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24th January, 2012
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| Regular Member lisad's Profile Albums lisad's Photo Gallery Join Date: 14th August, 2011
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Rep Power: 0  | Funding Question Dorset Hi Can anyone help? A family member is interested in having surgery but is not in a position to self fund. We live in Dorset and when he asked GP was told it would be a five year wait. Is this normal? He has other comorbidies and is over 24 stones. Can anyone advise. He is very disappointed. Lisa. |
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24th January, 2012
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| Likes to post   OOnion's Profile Albums OOnion's Photo Gallery Join Date: 8th December, 2011 Location: Cambridge
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Rep Power: 40   Consultant: Mr A Patel Funding: Private Surgery Type: Gastric Bypass. Surgery Date: 26th February 2012 Gender: Female Start Date: the day I was born! Start Weight: 332lb Current Weight: 279lb Goal Weight: 166lb Goal Date: a year post op Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 53lb Weight to Lose: 113lb % Lost: 15.96% | I would go to another GP, the whole process may well take a long time, but I have not heard of anyone waiting that long. Perhaps he should ask to be refereed anyway, nothing to loose. Good luck x |
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24th January, 2012
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| Really Likes to post   flowerofshona's Profile Albums flowerofshona's Photo Gallery  ABC wordgame Champion!Join Date: 6th September, 2011 Location: Bournemouth
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Rep Power: 74 Consultant: Mr N Davies Funding: NHS Surgery Type: Gastric Sleeve Surgery Date: 21st Febuary 2012 Gender: Female Start Weight: 380lb Current Weight: 270lb Goal Weight: 170lb Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 110lb Weight to Lose: 100lb % Lost: 28.95% | I had a very anti op GP in Bournemouth, i rang the PCT and explained what had been said and they sorted the GP out and sent them the forms, 2 weeks later i had my funding, so no 5 years is not normal !!!
__________________   1st  2st 7st3st 4st 8st5st 6st 9st78lb lost pre op  |
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| finding my way again !  pandora's Profile Albums pandora's Photo Gallery Join Date: 13th November, 2006 Location: bournemouth
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Rep Power: 261  Consultant: Mr Byrom / Mr Davies Funding: NHS Surgery Type: bypass Surgery Date: 09/03/12 Height: 5' 4" Gender: Female Start Date: pre op prep , 2/1/2012 Start Weight: 296lb Current Weight: 238lb Goal Weight: 154lb Goal Date: in my lifetime ! BMI Information: Start BMI: 50.8 Current BMI: 40.8 Goal BMI: 26.4 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 58lb Weight to Lose: 84lb % Lost: 19.59% %EWL: 38.4% | I saw my GP , had funding a few weeks later , consultant appointment a month or so later , awaiting op date , should be March / April ..... that's Bournemouth & Poole pct , it does depend where in Dorset you are xx ( see dates below )
__________________         First GP request for surgery 21/09/11 ( BMI too low ) Second GP request , papers sent 18/10/11 Papers resent ( 1st got lost ) 29/10/11 Funding approved 22/11/11 Consultant appointment 15/12/11 (21 st 2lbs) dietitian appointment 09/02/12 start pre op diet 23/02/12 (20st 6.2lbs) OP date 09/03/12 ( 19st 4.6lbs ) wk 1 , 7.8lbs wk 2 , 1lb wk 3 , 2.6lb wk 4 , 3lb wk 5 , 3.8lb wk 6 , 3.4lb wk 7 , 2lb wk8 , 2.2lb wk 9 , 4lb wk 10 , 2.8lb |
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