Georgie163
New Member
Hello!
Found this forum as I feel like really I'm going to need support and first hand knowledge as I embark on the road to a gastric bypass. And love reading all your inspiring stories!!
My names Georgie, I'm 40 and in dire need of this surgery, this really is last chance saloon for me. I've done every diet you can mention, the most successful being lighter life where I lost 5 stone. I felt amazing, attractive and most importantly fit and active. But the whole time I never felt comfortable, it's hard to explain but I still felt obese and struggled hard to keep my weight in check, like it was going to just creep on and I would be huge again. And that's exactly what happened and more. My thyroid became difficult to manage and became excessively low again, I was lethargic, depressed and for the last two years uncomfortable in my body and hating myself for it. I also felt like everybody spoke about me, and cut off contact with all my friends as didn't want people to see how I look.
My GP hasn't been of huge help, just giving me antidepressants and suggesting counselling to help with my body image like that was ever going to help. Instead I have decided to go down the surgery route and I had my first appointment with Mr El-Hasani and I feel buoyant about the outcome. He's so matter of fact and told me that I would always struggle, my thyroid would always be a problem (after having radioactive iodine) and that a gastric bypass would give me the life long help to control my weight and would help increase my metabolism. I feel like this is a wake up call to improve my life and a chance to be fit again and has given me so much encouragement.
So next I have an appt with the bariatric nurse early Feb. I'm hoping to be able to book my surgery date in at this appointment as I wasn't allowed to on this first appointment (something to do with NICE guidelines). I'm hoping for sometime in March.
My concern at the moment is mortality rates as I have read such different things online but hoping I can find out Mr El-Hasani's stats on next appointment.
I won't bore you all with anymore details, looking forward to finding out lots more about the procedure and reading your stories
Georgie ?
Found this forum as I feel like really I'm going to need support and first hand knowledge as I embark on the road to a gastric bypass. And love reading all your inspiring stories!!
My names Georgie, I'm 40 and in dire need of this surgery, this really is last chance saloon for me. I've done every diet you can mention, the most successful being lighter life where I lost 5 stone. I felt amazing, attractive and most importantly fit and active. But the whole time I never felt comfortable, it's hard to explain but I still felt obese and struggled hard to keep my weight in check, like it was going to just creep on and I would be huge again. And that's exactly what happened and more. My thyroid became difficult to manage and became excessively low again, I was lethargic, depressed and for the last two years uncomfortable in my body and hating myself for it. I also felt like everybody spoke about me, and cut off contact with all my friends as didn't want people to see how I look.
My GP hasn't been of huge help, just giving me antidepressants and suggesting counselling to help with my body image like that was ever going to help. Instead I have decided to go down the surgery route and I had my first appointment with Mr El-Hasani and I feel buoyant about the outcome. He's so matter of fact and told me that I would always struggle, my thyroid would always be a problem (after having radioactive iodine) and that a gastric bypass would give me the life long help to control my weight and would help increase my metabolism. I feel like this is a wake up call to improve my life and a chance to be fit again and has given me so much encouragement.
So next I have an appt with the bariatric nurse early Feb. I'm hoping to be able to book my surgery date in at this appointment as I wasn't allowed to on this first appointment (something to do with NICE guidelines). I'm hoping for sometime in March.
My concern at the moment is mortality rates as I have read such different things online but hoping I can find out Mr El-Hasani's stats on next appointment.
I won't bore you all with anymore details, looking forward to finding out lots more about the procedure and reading your stories
Georgie ?
