Im from wirral in England and im wondering if anyone has had a lap band fitted over here from the nhs? any stories would be appreciated. any help would. I cant afford to pay for one and my only chance is the nhs. any comments xx:tongue:

Hello and :welcomeB: to LBT!!!

I'm in the States so I can't help too much, but if you haven't found it yet, there is an entire subforum dedicated to the UK.

UK Local Lap-Band Support - Lap Band Talk Forum - The largest forum for Lap Band Surgery Discussion and Lap Band Surgery Support

There are quite a few posts there about the NHS. Good luck!

Hi I am from the UK, but I went self pay.I cant really help you with the NHS question, I just wanted to wish you the best of luck!

Hi I am from the UK, but I went self pay.I cant really help you with the NHS question, I just wanted to wish you the best of luck!

Yes I went with the NHS. I had my lap band fitted in November 2007 in Derby.

As another poster said above, best visit the UK forum for more information. I'll see you there.

Regards,

Steve

Yes I went with the NHS. I had my lap band fitted in November 2007 in Derby.

As another poster said above, best visit the UK forum for more information. I'll see you there.

Regards,

Steve

I had mine done on NHS at Derby too! Are you waiting forever for a fill aswell Steve? It's been 7 months since my last one and finally after months of badgering them, I have a date for the end of this month.

I had mine done on the NHS over 4 years ago now. There are many surgeons that do them on the NHS...in your area it would be Mr Kerrigan. You just need to get a referral from your GP, then get accepted onto the Consultants list and then it's whatever the waiting time is for that surgeon....could be anything from 9 months to 2 years after being accepted onto their list or longer in some area. But don't delay as your circumstances may change in that time and you may be able to self-fund but at least you'll hopefully be on a list.

Good luck.