Retfordmag

Seems like most of the posts in this forum are from women, so as I am due my op in a month I thought I would try and find out what the men on here took with them

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November 2011 - Referred to Northern General, Sheffield

19.1.12 - Group Session at NGH Sheffield
21.3.12 - Seen Mr Ackroyd - bypass agreed
18.4.12 - Pre op assessment
29.6.12 - Start Pre-op Diet
9.7.12 - Bypass at Thornbury, Sheffield

Wonderlust

For a 4 day 3 night stay I took enough clothes for every day plus my dressing gown., only ever used two sets due to being connected to a drip three days.

Also took my laptop as the hospital had Wifi and my mobile. I didn't take a phone charger as I used the laptop to charge the phone.

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Pre op weight 227Kg 23/3/12(I am sure it was 225Kg...)
Op Date 29/3/12
2 Week Check up 217.4kg 13/4/12
6 Week Check up (at week 7) 207.2Kg 28/5/12
12 Week weight check 199.4Kg - First Landmark reached! 21/6/12
16 Week weight check 192.2Kg - 19/7/12
18 week Check-up 186.6Kg - Second Landmark under 30 stone - 3/8/12
22 week/5 month weight check 180.6kg -Third Landmark under 400lb, Fourth Landmark Lost 100lb 31/8/12
Unscheduled weight check due to emergency check up at the TIA Clinic 180.1Kg - 5/9/12
Unscheduled weight check at the Lymphoedema Clinic 176.2kg - 14/9/12 Fifth Landmark 50Kg gone!
26 Week Weight Check 172.8Kg 27/9/12
30 Week Weight Check 166.8kg 25/10/12 Sixth Landmark BMI Under 50
34 weeks 23/11/12 Guy's 12 month appointment 160.3kg Seventh Landmark Over 10 Stone gone...
39 Week Weight Check 157.6Kg eighth Landmark now under 25 Stone! Ninth Landmark 150Lbs gone!
44 Week Weight Check 156.6Kg - Stalled
52 Week Weight Check 154.4Kg - Stall ending?

Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is optional

BrianT

for a 4 night stay I took Pyjama bottoms and 2 x loose t-shirt, (only wore these the first night before the op) light dressing gown, saves everybody staring at your arse because the gowns not big enough!
I was in a gown from the morning of the op until the day I left. Decided against the 4 day rotating pants procedure and took clean ones for each day .
Toothbrush, wash gear and shaver etc plus a decent towel
Phone and charger. Took a mouth spray although hardly used it.

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Peterborough Guy

Boxers, shorts and T shirts, oh laptop, mobile,pillow for the ride home, for comfort from the seat belt on the wounds, wash bag, and head phones.

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Retfordmag

wonder if my hospital has free wifi?

thanks for advice guys, nice to see from a blokes perspective

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November 2011 - Referred to Northern General, Sheffield

19.1.12 - Group Session at NGH Sheffield
21.3.12 - Seen Mr Ackroyd - bypass agreed
18.4.12 - Pre op assessment
29.6.12 - Start Pre-op Diet
9.7.12 - Bypass at Thornbury, Sheffield

Wonderlust

I was lucky that I got "outsourced" to a private hospital on the NHS.

Don't know if any NHS hospitals offer Wifi, although depending on your phone and provider you may be able to teather your phone to the laptop.

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Pre op weight 227Kg 23/3/12(I am sure it was 225Kg...)
Op Date 29/3/12
2 Week Check up 217.4kg 13/4/12
6 Week Check up (at week 7) 207.2Kg 28/5/12
12 Week weight check 199.4Kg - First Landmark reached! 21/6/12
16 Week weight check 192.2Kg - 19/7/12
18 week Check-up 186.6Kg - Second Landmark under 30 stone - 3/8/12
22 week/5 month weight check 180.6kg -Third Landmark under 400lb, Fourth Landmark Lost 100lb 31/8/12
Unscheduled weight check due to emergency check up at the TIA Clinic 180.1Kg - 5/9/12
Unscheduled weight check at the Lymphoedema Clinic 176.2kg - 14/9/12 Fifth Landmark 50Kg gone!
26 Week Weight Check 172.8Kg 27/9/12
30 Week Weight Check 166.8kg 25/10/12 Sixth Landmark BMI Under 50
34 weeks 23/11/12 Guy's 12 month appointment 160.3kg Seventh Landmark Over 10 Stone gone...
39 Week Weight Check 157.6Kg eighth Landmark now under 25 Stone! Ninth Landmark 150Lbs gone!
44 Week Weight Check 156.6Kg - Stalled
52 Week Weight Check 154.4Kg - Stall ending?

Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is optional

Retfordmag

I'm going to The Thornbury. A private hospital in Sheffield.

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November 2011 - Referred to Northern General, Sheffield

19.1.12 - Group Session at NGH Sheffield
21.3.12 - Seen Mr Ackroyd - bypass agreed
18.4.12 - Pre op assessment
29.6.12 - Start Pre-op Diet
9.7.12 - Bypass at Thornbury, Sheffield

JO28172

I'm guessing as you've been outsourced to thornbury they will have wifi. Most private hospitals do...check with twinkle (Denise) as her op was there.

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17's
21/9/11 Pre Op Milk Diet Commenced - 17st 1.5lb
16's
4/10/11 Surgery Day! - 16st 5lb (10.5lb lost)
15's
15/10/11 15st 9.5lb (1st6lb lost)
14's
19/11/11 14st 13.5lb (2st 2lb lost)
13's
17/12/11 13st 13.5lb (3st 2lb lost)
12'S
11/2/12 12st11lb (4st 4.5lb lost)
11's
17/3/12 11st 12.8lb (5st 3lb lost)
10's
22/5/12 10st 13.5lb (6st 2lb lost)

Final weight 10st 2lb! - July 2012
goal surpassed by 2lb

THE END...

Retfordmag

Where did you have your op Jo, since you were under Mr Ackroyd too

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November 2011 - Referred to Northern General, Sheffield

19.1.12 - Group Session at NGH Sheffield
21.3.12 - Seen Mr Ackroyd - bypass agreed
18.4.12 - Pre op assessment
29.6.12 - Start Pre-op Diet
9.7.12 - Bypass at Thornbury, Sheffield

JO28172

Just up the road at the Claremont...he did twinkle on the Monday n then me on the Tuesday

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17's
21/9/11 Pre Op Milk Diet Commenced - 17st 1.5lb
16's
4/10/11 Surgery Day! - 16st 5lb (10.5lb lost)
15's
15/10/11 15st 9.5lb (1st6lb lost)
14's
19/11/11 14st 13.5lb (2st 2lb lost)
13's
17/12/11 13st 13.5lb (3st 2lb lost)
12'S
11/2/12 12st11lb (4st 4.5lb lost)
11's
17/3/12 11st 12.8lb (5st 3lb lost)
10's
22/5/12 10st 13.5lb (6st 2lb lost)

Final weight 10st 2lb! - July 2012
goal surpassed by 2lb

THE END...

Retfordmag

Will ask her, thanks Jo

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November 2011 - Referred to Northern General, Sheffield

19.1.12 - Group Session at NGH Sheffield
21.3.12 - Seen Mr Ackroyd - bypass agreed
18.4.12 - Pre op assessment
29.6.12 - Start Pre-op Diet
9.7.12 - Bypass at Thornbury, Sheffield

Evenstarr

I was looking on the Thornbury website earlier, it looks very nice from the outside, like an old country house hotel...you know the sort where you can have a wedding.

And as for what to take, I always have dry lips in hospital so I'd suggest a lip balm or small tin of Vaseline, and something to read!

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5 th April - referred by GP for WLS
10 th May - group session at Northern General Hospital
23 rd May - appointment to meet Mr Ackroyd
19 th June - pre-op assessment
20th August - Op day!

Weight loss on pre op diet 1 stone,
Post op
Week 1-8lbs
Week 2-5lbs
Week 3-3lbs
Week 4-6lbs
Week 5-4lbs
Week 6-4lbs
Week 7-4lbs
Week 8-4lbs

snack

As I said before make sure your knickers (or pants in your case lol ) or what ever u prefer lol are 100% cotton or u may end up with paper ones or none eekkkk lol x good luck xxx

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BIG KIM

You dont actually need as much as they say you do. I took underwear, socks, Washing/shaving kit with general toiletries such as tooth brush etc. antibacterial wipes & hand gel. dressing gown & slippers (a must), phone, magazines, clean clothes for when you leave and that was it. dont bother with pyjamas, as they make you wear a gown and surgical stockings, that compulsory. I was almost 30 stone and they found one to fit me. all the best. Kim

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1 Stone Lost- Yes
2 Stone Lost- Yes
3 Stone Lost- Yes
4 Stone Lost- Yes
5 Stone Lost- Yes
6 Stone Lost- Yes
7 Stone Lost- Yes
8 Stone Lost- Yes
9 Stone Lost- Yes
10 Stone Lost- Yes
11 Stone Lost- Yes
12 Stone Lost- Yes
13 Stone Lost- Yes
14 Stone Lost - Not Yet

Paula Lewis

How do you get outsourced ? If you don't mind me asking ?

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