My surgery went well, I developed a post-op chest infection, so I ended up having a 4 day stay in hospital. I'm doing okay on liquids now, tbh, I'm not really sure when I'm 'full', but I understand that's because I'm still swollen inside from the surgery and it will take a while to kick in.
I do know that as of today, my weight is 129.6kg, down from a starting weight on April 2nd of 140.5kg. I had previously peaked at 147kg.
I'm relatively pain free, although the epidural pain relief was a big help. Has anyone else here had their surgery at St Mary's, Paddington? I found them to be absolutely excellent.
I started the process in August 2013 with a desperate plea to my GP for surgery. My BMI was 43, so I met the criteria of my PCT (Ealing).
I was sent a letter about 6 weeks later from the Imperial Weight Loss Centre at St Mary's, to come for an information seminar in November 2013. I went to the seminar, where I had blood tests and an ECG, then had the 45 minute talk from the team - surgeons, doctors, psychiatrist, dietician.
My follow-up appointment was on December 20th, this is where I met my surgeon, Mr Krishna Moorthy. He works with Mr Ahmed R Ahmed, a prominent Bariatric surgeon in the UK. Mr Moorthy was very straightforward with me. We discussed surgical options and I settled on the RNY bypass, with a sleeve as back-up, in case bypass wasn't doable once surgery had begun.
The biggest wait I had was to see the psychiatrist - I had an appointment for February 19th, this was cancelled and rebooked for March 12th, by the hospital.
I was called on March 27th and offered surgery on April 16th, less than 3 weeks later. I accepted the date.
I guess that brings me to where I am today.
I'll happily answer any questions anyone has - after all, we're all here to learn and share and support one another.
Best wishes, David
congrats on the op and gl with the weight loss journey x x x
