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2 year wait for bypass
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lurve2laugh
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welcome to the site hun maybe they said that long just to cover their backs (as in thats the longest you will wait) hopefully you dont have to wait that long x
phatmomma
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Hi Bonny exactly how many appoitnments have you had with your provider/consultant? Who told you the waiting time?
Two years can seem a long time at the beginning of the journey but in all honesty with the way the gov't are tightening up, if you have your funding already i'd just be glad that your in the system and your turn is coming. I'm also guessing they've given you two years as a worse case scenario...
Thing is you have to remember that more n more people are turning to wls and the demand on the service is huge.
Good luck xx
Two years can seem a long time at the beginning of the journey but in all honesty with the way the gov't are tightening up, if you have your funding already i'd just be glad that your in the system and your turn is coming. I'm also guessing they've given you two years as a worse case scenario...
Thing is you have to remember that more n more people are turning to wls and the demand on the service is huge.
Good luck xx
Big an Bouncy
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I agree with Momma there is so much more happening in wls than two years ago.If you have funding that is one hell of a hurdle overcome.Maz x
yummymummytobe
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Hi bonny & welcome i have waited 8 months from start to finish which is 13 /01/11 x Hope that helps you x
bonny
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thank you everyone so very much for your warm welcome to this site and your experiences.
im hopeing it will be sooner as i recently discovered i have type 2 diabetes and have a bmi of 48 and a gastric bypass will cure the diabetes instantly, and yesterday was also diagnoised with sleep apnea and problems related to diabetes and thought great i will no longer be diabetic and will lose the weight and look foward to doing things that have been stoppping me due to my weight
i have since asked my gp to contact mr ameet patel to see if i could have the op quicker, i was also advised by bromley pct to contact pals for more info as i never give up, lol
thanks again kind regards bonny xx
im hopeing it will be sooner as i recently discovered i have type 2 diabetes and have a bmi of 48 and a gastric bypass will cure the diabetes instantly, and yesterday was also diagnoised with sleep apnea and problems related to diabetes and thought great i will no longer be diabetic and will lose the weight and look foward to doing things that have been stoppping me due to my weight
i have since asked my gp to contact mr ameet patel to see if i could have the op quicker, i was also advised by bromley pct to contact pals for more info as i never give up, lol
thanks again kind regards bonny xx
bonny
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Hi Bonny and welcome to the site
Its me !!!! Dawn
thank you dawn for your help & kindness and well done on your weight loss, i cant wait to see your progress
xx
deeby
Active Member
thank you dawn for your help & kindness and well done on your weight loss, i cant wait to see your progress
Your very welcome Bonny
Theres a support group meeting tomorrow night (Friday) at Chelsfield Park hosp, If you wanted to come ? it starts at about 6.30pm, text me if you fancy it and ill let you know the full details
xxx Dawn
Karlos
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thank you everyone so very much for your warm welcome to this site and your experiences.
im hopeing it will be sooner as i recently discovered i have type 2 diabetes and have a bmi of 48 and a gastric bypass will cure the diabetes instantly, and yesterday was also diagnoised with sleep apnea and problems related to diabetes and thought great i will no longer be diabetic and will lose the weight and look foward to doing things that have been stoppping me due to my weight
i have since asked my gp to contact mr ameet patel to see if i could have the op quicker, i was also advised by bromley pct to contact pals for more info as i never give up, lol
thanks again kind regards bonny xx
No it won't. It might put your diabetes into remission where you can control it with diet, or you might still have to take medication. There is no "Cure" for diabetes. I was lucky in that mine is now controlled by diet alone but that is not the case for everybody
Two years does seem a long time, I waited a year, however there are a huge number of people now on waiting lists for WLS and they got on the list in front of you is all, why do you feel that you should be allowed to jump the queue? Use the time to prepare yourself for surgery
Welcome to Minis x
bonny
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i was not jumping the q but some people dont have related problems and seeing as you dont know what other health problems i have then your not in a position to judge, i can only go by what the health professionals tell me if you dont agree then maybe you should contact them to give them your view as some people want this treatment for diabetes and they are slim
Mr Shamsi El-Hasani, who is a leading consultant in this field is calling for this kind of weight loss surgery to be used more widely to treat type 2 diabetes, one of the country's fastest-growing conditions which can lead to serious health complications.
Mr El-Hasani has been using gastric band and gastric bypass surgery, proven to help the management of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes since, since 2000 and has helped hundreds of patients to improve their health.
Consultant General Surgeon and Bariatric specialist at BMI Chelsfield Park Hospital, Shamsi El-Hasani explains: “Gastric bypass procedures change the way that food is digested and absorbed. This will initiate hormonal changes so that blood sugar levels usually return to normal post-surgery. I have performed over 1000 bariatric procedures during my career, 30% of which were gastric bypass procedures.”
Research has shown that obesity surgery can have a major effect on improving the health of patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients who are overweight are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes and severe obesity can also cause high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep apnoea and joint problems.
Mr El-Hasani has been using gastric band and gastric bypass surgery, proven to help the management of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes since, since 2000 and has helped hundreds of patients to improve their health.
Consultant General Surgeon and Bariatric specialist at BMI Chelsfield Park Hospital, Shamsi El-Hasani explains: “Gastric bypass procedures change the way that food is digested and absorbed. This will initiate hormonal changes so that blood sugar levels usually return to normal post-surgery. I have performed over 1000 bariatric procedures during my career, 30% of which were gastric bypass procedures.”
Research has shown that obesity surgery can have a major effect on improving the health of patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients who are overweight are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes and severe obesity can also cause high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep apnoea and joint problems.
