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Procedure for Sunderland

Hi all.
Didn't realise you two (Liz & Sarah) had been poorly - hope you're both feeling better.
Janet - glad to see you are still planning to proceed after you had your group meeting.
Liz - i have the procedure 25th June - 10.15 am - its etched on my mind lol
Hope everyone is doing okay - my diet has gone to the wall with all the trips away i've had this month but need to get my *rse into gear. Just been researching meal replacement drinks to use at work (i never remember to make a packed lunch and don't have time to go out and get anything sensible so end up picking at biscuits all day) anyone got any suggestions as to which ones taste best (i like choc, strawberry or coffee flavours)
 
Hi all, well just back off my holiday in Blackpool, got sunburnt can you believe it? Just caught up on all the news that I missed, I was only away one week! Jayne, good luck on the 25th I hope and pray it goes ok and you get the ok for the op. Everyone else ok? I saw that liz and Sarah both were out for the count with the lurg, have you recovered? I had a fab time but had to ask to go back on the low fat diet as my poor tummy couldn't cope with all the excesses (still managed fish and chips on the sea front and a mac flurry as a treat but that was only once in the week) I haven't dared to weigh myself yet, but should do it tomorrow morning!
 
hello how is everyone?im all better now and feeling great.liz is still poorly but getting there slowly hope to meet up soon x x
 
Hi
sorry you 2 not been well would love to meet up again im on holiday on the 27th for 8 nights but any time after that i would love to see you all
jayne i have to have camera down to no app yet but you will have to tell all after good luke
 
sorry for being a div thats my sons name lol
 
Hi jayne
when i was pregnant i had very bad reflux and after but i stoped taking my lanzaprole for it about 4 month ago and iv been ok but they just want to make sure all is well when do you go for your next app
xx
 
Had the gastroscopy today - you should see the state of my face ! The blood vessels in my eyeballs and around my eyes have burst from the retching and i look like i've been in a scrap !
I was quite pathetic throughout the procedure - totally shambolic.
Glad its over with now, especially as the results were good - nothing nasty detected so it looks as if the only thing that can scupper the surgery now is me not reaching the weight loss target they have set me - which is not going to happen ! (i'm not going through the trauma of a gastroscopy for nothing !)
 
hi jayne sorry to hear the procedure wasnt nice, what weight loss target have they set you ?
 
Sorry to hear you had a bad time with it, but at least you managed to get through it and got good news. Good luck with the weight loss they have set you, when do you see them next?

Lesley where abouts are you on the road to surgery
 
I am sure Jayne mentioned 1 stone, gulp, I wish you all the best with that one. I am waiting for my first appointment with the dietician, I phoned Sunderland to find out what was happening only to be told that they had no clinics presently and I should hear something in the next week or so!
 
hi ladies

im new to this. ive been reading your posts over the last few weeks and its really good to know that other people are going through the same process as me. ive got to sunderland royal on the 1st july for my group session with dr small. what normally happens in the session?
thanks michael x
 
hi michael, me and bypass.sarah normally do these meetings with the surgeon and the dietician but they havent asked us to go on july 1st. basically what happens is the surgeon talks to the group about both procedures the ins and outs ect and he will explain what will happen after the group meeting if you still decide you want to go ahead with surgery. then the dietician has a chat with the group about eating habbits after surgery and what eatign habbits suits each op the best, they weigh you and take your hieght to get a bmi, and they will set a target weight to lose before your next appointment. which op are you interested in ?

liz x
 
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Hi Michael
I was there on the 10 June and it is very informal and relaxed, nothing to worry about. You can take someone with you if you want to asnd nearly everyone there had someone with them for support. I think it also gives them a better insight into weightloss surgery as a whole with all the information thats given. After a talk, we were all weighed and height taken, but there was no target weight to lose, I think thats given before the next appointment.
Just go and enjoy it.
Good luck x
 
i might be wrong about the target jan but they do say to start eating healthy from that point i thought they wanted to see a weight loss before the next app of approx 10llbs, it must be from the next app after the group meet they do that. confused a bit there sorry x
 
Hiya, just wanted to say hello and agree with Jan that at the group session our weight and height is taken, we are then asked to show committment by starting the process of loosing weight without a target which is set at the next meeting. I had my group meeting on the 9th April still waiting for the next appointment!

Lesley
 
I thought you have had a date by now Lesley. Hows the diet going?
I am trying but have a lot of personal issues at the minute so am finding it very difficult lol
 
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