My mood has been fluctuating lately and I seem to be bouncing between feeling euphoric one minute and then irritable the next.
I'd just like to say that I'm so grateful to have had wls, but I'm feeling very underwhelmed by the level of support both pre and post surgery. If it wasn't for the help and info I receive from here and from other pre&post oppers that happened to be from hospitals in my region that offer good communication , I think I'd be in a right mess.
My diabetes was ignored completely by my team and during my liver diet I became unwell twice. The Diabetic specialist who came to see was furious that despite my seeing diabetic nurses at my GP clinic, I'd only been advised to deduct 20mg of gliclizide from my meds. The specialist while I was in hospital, reviewed my case and apologised for the care I'd received, especially as it turns out that my blood test taken in Oct 2012 had shown that my diabetes was in remission. I'd phoned the surgery to ask for my results back then and they just informed me that my blood tests were fine. So having lost 9st since Aug 2012 and, my diabetes (type 2) going into remission, I was still prescribed the meds for a 32st, inactive guy with poor control over my diabetes. No wonder I was so ill and God only knows what would of happened if I'd had a full on hypo as I live alone.
Mr Peter, the specialist I met with was very helpful and insisted that I become proactive with my care and not let health care professionals get away with lazy care giving. He told me what to expect from them and what to ask for so that I can better understand what is happening and not to accept 'your bloods are fine' from anyone. The main points I need familiarise myself with and ask about are HbA1c count, my BP and Cholesterol.
I'm now starting to understand why information has not been forth coming, as it is much easier to deal with uninformed people. Since my surgery last week, I have been given advice from various care teams that conflicts: listened to one health care professional, talk negatively about another in the same team - letting me know that there's disharmony amongst the team and, been given info that could not be explained
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When I was very overweight and depressed I became used to being thought of as stupid and not worthy of people's time. Now that I've lost some weight and gained a little confidence, I'm feeling more able to speak-up for myself. I don't know about anyone else but until I am told why I have to do something by a nurse of Dr, all I can do is just assume that there’s a good reason for it and, at the very least, that they know why themselves.
....Rant over!
I'd just like to say that I'm so grateful to have had wls, but I'm feeling very underwhelmed by the level of support both pre and post surgery. If it wasn't for the help and info I receive from here and from other pre&post oppers that happened to be from hospitals in my region that offer good communication , I think I'd be in a right mess.
My diabetes was ignored completely by my team and during my liver diet I became unwell twice. The Diabetic specialist who came to see was furious that despite my seeing diabetic nurses at my GP clinic, I'd only been advised to deduct 20mg of gliclizide from my meds. The specialist while I was in hospital, reviewed my case and apologised for the care I'd received, especially as it turns out that my blood test taken in Oct 2012 had shown that my diabetes was in remission. I'd phoned the surgery to ask for my results back then and they just informed me that my blood tests were fine. So having lost 9st since Aug 2012 and, my diabetes (type 2) going into remission, I was still prescribed the meds for a 32st, inactive guy with poor control over my diabetes. No wonder I was so ill and God only knows what would of happened if I'd had a full on hypo as I live alone.
Mr Peter, the specialist I met with was very helpful and insisted that I become proactive with my care and not let health care professionals get away with lazy care giving. He told me what to expect from them and what to ask for so that I can better understand what is happening and not to accept 'your bloods are fine' from anyone. The main points I need familiarise myself with and ask about are HbA1c count, my BP and Cholesterol.
I'm now starting to understand why information has not been forth coming, as it is much easier to deal with uninformed people. Since my surgery last week, I have been given advice from various care teams that conflicts: listened to one health care professional, talk negatively about another in the same team - letting me know that there's disharmony amongst the team and, been given info that could not be explained
.When I was very overweight and depressed I became used to being thought of as stupid and not worthy of people's time. Now that I've lost some weight and gained a little confidence, I'm feeling more able to speak-up for myself. I don't know about anyone else but until I am told why I have to do something by a nurse of Dr, all I can do is just assume that there’s a good reason for it and, at the very least, that they know why themselves.
....Rant over!
