Hey Blondie43, i hope you dont mind me asking but if you didnt have to do the weight management, how long did it take for you to get your surgery date after first seeing your GP about possibly getting surgery?
It was a little different for me, as tier three was just coming in at the time and no new referrals were going through North Tees at the time - this held things up for a couple of months. In the meantime I was referred to Sunderland got excepted there and got a date for a seminar. Then I had to go for an endoscopy back at North Tees and the bariatric surgeon did it, we had a good talk and he said as BMI over 50 I could be accepted straight to the hospital, so I transferred back. I'll do a time line so it's clearer!
Middle of April 2014- went to GP to ask for slimming tablets - she said they didn't work and had I ever thought of WLS! Referral got sent off straight away.
End of June - finally found out that North tees were not accepting new patients until tier 3 sorted out. Referred to Sunderland.
July 18th -appointment came through for Sunderland Seminar
end of July endoscopy - referred back to North Tees
Middle of August - seminar at North Tees ( weight loss target set )
middle of November - appointment with Bariatric Nurse and dietician - weight loss target met and both recommended me for surgery
Middle of Jan - put a little weight back on, so given an extra month to get rid of it
middle of Feb - target met and listed for surgery
Had surgery the 13th May 2015, so it took about 13 months ( could have been earlier without all the delays at the beginning ) but in all honesty the time whizzed by
