Hi there, just wanted to say hello. I'm not going to be of much use to you as I don't live in your area so have no idea on waiting lists - also I had to go private.
When I saw the consultant obviously I knew I was going to get the op as am (hopefully still!) relatively fit despite my size and of course, the company wants my money! The questions he asked were: What type of eater am I (volume), how did I get to my current size; we talked about any medical problems; he weighed and measured me; had I dieted successfully in past (yes but have always yo-yoed and then gained more); what diets/pills etc have I had; he needed a letter from my Psych as I have Bipolar ( I already had one to hand) but did not need to contact GP as I see more of psych than GP; he asked what ops I had had; asked about my reaction to anaesthetic ( spewing for hours after op. - tried to throw-up after gastricband but couldn't); and I think most importantly, my attitude to the band and how I could use it for weight loss (not expect it to work on it's own).
He did not try and persuade me to have By-pass despite my weight as I had already made it clear that for a number of reasons I didn't want the by-pass. (Many people here have had BP and do really really well).
Hope that is useful to you.
