Hey im lucy, im 18 years old and have struggled with my weight ever since i can rember i have followed every diet going and you probally all know the ending to this story, hence being here

Anyhoos, i have pencilled in a consultant, costing £50 with The Hospital Group, they're calling me back tomorra to confirm and so i can pay (had to check with mum and dad before fully booking)

Ive been hearing really bad things about the them and im wandering if ie made the right decision, does anybody have any suggestions of any other places i could look into surgery, i live in gloucester so looking for that area/bristol/cardiff/brummieland

Thanks soooo much for your help

and would just like to say all your experiances are making me more determined to go for this!

xXx

hi i went to dolan park bromgrove thg there were very good for me had my band in may o7 paul super did mine

jan

I had my surgery in Bath under Richard Krysztopik. I can not recommend him highly enough. The BMI offer a package deal which includes all your appointments and fills for a year together with a dietician. It was a bit pricey at £8000 but worth every penny as it's the aftercare that makes the band successful.

Hope all goes well for you!

Hi there

There is a thread here on the Hospital Group - you can easily find it as it is entitled the Hospital Group.

Lucie I do urge you to read it before you make your decision where to have the surgery etc;

Also look carefully at what the package entails - read the small print v.closely.

You do want to have as many "fills" included in the cost of your package.

The Hospital Group offered just 2 fills in their £8,000 package with a v.dismal aftercare package.

Also each time I want a fill/aspiration (unfill) it will cost me £100 with the Hospital Group now that I have had my 2 fills.

Believe me you will probably need more than 2 fills to achieve an adequate restriction with the band.

I had my op with the Hospital Group in Nov 2006 and I found their aftercare was v.poor - Don't believe all the hype!

Believe me aftercare is so important.

It is only with the support/guidance of a fellow bandster that I was able to lose my excess weight.

wish you the v.best :scared:

Thanks for your replys guys :scared:

Ive looked into BMI they look pretty good- couldnt find a price so thats good to know, another one i was looking at was HealthyWeight was quite impressed there aswell

Again thank-you :fish:

Don't know if you have already made your decision but Healthier Weight are excellent. It cost me 7500 ish and that includes free fills for a year and ane xcellent after care package including support groups, lots of phone calls from nurses and 24hr helpline and world famous surgeons. I am doing really well and would deffo do it again with them. Don't think of the money think of the care needed.

fairy X

hi i have got to say i get all my fills for a year and very good aftercare from the thg at dolan park i have had no probs with them at all 24 hour phone line

jan

Thanks guys, pretty sure im going with healither weight, well deffo having my consoltation with them, want to hear both about having it here and abroad, but i think im sold allready

Doing a liquid diet this week just to see if i can cope

Thanks again

xXx

HI, I had my band at Dolan Park in October and the treatment was great. Can advise that you have a look at the WHY GO ABROAD website as it is much cheaper as in approximately three thousand pounds.

HI, I HAD MY BAND FITTED WITH WHY GO ABROAD FOR SURGERY ON 15th NOV, THEY USE THE HOSPITAL GROUPS FACILITYS IN THE DOLAN PARK HOSPITAL AT BROMSGROVE. YOU GET 1 MONTHS AFTERCARE AND 1 FILL FOR £4950. I PERSONALLY THOUGH THEY WHERE EXCELLENT. HOPE THIS HELPS

Debz Its good to hear you have had the surgery with why go abroad and you found them excellent! That really puts my mind at rest. I have my consultation next week in London with their surgeon Martin Richardson and hope to have the band op in June.:party:

How is your weight going??

I was banded on 30/4/08 at Alexandra Hospital, Cheadle, part of the BMI group. Its a 12mth, fixed price package at £7950, including 2 follow-up appts with the consultant, 2 x-ray fills (others can be carried out in clinic) & 12 dieticians appointments. I was very impressed by their accessibility, email, phonecalls, consultants secretary's number, etc. They also have a monthly support group meeting. The link to the prices on their website is Costs of obesity surgery from BMI Healthcare: weight loss surgery & aftercare treatment in UK hospitals. They have hospitals all over the UK & also do a "credit card" giving 6mths interest free credit, for those that can't quite get the full amount together & want to get the ball rolling.

I also looked into getting banded abroad, but after reading many negative reviews of other operations & more importantly aftercare, both here & abroad, I decided my health & peace of mind was well worth paying the extra for.

I got no support from my GP & had to self-fund, so I saved hard for 18mths, finally cashing in an endowment policy to fund the op. I'm gutted, cos I found an entry on a UK based WLS only yesterday, which stated that, as from Jan 08, my local PCT had agreed funding for the op & there was no waiting list & they even had the agreement with the Hospital I went to, to carry out the operation, so I've paid out £8k when I didn't need to (I fulfil all the NICE criteria!) :cry_smile:

Good luck with whatever path you decide to take.

Suzi ;0)

I know it is a difficult decision to make. There is David Hewin who operates at the Nuffield Hospital in Cheltenham or you can go to Bristol. The BOSPA website has a list of surgeons in the different areas. Good Luck.