! I renewed my membership in a local gym and this week will start weight training program. My aim is to keep loosing fat not muscles. In regards to my food, I'm eating everything. The key words are: very slowly and chew, chew, chew.....My calories intake is about 1000 to 1500 (weekends only). The biggest difficulty is my intake of Protein. Ideal amount for us a day is around 45-50 grams a day. Sometimes I struggle with it. Generally my energy levels are increasing. That's very good news for me. First 4 weeks after surgery I felt totally washed out. Put this question out on the forum and response was: eat more carbohydrates. Made changes to my diet and things slowly improved. What else.... pain in my shoulders. That's almost gone, too. Comes back only if I'm very tired.

I'll say one thing about King's program for candidates for bariatric surgery: IT DOES NOT EXIST. I was left, after my initial consultation with a surgeon, to my own devices. Same thing goes for follow up after a surgery. NOTHING. I hope that you'll get more that I did. All my advice and support comes from staff in my diabetic clinic and pages of this forum. 95% of knowledge I have comes from here.

I understand that you have few other medical complications. I hope that staff in those clinics will offer you support as mine did. Try to read about SVG as much as you can find on the Internet. I went to the hospital prepared for all sorts of complications. The truth was I did rather well after my surgery.

It's a MIRACLE.

One more word, it's about 6 months waiting time from seeing a surgeon to the landing on his table.

Good luck!

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Hello Debs,

Didn't ignore you, just very busy in the last 4 weeks. Plenty of visits to the hospital clinic in Denmark Hill. Almost every week! I'm diabetic type 1 on the insulin pump and after my op all settings has to be changed. It's a process done gradually, bit of a trial and error thing! You're asking about my progress.

On my last visit, Friday, I lost 2 stone, that's from 16.07.11. For me that translates in going from tops ( I'm top heavy) size 28-30 to 22-24. Bottoms are now size 20 in Next from 22-24 in Evans. I'm very happy with that! It's not as spectacular as others but I was warned that my loss of weight will be slower due to my medical problems. I say when you're 55 ( I'll be in October) slower is better for you. Last week, after being cleared by hospital I returned to my Pilates classes. I'm still the heaviest girl in the group, but who cares! Got to start keeping fit! I renewed my membership in a local gym and this week will start weight training program. My aim is to keep loosing fat not muscles. In regards to my food, I'm eating everything. The key words are: very slowly and chew, chew, chew.....My calories intake is about 1000 to 1500 (weekends only). The biggest difficulty is my intake of Protein. Ideal amount for us a day is around 45-50 grams a day. Sometimes I struggle with it. Generally my energy levels are increasing. That's very good news for me. First 4 weeks after surgery I felt totally washed out. Put this question out on the forum and response was: eat more carbohydrates. Made changes to my diet and things slowly improved. What else.... pain in my shoulders. That's almost gone, too. Comes back only if I'm very tired.

I'll say one thing about King's program for candidates for bariatric surgery: IT DOES NOT EXIST. I was left, after my initial consultation with a surgeon, to my own devices. Same thing goes for follow up after a surgery. NOTHING. I hope that you'll get more that I did. All my advice and support comes from staff in my diabetic clinic and pages of this forum. 95% of knowledge I have comes from here.

I understand that you have few other medical complications. I hope that staff in those clinics will offer you support as mine did. Try to read about SVG as much as you can find on the Internet. I went to the hospital prepared for all sorts of complications. The truth was I did rather well after my surgery.

It's a MIRACLE.

One more word, it's about 6 months waiting time from seeing a surgeon to the landing on his table.

Good luck!

Thanks,,

I hope i get help as im on my own..6mth from when i saw the doc 28.6.11-28.12.11 great just after xmas and right on top of new year..my son.. 13ys wont like that..

there probably do it in the new year but that will take them over the 6mth mark..

at the moment im a size 22-24 and about 19st i havent weighed myself im to scared to look

congrats on loosing the weight, i hope ill do the same and have no problems.. id like to go swimming or zumba.. but im not fit enough now i cant even swin 1/2 a lengh without getting puffed.and thats floating

keep me posted on your progress please as your the only person thats had the sleeve by the same Doc..

speak to u soon

Debsxx

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Hello again,

I wanted to add one more thing: for those of you who are using smart phones.

I have a HTC DESIRE HD. This phone is using an android platform. I discovered a great app to help me in keeping checks on calories eaten and burned. It's called:

CALORIE COUNTER.

It's free, very friendly and easy to use. I'm diabetic and the way this app breaks components of food in to Protein, carbs, fats and cals helps me greatly in calculating my insulin.

Hey there, I was sleeved by Mr Patel at Kings College Hospital on Sunday, 18th September 2011.

It seems I'm much bigger than you - My surgery weight was 199k or just shy of 30st. I'm at 180k now or 28st 4lbs. I'm thrilled to report it's the first time I've been under 400lbs in years.

In four short weeks, even with just 42lbs (3st) lost, my long suffering knees are already thanking me!

I was admitted on a Sunday and went home again on the Wednesday morning. I had an unpleasant reaction to the gastrograffin liquid they use to test the staple line, so I wound up staying an extra night. Nothing drastic, just severe, prolonged runny runs. There was just no way I could travel from Denmark Hill to South London in that state so it was agreed to keep me in overnight.

By my own choice, I was on just paracetemol from the day after my surgery. I'm honestly not superwoman nor do I have some insanely high level of pain tolerance; I just genuinely didn't need anything stronger. I was up & walking the halls the next day. Walking helps disperse the gas they pump into you to do the op, so I was all about walking!

The nurses and staff were all wonderful at Kings College Hospital and they were particularly sweet to my 8yr old daughter who has some complex special needs.

Given a choice, I'd absolutely do it all again in a heartbeat.

Good luck with your journey!

DebSee