suepat10
New Member
Hi
I wonder if anyone has been in this position. I have seen the nurse at my surgery today and my BMI is 48.5 - I need to gain 4 kg to reach the magic 50 BMI that my PCT insists on for funding (East Midlands). If accepted my surgery will be at Derby.
Can my GP refer me now and as long as my BMI is 50 when I go to the hospital which is when they decide if they are happy and they will therefore apply for funding then that's ok OR does my BMI have to be 50 at the point the GP contacts the hospital?
I've got an appointment in an hour and a half to see my GP about referring me (my nurse has insisted I keep this appointment as she can see how desperate I am in case this is an option) and the nurse 'hinted' I went with stones in my pockets - obviously she hadn't seen the bag full of stuff I had secreted round my body!
I am going in a bigger coat and heavier shoes but I don't see why he would weigh me again seeing as she just has and I was also weighed at the hospital yesterday - their scales weighed 10kg heavier!
I wonder if anyone has been in this position. I have seen the nurse at my surgery today and my BMI is 48.5 - I need to gain 4 kg to reach the magic 50 BMI that my PCT insists on for funding (East Midlands). If accepted my surgery will be at Derby.
Can my GP refer me now and as long as my BMI is 50 when I go to the hospital which is when they decide if they are happy and they will therefore apply for funding then that's ok OR does my BMI have to be 50 at the point the GP contacts the hospital?
I've got an appointment in an hour and a half to see my GP about referring me (my nurse has insisted I keep this appointment as she can see how desperate I am in case this is an option) and the nurse 'hinted' I went with stones in my pockets - obviously she hadn't seen the bag full of stuff I had secreted round my body!
I am going in a bigger coat and heavier shoes but I don't see why he would weigh me again seeing as she just has and I was also weighed at the hospital yesterday - their scales weighed 10kg heavier!