Hi All, I'm Mark 43, from Oldham going to salford royal for surgery .
Heres a little of my story
Started my journey about 8 months ago
April 2012
went to the doctors for usual diabetes check as i had recently been diagnosed,
nurse said that they had received a fax from salford royal asking for possible surgery candidates & had i ever thought off it ? After a quick chat my name was put forward .
May 2012
First appointment with dietician who measured my height & weighed me (28.?? stone & 6 feet tall with a BMI of 53.2)
she told me its a long journey ( see her for a minimum of 6 months ) & also other doctors plus the Psychiatrist & gave me goals to do .
July 2012
Met The dreaded Psychiatrist who turned out to be very nice & not what i had expected, after seeing her i then saw my dietician who was happy with the goals i had met & advised to carry on.
Sept 2012
Carried on with the dietician who told me now i should apply for funding as she had done all she could with me, also met the sleep Apnoea doctor, had the tests .
Applied for funding for bypass to my pct direct now wait
Oct 2012
Not heard anything from pct so rang them, was told blah blah blah didnt have time to discuss your case sorry but your first on the agenda in the next meeting in 4 weeks time !!!!!!!
Nov 2012
Got psychiatrist reports back ( i'm ok for the op ...phewww ), got the sleep apnoea results back ( yes i have it .... 53 times an hour on average she says) so now wait for a machine ...oh also RESULT **** FUNDING APPROVED****
Dec 2012
Group meeting with surgeon, dieticians & after care team. was told i had an app for jan to collect my apnoea machine.
Had a meeting with dr summers on 16/2/13 told shes signing me off & now its just a matter of getting the call for surgery ( which will be sooner rather than later...want me done by april for new tax year !!)
so here i am waiting for a date & really looking forward to it
anyone been to salford royal for the bypass? info would be great
Thanks for reading
Mark
Heres a little of my story
Started my journey about 8 months ago
April 2012
went to the doctors for usual diabetes check as i had recently been diagnosed,
nurse said that they had received a fax from salford royal asking for possible surgery candidates & had i ever thought off it ? After a quick chat my name was put forward .
May 2012
First appointment with dietician who measured my height & weighed me (28.?? stone & 6 feet tall with a BMI of 53.2)
she told me its a long journey ( see her for a minimum of 6 months ) & also other doctors plus the Psychiatrist & gave me goals to do .
July 2012
Met The dreaded Psychiatrist who turned out to be very nice & not what i had expected, after seeing her i then saw my dietician who was happy with the goals i had met & advised to carry on.
Sept 2012
Carried on with the dietician who told me now i should apply for funding as she had done all she could with me, also met the sleep Apnoea doctor, had the tests .
Applied for funding for bypass to my pct direct now wait
Oct 2012
Not heard anything from pct so rang them, was told blah blah blah didnt have time to discuss your case sorry but your first on the agenda in the next meeting in 4 weeks time !!!!!!!
Nov 2012
Got psychiatrist reports back ( i'm ok for the op ...phewww ), got the sleep apnoea results back ( yes i have it .... 53 times an hour on average she says) so now wait for a machine ...oh also RESULT **** FUNDING APPROVED****
Dec 2012
Group meeting with surgeon, dieticians & after care team. was told i had an app for jan to collect my apnoea machine.
Had a meeting with dr summers on 16/2/13 told shes signing me off & now its just a matter of getting the call for surgery ( which will be sooner rather than later...want me done by april for new tax year !!)
so here i am waiting for a date & really looking forward to it
anyone been to salford royal for the bypass? info would be great
Thanks for reading
Mark