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- Thread starter Damselfly
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milliemollymandi1234
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Hi there nice to here from someone who on the same journey 
What are you hoping for?
What are you hoping for?
Ohtobeslinky
Member
Hello and welcome to the mad house! There's loads of information and great advice on here so whichever op you're going for you're sure to find the info you need.
Keep us up to date with your progress! x
Keep us up to date with your progress!
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los in it
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hello newbie and a very warm welcome to our club!
sorry to hear of your experience at the unnamed hospital
maybe you can speak with a different doctor? please don't let this put you off trying to change your life
I had my bypass at Homerton and they were lovely to me and still are 16 months later
I wish you good luck
sorry to hear of your experience at the unnamed hospital
maybe you can speak with a different doctor? please don't let this put you off trying to change your life
I had my bypass at Homerton and they were lovely to me and still are 16 months later
I wish you good luck
Hi Damselfly,
I'm new too, from the other side of London and at the Whittington (for a sleeve, toes crossed!) I found that my GP was easier to chat through things with as she knows me far better than the surgeon.
Also, this forum and its peoples are have so much experience and knowledge that almost every question I had has been answered just by reading (especially diaries).
Hope things seem clearer for you soon.
Francesca
I'm new too, from the other side of London and at the Whittington (for a sleeve, toes crossed!) I found that my GP was easier to chat through things with as she knows me far better than the surgeon.
Also, this forum and its peoples are have so much experience and knowledge that almost every question I had has been answered just by reading (especially diaries).
Hope things seem clearer for you soon.
Francesca
(Hope this lands in the right place!)
Hi and thanks for the responses.
it's the Homerton and I haven't been made an offer yet but said I prefer a band as it seems less invasive.
Reluctance - here goes...
Hi and thanks for the responses.
it's the Homerton and I haven't been made an offer yet but said I prefer a band as it seems less invasive.
Reluctance - here goes...
- A sense of loss of control over my body. Complicated and emotion-bound this one - a feeling of relinquishing an important area of control
- A fear that all the good dietary habits I have embedded with slimming world (I've lost 30lb since March) will be unlearned because I won't be able to digest so much fruit and veg
- The possibility of not losing any more than I could with slimming world
- A fear that social meals (not that I do them often) will become something I can't do - I have no idea re diet post "mashed"
- I'm coeliac too....
- Lack of relationship with a surgeon I really didn't like
- Possibility of complications
(Hope this lands in the right place!)
Hi and thanks for the responses.
it's the Homerton and I haven't been made an offer yet but said I prefer a band as it seems less invasive.
Reluctance - here goes...
Hi and thanks for the responses.
it's the Homerton and I haven't been made an offer yet but said I prefer a band as it seems less invasive.
Reluctance - here goes...
- A sense of loss of control over my body. Complicated and emotion-bound this one - a feeling of relinquishing an important area of control
- A fear that all the good dietary habits I have embedded with slimming world (I've lost 30lb since March) will be unlearned because I won't be able to digest so much fruit and veg
- The possibility of not losing any more than I could with slimming world
- A fear that social meals (not that I do them often) will become something I can't do - I have no idea re diet post "mashed"
- I'm coeliac too....
- Lack of relationship with a surgeon I really didn't like
- Possibility of complications
Thanks for all the messages, I posted this over the weekend but for some reason it didn't post.
I'm at the Homerton. Oh and I'm a coeliac too
ok reservations...
A sense of losing control over my body, kinda like a failure but not in the obvious sense....more things slipping away from me.
A fear that I will permanently change my body, possibly harm it for minimal return - I'm doing quite well on diet atm (30lb off since March) but diets were pooh-poohed by the doctor at my visit (the beginning of the appointment going downhill)
A fear that I will lose the good dietary habits I've formed over the last 9 months as I won't be able to cope with a high fruit & veg diet.
Worry that social eating will be a thing of the past - mealtimes won't be normal again.
I think that's most of it. I had a pretty awful Doctor interview - so bad I'm thinking of asking for it to be re-done with another Doctor and tried phoning today.
I need to get to the patient group but don't have dates after December 2015 - and the phone line never gets answered
I'm at the Homerton. Oh and I'm a coeliac too
ok reservations...
A sense of losing control over my body, kinda like a failure but not in the obvious sense....more things slipping away from me.
A fear that I will permanently change my body, possibly harm it for minimal return - I'm doing quite well on diet atm (30lb off since March) but diets were pooh-poohed by the doctor at my visit (the beginning of the appointment going downhill)
A fear that I will lose the good dietary habits I've formed over the last 9 months as I won't be able to cope with a high fruit & veg diet.
Worry that social eating will be a thing of the past - mealtimes won't be normal again.
I think that's most of it. I had a pretty awful Doctor interview - so bad I'm thinking of asking for it to be re-done with another Doctor and tried phoning today.
I need to get to the patient group but don't have dates after December 2015 - and the phone line never gets answered
