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Wireman

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Where to start? I have completed the NHS pre waiting list 5% body weight loss and the re-education to three meals and three snacks a day and at a specific time. I have had to have several assessments including talking to the anaesthetist and the surgeon wanted to rule out any chance I could develop Barrett's oesophagus. He performed an endoscopy on me a few weeks back and I was cleared for a VGS. I live in Leicestershire and the waiting list I am now on is about five months. I am now going to monthly group sessions. I am one of two men in the group and my dietician tells me that 85% of people having gastric surgery are women.
The main reason I am having a sleeve is to lose the weight I put on after becoming severely ill and becoming a wheelchair user. I developed severe depression after watching most of my paternal family die in a few short months whilst at the time I was being bullied by a poor manager at work. I was over medicated and developed a type of bipolar so you can imagine I was mentally checked out for the sleeve also. The over medication made me pile on the weight and I developed Diabetes 2 which is tablet and Insulin Controlled. I developed the High blood pressure, swollen ankles and peripheral neuropathy to go with the diabetes. Just too nearly finish me off I contracted campylobacter food poisoning which left me diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. This put me in the wheelchair. I piled on more weight developed Sleep Apnoea (CPAP used). Just for good measure being a male who is 58. I also became Hard of Hearing with Tinnitus. I take 15 tablets and two shots of insulin a day not counting the 6 to 8 pain killers and quarterly treatments in the pain clinic.
I obviously have a potential shortened life span and cost the NHS a lot of money to keep me alive. I am hoping to get some movement back a greater possible life span and my illnesses to reduce or go away. The doctors are hoping to pay less for my treatment after the surgery. So hopefully a win win situation.
My goal after surgery is to lose enough weight to be able to cope with the long trip to see my daughter who lives in Australia. I have only visited once in ten years and needed to travel business class so I could lay down which cost a lot of money. I also have a daughter living local with a grandson 18 months, I want to live long enough to see him grow up and have the energy to help him do so.
 

rob.74

New Member
WoW what a story ... Welcome to the forum you have found friends here. Good luck with it all :)
 

Lincs Lass

New Member
Welcome to the forum.

I've also got fibromyalgia but since my op I have gone from taking tablets to it to #just about' being able to get away with a warm shower when it starts to hit.
 

Butterfly_lady

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Hi and welcome :)
 

los in it

Well-Known Member
Hello, what an amazing story good luck in all you wish for
 

PokeyKoala

New Member
So much incentive for you - wishing you all the best on your journey.
 

princess4d4

Active Member
amazing story welcome and good luck heres to a new you
 

HelenAngelfish

Well-Known Member
Welcome and good luck on your journey xx :)

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Good luck wireman when the weight starts coming off the aggro gets left behind you are worth more than the things you have had to endure a weaker person would not be looking to move forward to your grandson but would have given up. You will soon be playing in feeling good again.
 
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