Bypass Q's desperatly need support and advice please

Hello all, ive usually being posting in the funding part but i really need to be in here I think. Bear with me while i try to update u guys after stomping my feet ive actually got an appointment with Mr Leeder for the end of November. Where im going to ask him why there was no consultation or at least a effort to find out why I was applying for revision before having the MDT. I originally had band private, after overfilling had lots of probs went to nhs since then 2 year of yo yo filling cannot get anywhere near 7.2 anywhere near 6 and constant vomit and acid and gained the weight back despite 2 years 5 stone loss!. Also have a polyp over the stitch in my stomach that gets irriated and bleeds, Im not expecting anything to come of it at all So I've looked at all options such as abroad and back with the hospital group. They have quoted band remval to bypass at £9960. Ive just got of the phone to a bariatric nurse at derby, and simply enquired as to what would happed with my already agreed aftercare, if I funded a bypass myself. My answer was my aftercare would end, and then I received a long rant about how the NHS is not a god given right, and they can refuse to treat me. She also said I will get ill as some point and the NHS are left to pick up all the pieces, and how I should be thinking of my family rather than another opp! Absolutly disgusted! I don't expect the NHS to "pick up the pieces" Ive saved them £6000 already! my god is the whole hospital against me. I asked what sort of aftercare is needed for the bypass because as far as im aware, unless its a medical emergency, the majority of aftercare is blood testing for your vitamin levels, and b12 injections, which I believed to be from the GP anyway not the hospital. Her answer was "not nessesarily", so now she has scared me to death thinking the opp = guaranteed illness, and the NHS wont help me because I went private. Im going to my GP tomorrow hopefully to speak to her about if I did go private, would the GP provide blood tests and b12 injections, also to discover what other aftercare is needed for the bypass. Im on income support and a single mother, why shouldn't they give me a 67p b12 injection when I have saved them £16,000!!!! GRRRRR so frustrated. The new NHS for derby is now 50 BMI meaning I would have to be 3 stone heavier! All this ontop of university and exams ive about reached my gut full of it! excuse the pun! LOL xx

My q's are I really need to understand the aftercare needed for a bypass. And is it something I could pay for myself? I thought it was mainly bloods and vit b12 jabs? Unless its a emergency which I thought the nhs would have to treat me anyway.

I just need some advice from you experienced bypassers to bring me down to reality :wave_cry: thanks guys

I self funded my op and my GP has been fine providing me with the meds my surgeon asked for, doing my blood tests etc

thanks butterfly lady, the hospital group offer 6 months surgical cover, and a lifetime of dietician support. I thought gp's did bloods etc, thanks for the reassurement, im still going to ask her tomorrow, have you ever had to have vitb12 jabs? if so did gp provide, or did you pay. Ive heard about self injection of b12 too for bypassers. Hoping to have my opp July time which seems like a world away, but I have to save for it first! ive put the £500 deposit down, and have a consult with the surgeon at thg end of December. xx

I too went with THG (Spires in Solihull) I've not had B12 jabs yet (not needed them) but if I did I'd get them at the GP's

I had my op in Nov last year I'm over 10st lighter best thing I ever did

fantastic, well done on the amazing loss! how often does your gp check your bloods thanks for the support