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And So It Begins.....My New Life

kim53

New Member
Well finally am on the road to being a loser. I went for the seminar tuesday 8th, and now have to get 5kg off before the three months is up.
Interesting point for anyone in Co. Durham apparently the goal posts have been moved, in that your GP allegedly cannot refer you anymore you have to be referred by a specialist weight clinic, of which there are precisely 0 in Co. Durham the closest is Northumberland. Hoooray for the NHS decision makers:mad:.
As I have already been referred I am not affected, is it me or do these policy makers ever even think?

So anyway excited and incredibly nervous could be a 6 month wait in total. I await my consultation date with great anticipation.
anyone got any great tips for the next three months?
 

Butterfly_lady

Well-Known Member
Just wanted to say hi and good luck the next 3 months will fly by :)
 

Butterfly_lady

Well-Known Member
I'm doing great thank you, I had my op late November last year and I'm 6st down, I can do things I've not been able to do in years :) So glad I went ahead with the surgery :)
 

kim53

New Member
wow fantastic, funny isn't it I really want to be able to put my socks on easily and paint my toe nails, simple things.
 

princess4d4

Active Member
hi and welcome i would say do plenty of research to be sure and what op you want and to write any questions down you may want to ask and good luck
 

Tra_cey1969

New Member
Well finally am on the road to being a loser. I went for the seminar tuesday 8th, and now have to get 5kg off before the three months is up. Interesting point for anyone in Co. Durham apparently the goal posts have been moved, in that your GP allegedly cannot refer you anymore you have to be referred by a specialist weight clinic, of which there are precisely 0 in Co. Durham the closest is Northumberland. Hoooray for the NHS decision makers:mad:. As I have already been referred I am not affected, is it me or do these policy makers ever even think? So anyway excited and incredibly nervous could be a 6 month wait in total. I await my consultation date with great anticipation. anyone got any great tips for the next three months?

Is it Sunderland or Darlington you are at?
 

Crystalrainbow

Well-Known Member
Hi and a very warm welcome to a fab site :) my advise............ research research research........ use the time wisely....... prepare for your new life to come ........... I had almost a 3 year wait on the NHS (not typical most places) lol it seemed to drag forever, but wouldn't change it for the world............ the time and the preparation ensured my head was in the right place, which is the hardest bit :) good luck on your new path x x x x
 

PokeyKoala

New Member
Hi Kim and Welcome.

I echo others that have research research research ! There is plenty of great information and experience on here.

5kgs in 3 months - you can do it!
 

kim53

New Member
Thanks Ladies,
Tracey I am at Darlington, Adele only two more days!! good luck hunny. Thanks Chrisa, let me know when there is a get together, PokeyKoala (cute) have you had yours last week, how are you doing?
Kim
 

PokeyKoala

New Member
I did Kim. Last Monday. I'm doing OK, a few aches and pains but taking it slow until I'm on pureed food, then hopefully I'll have a little more energy.
 

kim53

New Member
Hi sorry i've been offline for a couple of days, how is everyone doing?
I managed to lose 3lb last week but not sure if i've put it back on, not quite got my head around this yet!
 

Mlig

New Member
Hiya :)

I'm really local to you! I was sort of referred by a dr at the hospital last week, but I have to go back to my gp for a referral, I hope they're not going to send me to Northumberland :-( but well done so far, I'll be following your posts now to see how you get on x
 

kim53

New Member
Hi Mlig
where are you? I think maybe in Durham they might stretch a point, as they haven't seen fit to provide one of the specialist centers, so good luck with the referral x
 

kim53

New Member
Well I have my date to meet the surgeon!!!!!!! 9th July excited and very nervous, so got to get my head on around this diet!
 

kim53

New Member
well it's taken longer than I thought but finally got my date 3rd November 15, so get ready to move along the bench for me
 
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