lisa35
New Member
Hi all my story is probably a little different to most, ivr always struggled with my weight 24 and half stone my heaviest I've tried weight watchers, Atkins slimfast sliming world but nothing seems to stick I lose a bit of weight then put it back on.
I have been asthmatic since birth and my weight isn't helping. I've been experiencing abdominal pain for a long time but always too scared to go to drs/hospital because of my weight. This all changed a few months ago when it was that bad I ended up in hospital and discovered I had a inflammed hardened gall bladder with gall stones 6 weeks later and 2 more attacks down the road I go see the surgeon. He says he won't operate because I'm too fat my bmi is 57 he starts saying about a surgeon who does bariatric surgery and would be able to work on someone my size but the hospital is 15 miles away would I be interested in seeing if he'd remove my gall bladder I was in agony and although in tears after being told I'm too fat to operate on I say yes.
A few weeks later I go see my gp who after reading my hospital letter says have you ever thought about having a gastric band fitted I have often thought about it but it's never been mentioned before. She says she would refer me to dr labib who after research is the man who says if you can have it or not and puts it to the funding board. My gp has asked him if I can have it done at the same time as my gall bladder removal by mr khan at manor hospital walsall. Within a week I had an appointment to see dr labib for the 20th January. Yesterday I had a letter from manor hospital with my appointment to see me khan for the 9th December today another letter has come saying my appointment with dr labib has been brought forward to the 3rd December. I asked the gp about if I'd have to wait for the gall bladder if I was having the band fitted but she thinks I'll bypass any waiting times as it's being done together.
Has anyone had a band fitted at the same time as gall bladde removal
I have been asthmatic since birth and my weight isn't helping. I've been experiencing abdominal pain for a long time but always too scared to go to drs/hospital because of my weight. This all changed a few months ago when it was that bad I ended up in hospital and discovered I had a inflammed hardened gall bladder with gall stones 6 weeks later and 2 more attacks down the road I go see the surgeon. He says he won't operate because I'm too fat my bmi is 57 he starts saying about a surgeon who does bariatric surgery and would be able to work on someone my size but the hospital is 15 miles away would I be interested in seeing if he'd remove my gall bladder I was in agony and although in tears after being told I'm too fat to operate on I say yes.
A few weeks later I go see my gp who after reading my hospital letter says have you ever thought about having a gastric band fitted I have often thought about it but it's never been mentioned before. She says she would refer me to dr labib who after research is the man who says if you can have it or not and puts it to the funding board. My gp has asked him if I can have it done at the same time as my gall bladder removal by mr khan at manor hospital walsall. Within a week I had an appointment to see dr labib for the 20th January. Yesterday I had a letter from manor hospital with my appointment to see me khan for the 9th December today another letter has come saying my appointment with dr labib has been brought forward to the 3rd December. I asked the gp about if I'd have to wait for the gall bladder if I was having the band fitted but she thinks I'll bypass any waiting times as it's being done together.
Has anyone had a band fitted at the same time as gall bladde removal
