Rockchick89
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some help maybe you have been in the same situation. Ive recently been to the doctor who mentioned gastric banding. I hadn't mentioned anything, although have thought about this for 10 years despite only being 22years of age. I was 18 stone at 10 and a size womens uk 28. I have always been big and only lost weight once through illegal slimming pills, but once i stopped taking these i gained some of the weight back, but I stayed at a size 16-18 throughout my teens weight at about 14/15stone.
When I hit 22 I started to gain weight- nothing changed in terms of eating habits, drinking job etc. So I worked hard to keep my weight down, but it crept up at a very fast pace, I decided to join the gym and get a personal trainer combined with low cal 1000-1300 cals a day. Man they work me hard! And in the 6 months of being pushed to tears, being sick and aching all the time, I was still gaining weight. Going from 14 n half stone to 18 stone in 6 months and staying being 17 stone 11lbs to 18st 4. (this is depends on how my fluid retention is.
I kept goin to the Dr's explaining how hard i was working and yet im gaining weight and inches. My Bmi went up from 35.5 to 40.2. My cholesterol went from 5.something to 11.9, my triglycerides went from 230's into the 800's and I had high blood pressure, fluid retention in my legs arms and hands (the chol and tri's over 4-7 weeks) My dr said she had never seen anything like it and gave me water tabs for my swollen legs. Nothing was taken further, I requested to see a new doctor and only now 8 weeks later I have been seen. (This has been ongoing now for near on 8 months.)
She has read through my notes and spoken with my p.trainer and read my food diary, to see how hard i have been working, she is referring me for for Gastric Band Surgery and I need to go back in two weeks. So what I'm basically asking is, how likely will it be that I may be accepted? And What happens from here?
Sorry for the rant, btw if anyone has had the same health problems have u had any answers? Its getting me down big time! x
Thanks for taking the time to read x
I'm looking for some help maybe you have been in the same situation. Ive recently been to the doctor who mentioned gastric banding. I hadn't mentioned anything, although have thought about this for 10 years despite only being 22years of age. I was 18 stone at 10 and a size womens uk 28. I have always been big and only lost weight once through illegal slimming pills, but once i stopped taking these i gained some of the weight back, but I stayed at a size 16-18 throughout my teens weight at about 14/15stone.
When I hit 22 I started to gain weight- nothing changed in terms of eating habits, drinking job etc. So I worked hard to keep my weight down, but it crept up at a very fast pace, I decided to join the gym and get a personal trainer combined with low cal 1000-1300 cals a day. Man they work me hard! And in the 6 months of being pushed to tears, being sick and aching all the time, I was still gaining weight. Going from 14 n half stone to 18 stone in 6 months and staying being 17 stone 11lbs to 18st 4. (this is depends on how my fluid retention is.
I kept goin to the Dr's explaining how hard i was working and yet im gaining weight and inches. My Bmi went up from 35.5 to 40.2. My cholesterol went from 5.something to 11.9, my triglycerides went from 230's into the 800's and I had high blood pressure, fluid retention in my legs arms and hands (the chol and tri's over 4-7 weeks) My dr said she had never seen anything like it and gave me water tabs for my swollen legs. Nothing was taken further, I requested to see a new doctor and only now 8 weeks later I have been seen. (This has been ongoing now for near on 8 months.)
She has read through my notes and spoken with my p.trainer and read my food diary, to see how hard i have been working, she is referring me for for Gastric Band Surgery and I need to go back in two weeks. So what I'm basically asking is, how likely will it be that I may be accepted? And What happens from here?
Sorry for the rant, btw if anyone has had the same health problems have u had any answers? Its getting me down big time! x
Thanks for taking the time to read x
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