any UK sleevers?

[BobbieVSG 51]

Is there any UK sleevers on here? Need advice on hospitals and funding as mine are terrible at the moment:(

[Indigo1991 1,612]

Hi, yes there are a few of us on here :-) Ask away, lets see if any of us can help you!

[BobbieVSG 51]

Hello, thank you for replying. I just wondered if anyone recommended and surgeons/hospitals. I'm currently with UCLH and haven't had much luck since March 2013 when I got told I could have the operation but nothing yet. So just exploring my options in a way?

[Indigo1991 1,612]

Are you doing this privately or NHS?

Depending on what you need to know, there's a good site BOSPA (British Obesity Surgery Patient Association) at www.bospa.org.uk which you might find helpful.

Apart from info on the surgery, they have a list of UK surgeons that might be a good starting place. I had my surgery done in Scotland through Weight Loss Surgery Scotland, a very experienced team who work out of Edinburgh. Where are you?

[Indigo1991 1,612]

BK sorry, just saw that you are in London.

[Covey75 2]

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

Edited January 15, 2014 by Covey75

[UK Cathy 977]

There is. Uk site you might want to visit it is WLSurgery.com on it you will find people from different areas of the UK, questions on nhs funding as well as private providers.

If you are already under a weight loss team you should ask them how they see your journey panning out, time frames etc. otherwise maybe try your GP and see if they can help push things along for you.

Good Luck

[ribearty 544]

Hi BobbieKatie,

Here is a thread for UK sleevers on BariatricPal.

http://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/403-united-kingdom-uk-local-gastric-sleeve-support/

Good luck to you.

[BobbieVSG 51]

Thank you everyone for your replies, I am going through NHS. I haven't been online lately hence the long reply. Well I found out today the hospital are willing to do the operation and get me started straight away but my GP hasn't replied to them so at the moment, all I need is him to give the go ahead. I'm really not sure how far along I am If that makes sense, I started off in adolescence In University College London Hospital and now I'm really lost at where I am. Hopefully once my GP emails them, I can hopefully take a step forward. Thank you for all the sites and help, I really appreciate it!

[Reema 0]

Hello there I hope your gp deals with that sooner.

I'm on my first day of the preop diet and soooooo nervous and scared

I haven't done this by NHS BTW they take forever.

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