Hi Everyone!

[Nicolisis]

Hi Everyone!

I just joined as my lovely Doctor called me half an hour ago to tell me that my funding had been approved by the North Yorkshire PCT. I'm over the moon!!! I am being referred to the Hospital at Sunderland (has anyone else had treatment there?) I am not sure which procedure I will ask for/be given - I need to lose about 14 stone to be my ideal weight - so probably a Bypass.

The reason for having the operation, aside from health reasons is my husband and I want to have fertility treatment, but they won't treat me because of my size.

I am looking forward to chatting and getting to know all the information I will need to help me through the challenges to come.

Love Niky x

 

[Bellydancer57]

Well done for getting this far. Welcome. Everyone is so fantastic on here.

 

[Nicolisis]

Thanks Bellydancer57!

It's still sinking in at the moment - I know it's the right thing for me, which is making it a lot easier to process.

NHS referral patients (funded privately) - how long roughly did you have to wait to have your operations?

 

[rickysmrs]

Hi Niky welcome to the forum and yayyyy well done on been accepted. Good luck for the rest of your journey. xx

 

[cafh]

Welcome to the forum. I had to wait 6 months from funding agreed to surgery x

 

[kalkatt]

That's amazing news!! Congrats and welcome! X

 

[Nicolisis]

Thank you everyone! 6 Months doesn't seem so long in the scheme of things really.

What courses/requirements did your surgeon make you take/do to have the surgery go ahead? I'm really new to all this so not really sure what I have to look forward to!

 

[kalkatt]

I had to see a psychologist and a dietician, a doctor, a wls nurse who had had wls herself, then prove to them I could change my eating patterns, then had an endoscopy and met one of the surgeons, met the dietician a couple more times then just had to wait for an op date, took about a year and a half in total! X

 

[highspirit]

welcome niky xxxx fantastic news on ur funding .the time will pass quickly xx