Hi Guys,
I'm a newbie to this site. I want to give a brief overview on what stage I am in regards to WLS.
To start with I am intrested in and want to have Gastric Sleeve (VSG) surgery as I am 5'6" (I've been saying im 5'7" for at least 10 years now..lol) and I'm around 22st 3/4/5lbs depending and I have PCOS.
So the first steps I took was to go to my GP and I explained to her that I wanted WLS and I backed that up with a whole lot of past medical History (PMH) and my diet.
She then told me that, she would need to check if I would get funding if I was to apply; so she said that I should book another appointment and she'll get back to me.
I did book for an appointment the following week, and we filled in the referral form for WLS, and my BMI was 50.1. So according to the NICE guidelines, I should be able to get WLS even without having any sort of co-mobidities.
The referral form was sent on the 28/09/13 and I received a letter from Homerton Hospital on the 18/10/13.
On the letter, they gave me an two appointments; one in November '13 and another in February '14.
Appointment One: November '13 - Pre-Surgery appointment at the Bariatric Clinic (Whole Day)
Appointment Two: February '14 Pre-Surgery Appointment with Dr Kalpana Devalia.
Can someone tell me what happens at these appointments?
I'm so anxious and I can't wait to have this Op. I can't stop watching youtube videos and looking a testimonials.
How long does it take to get an Op date?
You can give many another info which is relevant for Homerton Bariatric patients.
I'm a newbie to this site. I want to give a brief overview on what stage I am in regards to WLS.
To start with I am intrested in and want to have Gastric Sleeve (VSG) surgery as I am 5'6" (I've been saying im 5'7" for at least 10 years now..lol) and I'm around 22st 3/4/5lbs depending and I have PCOS.
So the first steps I took was to go to my GP and I explained to her that I wanted WLS and I backed that up with a whole lot of past medical History (PMH) and my diet.
She then told me that, she would need to check if I would get funding if I was to apply; so she said that I should book another appointment and she'll get back to me.
I did book for an appointment the following week, and we filled in the referral form for WLS, and my BMI was 50.1. So according to the NICE guidelines, I should be able to get WLS even without having any sort of co-mobidities.
The referral form was sent on the 28/09/13 and I received a letter from Homerton Hospital on the 18/10/13.
On the letter, they gave me an two appointments; one in November '13 and another in February '14.
Appointment One: November '13 - Pre-Surgery appointment at the Bariatric Clinic (Whole Day)
Appointment Two: February '14 Pre-Surgery Appointment with Dr Kalpana Devalia.
Can someone tell me what happens at these appointments?
I'm so anxious and I can't wait to have this Op. I can't stop watching youtube videos and looking a testimonials.
How long does it take to get an Op date?
You can give many another info which is relevant for Homerton Bariatric patients.