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I have decided to go privately for my tummy tuck. I spoke to one of the plastic surgeons at work who told me what I would need to get the GP to say on the referral letter / funding request. I was told by them that they like you to be weight stable for at least 2yr post surgery, ideally have a...

Last christmas I was only just on normal textured food, at christmas. I was asked if I wanted to go on my works xmas do and I declined as I didn't want to pay the cost as I was only going to have a couple of spoon fulls of each of the three courses, how ever this year I have three xmas meals...

I was going to say exactly the same, I to work in theatres, two along from the one I had my gastric sleeve done in. You are kept covered by the sterile drapes. I know from actually being in there when bariatric procedures are done, we never expose the patient unless it is nesccesary, usualy just...

I had 9 and a half weeks of in total and had a month of phased return, building up to my full time hours. I had a sleeve, but work in a peadiatric operating theatre and there is alot of lifting etc that I have to do. My consultant didn't want me rushing back to work, so his team gave me a sick...

It seems so hard to believe that exactly a year ago today I was lucky to have the chance to have my wls, and even more lucky to have it done on the nhs. It has been a great year, but has had it's difficult times post surgery. I have dropped six clothes sizes and feel so much better. I am much...

I know that where I work there are a couple of the anesthetists that will only use a et breathing tube, and not one of the other types that we have. I also know that some of them when they know the patient has had bariatric surgery of some discription there is a pieace of kit that lets them see...

I was on soluble meds in hospital, and again they sent me home with a months supply. some of the meds I was already on before surgery was told that they could be crushed and put into water, didn't bother with that, after the first six weeks i started taking the tablets as normal.

I was sleeved nearly a year ago, I can't tolorate spicy foods in any way shape or form. A while ago a tried a sw tikka massala and put some greek yoghurt to tone it down but was in agony for a few hours after I ate it. like whats already been said it all depends on you and your body, you can try...

Another thing I would suggest or think about is going to a support group if you are able, they are not for everyone, but personally I have and still find them helpfull. I go to one that meets on the third thursday of every month. it really helped pre op and is also helping a lot post op as...

well done for getting to this point, and getting the go ahead for surgery. I had my surgery in Portsmouth nearly a year ago ( I will be a year post surgery on the 7th october) I had the sleee done and have so far lost 7 .5st and don't regret having it done. I choose the sleeve as I didn't like...

I have always been a front/ side sleeper, but now having lost 7.5 st in almost a year have to always sleep on my front as it's to uncomfortable to sleep on my sides as my hips get sore some times. Straight after surgery i would sleep mainly on my side but with a pillow to the side of my stomach...

I take 1 x forceval multi vit + mineral, 1 x 200mg iron three times aday 2 x adcal twice aday 1 x vit d once aday. You get used to taking them, i was found to be iron and vit d deficient when i started the wls process at the beginning of last year

I am nearly a year post surgery and I to struggle with the attention and comments that I recieve, both outside work and also at work. I had a review with one of the bariatric consultants and he said that if I wanted the physcological support was there if I wanted it. I am half way through a...

Mr Shaw Somers, He works all over and has works in Harley Street, I have worked with him in his NHS lists and some private lists. He is very approachable. We have his patients come from all over, kent, london amongst other places to have there procedures in Portsmouth. He was in on my operation...

When I went and got the go ahead for surgery, was told that nearer the time I would be told when to start the pre op diet. I was told i would have to do the milk diet for two weeks, which consisted of 4 pt of milk aday, a boviril drink and a sachet of sugar free jelly. I saw my surgeon at work...

I had my gall bladder removed roughly ten years ago,( was told at the time i was really young to have it done, I was 25yr) I to kept going through the flare ups, whilst working at the hospital, I probably should have gone to A+E, but didn't want to make a idiot of myself turning up in my work...

I work in the operating theatres and we get adults who sometimes bring in things that are of comfort to them, have to say what ever the adults have brought in is alot cleaner than what the kids bring in ( so don't worry about it, take what ever you want)

I had my procedure through the nhs but the hospital i work does do private bariatric surgery. some of the patients come from quite long distances, alot of people come through streamline surgical or self fund ( sorry if i am not able to mention individual companies) alot of people come to us as...

I am just ove ten months post surgery, I had a sleeve done and with the pre op diet and since surgery I have lost 7 .5 st and my bmi has gone from 50 (at anaesthetic assesment) to 34 at my last weigh in a couple of weeks ago, so am pleased

I get my multivitamin Forceval on prescription, was given soluble ones on discharge from hospital after my procedure, just asked the gp to put them on repeat prescription so just need to rquest them when I need some more.