Newbie Pre assesment

[patienceisavirtue]

I am really glad i found this forum I had for a minute thought there was little online about WLS in the UK from a patients perspective after not finding much on youtube et al.

This however is an amazing forum.

I was referred by my GP to Homerton for WLS after years battling High BP and PCOS. I have been referred to several specialist consultants in my conditions with little luck and they decided that WLS was the only way left to try

The letter that came through says it is a pre assessment appointment on the 9th of June and is accompanied by a second letter for a consultant appointment booked for the 1st of July. can anyone please let me know what to expect at these appointments. Is the second consultant appointment pre op?

 

[los in it]

Hello newbie!
Welcome to our great site, full of fantastic people sharing their tales and all incredibly supportive
I had my WLS at homerton the assessment is nothing to worry about I meet with the dietitian who asked questions about your history with food what type of eater you are, I got weighted/ height taken then the usual health checks hink I was there a couple of hours I think my second appointment I meet another nurse and attended a small grouping the nurse(clererly I think was her name) talked about different types of surgery success rate hospital stay etc
may I suggest you looj up the homertob website has good information on it I bekieve that knowledge is a great thing and I found this a good settler for me

 

[patienceisavirtue]

Hello newbie! Welcome to our great site, full of fantastic people sharing their tales and all incredibly supportive I had my WLS at homerton the assessment is nothing to worry about I meet with the dietitian who asked questions about your history with food what type of eater you are, I got weighted/ height taken then the usual health checks hink I was there a couple of hours I think my second appointment I meet another nurse and attended a small grouping the nurse(clererly I think was her name) talked about different types of surgery success rate hospital stay etc may I suggest you looj up the homertob website has good information on it I bekieve that knowledge is a great thing and I found this a good settler for me

Thank you so much. I was a little worried about the process. Ian now looking forward to it

 

[mouse57]

Welcome I had my op last October I had a bypass, found it difficult to,start with but I'm copying ok. Everyday is different. You will get lots of advice on here but remember no question is silly, what's worrying you someone else will have had that worry so ask away. Good luck with your journey.

 

[Twothirdsamidwife]

Good luck for today patience!!! I am also under the Homerton. I had my consultant and dietician appointments on 9/5/15. Have had a letter through saying I am suitable for WLS and will be discussed at the next MDT meeting.

Where abouts are you? I'm in essex.

 

[hoshiyo89]

Hello and welcome!
I'm also at homerton my surgery is tomorrow ??
At the first appointment you will be weighed and have your height and blood pressure taken. Then you'll have a chat with a nurse or dietician and go though a a history of your eating habits and such and then you might (probably) will have to attend a group session talking about the types of surgery etc - it's all pretty straight forward
Oh and a lil heads up they will weigh you at every appointment.

 

[BFB]

Hi and welcome to the forum Diana

 

[patienceisavirtue]

Good luck for today patience!!! I am also under the Homerton. I had my consultant and dietician appointments on 9/5/15. Have had a letter through saying I am suitable for WLS and will be discussed at the next MDT meeting. Where abouts are you? I'm in essex.

Hi thanks for the info. And Congratulations on being accepted for WLS. I am in Romford. Did you have a pre assessment appointment before you had one with the consultant and dietician or was it all done on the same day?

 

[patienceisavirtue]

Hello and welcome! I'm also at homerton my surgery is tomorrow ?? At the first appointment you will be weighed and have your height and blood pressure taken. Then you'll have a chat with a nurse or dietician and go though a a history of your eating habits and such and then you might (probably) will have to attend a group session talking about the types of surgery etc - it's all pretty straight forward Oh and a lil heads up they will weigh you at every appointment.

Thank you and Good Luck with your surgery! Glad to hear from people who have been and are on the same journey as I am definitely calms the nerves

 

[patienceisavirtue]

Hi and welcome to the forum Diana

Thank you BFB

 

[hoshiyo89]

Thank you and Good Luck with your surgery! Glad to hear from people who have been and are on the same journey as I am definitely calms the nerves

Thanks!
And thanks to this forum I'm surprisingly calm about tomorrow so it definitely helps - you're surely in the right place

 

[patienceisavirtue]

Hello newbie!
Welcome to our great site, full of fantastic people sharing their tales and all incredibly supportive
I had my WLS at homerton the assessment is nothing to worry about I meet with the dietitian who asked questions about your history with food what type of eater you are, I got weighted/ height taken then the usual health checks hink I was there a couple of hours I think my second appointment I meet another nurse and attended a small grouping the nurse(clererly I think was her name) talked about different types of surgery success rate hospital stay etc
may I suggest you looj up the homertob website has good information on it I bekieve that knowledge is a great thing and I found this a good settler for me

Hi Los in it. just a question if you don't mind. I have just had a call from Homerton coordinator to let me know that they have brought forward my two appointments (assessment and consultant surgeon )to the same day then i am to attend a a group session later the same day like you said. What followed these appointments for you? how soon after that did you get a date for WLS? Thanks..

 

[mrsmccalla]

Hi everyone, I am under Homerton too awaiting a decision from MDT! It is really positive to see that Homerton are working quickly! Hopefully WLS is just round the corner for us all

 

[patienceisavirtue]

Hi mrsmccalla!
How nice to hear we are many on this journey! Good luck with MDT I hope it is over and done with soon and you are on your way to the WLS you want. May be we will bump into each other on the corridors of Homerton soon