blueeyes
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Boosting number of gastric band obesity ops could save taxpayers £1.3bn | Mail Online
Heard about this on the radio as well this morning.
Heard about this on the radio as well this morning.
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Zionaka
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makes interesting reading. Without a doubt the long term savings for the powers that be are emmense.
I can remeber I was in my early teens when I first read newspaper articles about "stomach stappling" as it was then called. As an overweight teen it immediatly caught my attention, and I can clearly remember thinking "thats what I need". However, until the last couple of years I'd always seen it as something that happens to "other people" not ordinary folk like me.
I begun looking into having a Bypass privately about 3 yrs ago, but every time something would crop up to eat away at my savings. It just would never have happened.
All the debates and hoops to jump through for NHS funding is sickening and disheartening for those of us who need it.
Obesity is just seen as a self inflicted condition. outside of bariatrics there is little understanding or compassion for those who endure it. I look at it like this, I have worked since the age of 18, I've paid into the system and never claimed ANY kind of benefit or state support. I'm a decent (enuff... lol) law abiding citizen and I deserve this support, as do we all.
Yes the NHS make long term savings when measured against future obesity related illness, but it's about so much more than that as we know, quality of life and peace of mind is priceless.
I can remeber I was in my early teens when I first read newspaper articles about "stomach stappling" as it was then called. As an overweight teen it immediatly caught my attention, and I can clearly remember thinking "thats what I need". However, until the last couple of years I'd always seen it as something that happens to "other people" not ordinary folk like me.
I begun looking into having a Bypass privately about 3 yrs ago, but every time something would crop up to eat away at my savings. It just would never have happened.
All the debates and hoops to jump through for NHS funding is sickening and disheartening for those of us who need it.
Obesity is just seen as a self inflicted condition. outside of bariatrics there is little understanding or compassion for those who endure it. I look at it like this, I have worked since the age of 18, I've paid into the system and never claimed ANY kind of benefit or state support. I'm a decent (enuff... lol) law abiding citizen and I deserve this support, as do we all.
Yes the NHS make long term savings when measured against future obesity related illness, but it's about so much more than that as we know, quality of life and peace of mind is priceless.
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