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Fuffs · 23rd January, 2012

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Originally Posted by gemma-lou88

yeah i think it is, i lost nearly 3st when i had a date to work towards but after i thought i wasnt getting the op, and things got stuck i gained. anybody else get this? x

A load easier to lose with a target in mind. Without it, it can be a real struggle! Good luck! You can do it x

Red 42 · 24th January, 2012

well done Gemma, but don't rest on your laurels now. If you can lose more before the endoscopy do so, but don't put on or they will delay you. It happened to me as I'd had a band removed and when I had the endoscopy 5 months later to check all was ok to proceed to bypass, I'd put 3 kg on...they didn't take into account I'd been unable to eat with the band to being back to normal again.

I wasn't seen for 6 months and when I was, Mr Schroeder spoke to me like I was an imbecile and threatened me that if I was 1 gram over the target weight they set me, I'd be discharged...he then set me a very hefty target.

I actually got 2.5 kg under that target, but at the end of the day, they hold all the cards and they will carry out their threats of discharging you if you gain weight. The day I went for my pre op, the nurse said 'oooh, I've just been reading your notes...have you lost weight?' she was really worried for me but I'd decided after my consult with Mr Schroeder that if anyone was going to be cancelling the op, it was going to be my decision, not his!!!

I think that's what spurred me on

go for it girl...you really can do it xx

HoPe*87* · 24th January, 2012

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Originally Posted by Red 42

well done Gemma, but don't rest on your laurels now. If you can lose more before the endoscopy do so, but don't put on or they will delay you. It happened to me as I'd had a band removed and when I had the endoscopy 5 months later to check all was ok to proceed to bypass, I'd put 3 kg on...they didn't take into account I'd been unable to eat with the band to being back to normal again.

I wasn't seen for 6 months and when I was, Mr Schroeder spoke to me like I was an imbecile and threatened me that if I was 1 gram over the target weight they set me, I'd be discharged...he then set me a very hefty target.

I actually got 2.5 kg under that target, but at the end of the day, they hold all the cards and they will carry out their threats of discharging you if you gain weight. The day I went for my pre op, the nurse said 'oooh, I've just been reading your notes...have you lost weight?' she was really worried for me but I'd decided after my consult with Mr Schroeder that if anyone was going to be cancelling the op, it was going to be my decision, not his!!!

I think that's what spurred me on

go for it girl...you really can do it xx

Heck!! He's my surgeon and I've never met him yet. Hope he is nicer than he sounds lol. Get my op in 9 days xx

Red 42 · 24th January, 2012

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Originally Posted by HoPe*87*

Heck!! He's my surgeon and I've never met him yet. Hope he is nicer than he sounds lol. Get my op in 9 days xx

he's got a nice bedside manner, he took my band out but when he's giving you a bit of a pep talk in the clinic he's a mean dude

in the end, it was Mr Balapuri who did my bypass...I think it depends on what day you have your op as to who you get.
I had to be quite specific with my op date due to Uni commitments and term time holidays, they'd called me up last October but I couldn't have op until Christmas holidays. The ward staff were fab and boy did I scrutinize them (I'm a student nurse myself) and at the end of the day, the surgeons just want you to be in the best health and peak fitness for the op...that's why they're so strict with the weight loss targets.

HoPe*87* · 24th January, 2012

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Originally Posted by Red 42

he's got a nice bedside manner, he took my band out but when he's giving you a bit of a pep talk in the clinic he's a mean dude

in the end, it was Mr Balapuri who did my bypass...I think it depends on what day you have your op as to who you get.
I had to be quite specific with my op date due to Uni commitments and term time holidays, they'd called me up last October but I couldn't have op until Christmas holidays. The ward staff were fab and boy did I scrutinize them (I'm a student nurse myself) and at the end of the day, the surgeons just want you to be in the best health and peak fitness for the op...that's why they're so strict with the weight loss targets.

