hi ricke... has been great to read your journal lots of info there and your journy up to getting your funding ..
thankfully i was offered my funding before i have even seen surgeons greenwich pct gave me the funding after my doctor applied for it before refering me to bariatric surgery ..
im going to whittington hospital for gastric by pass under dr sufi..
still waiting for my appointment with him but i call the hospital everyday like ur self i dont like waiting and i want to know so i keep pushing .. luckly i have been talking with the nurse who works for bariatric team for whittington hospital called kirsten mcdougal and she has been fab she has ran all over for me getting my letters and referal and putting it in teh hands of right people ..
surgeon has emailed me a few times and told me i could only be waiting 6-8 weeks before surgery .. as long as i pass sleep test and heart test .. and i have no other medical issues ..
i so want this now and want it all over with so i can get on with it .. im a gay guy also but thankfully never had an issue with boyfriends a i have always had one lol and always been able to get one guess its my eyes lolol ... ahh im always soul of the party and loud so i get noticed ..
i just want this op for me and my health i dont wana be 50 and dying .. im 30 yrs and 26 stone ..
i will keep on reading your journal cheers mr ;o)