:sad_smile:Hi is there anybody from stoke-on-trent waiting or wanting to have a lap band fitted on the nhs, or anyone local got any info. Wot do I do I am depressed, suffer with anxiety my gp is a joke, thinks that I am a joke. MY BMI IS 40.8 xxx:confused::cool::purplebananna:

Edited April 8, 200818 yr by jinkles

Hi my name is Donna.I am also from stoke on trent and have just been for my first appointment for a gastric band:lol::smile2:.

Hi - wow 2 others from Stoke- me too. I got my date yest 11th July & Ive seen the dietician today. I feel less frightened now - Im going on holiday 1 week post op but the surgeon is happy and after the dietican explained what I will be able to have I feel better- I would love to keep in touch x

Hi I have ust had my first appoinment for the lap band on the NHS, i have oined a support group who tell you how to go about things for this surgery, keep bugging your GP, the next meeting for the support group is 19th july at the nuffield hospital clayton at 10am, it is £10 to join for life, where about in stoke on trent do you live I am at Meir, hope this helps Donna

Hi, I would love to keep in touch I live at Meir, I have just had my first appointment to have this done on the NHS, are you aving it done on the NHS or private, and how long has it taken you to get this far, have you heard aboutthe support group you can join?, love Donna

Hi, thanks for the info about the support group, I will join, but I go away on that date for 2 weeks in Rhodes- and a litt;le apprehensive about what Im going to eat as I will only be 1 week post surgery OMG- but with some thought Im sure I will be OK ( Im not going to die)

In reply to your question Im very lucky that Im going private for the op, so its going to be about 2 months from me first contacting the nuffield.

I live in Dresden, so not far away. I would love to keep in touch

Mrs lummy

I hope you have a fantastic holiday and good luck with your op, I am sure you wll be fine, i will keep n touch and would love to hear from you if ever you want to get in touch, I have just had a good book that I ordered from webberleys on gastric banding it has loads of information in it. love Donna

thats funny, I went into webberleys on sat to ask if they had any books and the lady said she had one on order for a someone. Ive ordered 2 from amazon , a Q&A book and a recipe book Im hoping that they are coming tomorrow. Would you like to meet somewhere for a coffee, I work most days but have just gone back to work after been off for several months with a bad back so at the moment im not working full time ?

That would be good, I work full time too. Where would you like to meet and when...Donna x