My last visit was when i was put on the waiting list and they forwarded me a copy of the letter they sent to my GP which just said I'd done well with my weight and was 105kg so I was being put on the waiting list. I have my pre op assessment this Friday so I'm aiming to be under 105kg and I should be fine as I wasn't given a target. I've heard all the staff are lovely and really helpful. They have changed my surgeon a few times now I'm not fussed who I get they all seem nice and good at there jobs. Xxx

angelica13 · 25th January, 2012

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Originally Posted by gemma-lou88

yeah i think it is, i lost nearly 3st when i had a date to work towards but after i thought i wasnt getting the op, and things got stuck i gained. anybody else get this? x

God yes!

I had an appointment last summer - Aug, and was keeping my weight steady. Then they cancelled it and gave me a date in Nov. I kind of thought to hell with it, and put on about a stone, which I then had to get back off again plus my target for Nov. Very stupid!

I can feel myself getting peed off with it all again after they told me that the dates were going to be longer than usual. It seems so far away that you think you'll just get it off again. If only it was that easy.

But - am going to go to my drs every couple of weeks now to get weighed so I can keep a better eye on my weight. It's free, and they'll give me a telling off if I start to slip!

1missstephanie · 5th February, 2012

I've just had a bypass on Tuesday at srh, and I can say from endoscopy stage to op they moved a lot faster than they said, and I thought. I had my endoscopy in Oct, and was offered my op for January. I know appointments seems miles away, but keep motivated with the weight loss in between so they don't catch you short with your preop and op dates. It's a stressful enough change to make to your life without worrying about having to make weight too!!
Good luck everyone....and persevere...it's worth it!!
Xx

24th January, 2012	#32 (permalink)
Red 42 novice bypasser Red 42's Profile Albums Red 42's Photo Gallery Join Date: 3rd August, 2007 Location: North East Posts: 1,235 Thanks: 205 Thanked 212 Times in 203 Posts Rep Power: 124 Consultant: SRH Funding: NHS Surgery Type: Bypass Surgery Date: 14/12/11 bypass done...Yay! Height: 5' 5" Gender: Female Start Date: Banded 26th May 2009, band removed 2nd July 2010	well done Gemma, but don't rest on your laurels now. If you can lose more before the endoscopy do so, but don't put on or they will delay you. It happened to me as I'd had a band removed and when I had the endoscopy 5 months later to check all was ok to proceed to bypass, I'd put 3 kg on...they didn't take into account I'd been unable to eat with the band to being back to normal again. I wasn't seen for 6 months and when I was, Mr Schroeder spoke to me like I was an imbecile and threatened me that if I was 1 gram over the target weight they set me, I'd be discharged...he then set me a very hefty target. I actually got 2.5 kg under that target, but at the end of the day, they hold all the cards and they will carry out their threats of discharging you if you gain weight. The day I went for my pre op, the nurse said 'oooh, I've just been reading your notes...have you lost weight?' she was really worried for me but I'd decided after my consult with Mr Schroeder that if anyone was going to be cancelling the op, it was going to be my decision, not his!!! I think that's what spurred me on go for it girl...you really can do it xx Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter BlueDiamond, gemma-lou88, newcy and 1 others like this.

5th February, 2012	#37 (permalink)
1missstephanie Regular Member 1missstephanie's Profile Albums 1missstephanie's Photo Gallery Join Date: 5th February, 2012 Location: Sunderland Posts: 21 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 0 Consultant: Mr Small Funding: NHS Surgery Type: Gastric bypass Surgery Date: 31.01.2012 Gender: Female Start Date: April 2010 Start Weight: 326lb Current Weight: 243lb Goal Weight: 154lb Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 83lb Weight to Lose: 89lb % Lost: 25.46%	I've just had a bypass on Tuesday at srh, and I can say from endoscopy stage to op they moved a lot faster than they said, and I thought. I had my endoscopy in Oct, and was offered my op for January. I know appointments seems miles away, but keep motivated with the weight loss in between so they don't catch you short with your preop and op dates. It's a stressful enough change to make to your life without worrying about having to make weight too!! Good luck everyone....and persevere...it's worth it!! Xx Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter angiemason and angelica13 like this.

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