purplefluffything
New Member
Llike the heading says I am at the beginning of searching out WLS and I'm hoping to get lots of info from all of those that are way ahead of me and even had their surgery.
So far I have only been to my GP he is currently enquiring for me to have gastric banding on the NHS, he has told me what a strict critera it is and the waiting list long, he said I may have a slim chance due to my dissabilitys and health problems.
One thing is niggling me though, I have got an Intrathecal pump for chronic pain, this is a pump which is implanted into a pocket in my tummy and conected to this is a cathter the other end of the cathter is connected to my spine to give me 24/7 pain relief, I also have to take quite a few oral medications.
Taking oral medication with a gastric band would this hinder me having a one?
I would love to hear about all the pro's and con's the do's and don't of having this surgery.
If I fail to get on on the NHS My husband and I are seriously thinking of going private somehow, although this would be tight for us as I had to give up work 7 yrs ago and now recieve dissability benifits.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Well done to all of you x
Diana x
So far I have only been to my GP he is currently enquiring for me to have gastric banding on the NHS, he has told me what a strict critera it is and the waiting list long, he said I may have a slim chance due to my dissabilitys and health problems.
One thing is niggling me though, I have got an Intrathecal pump for chronic pain, this is a pump which is implanted into a pocket in my tummy and conected to this is a cathter the other end of the cathter is connected to my spine to give me 24/7 pain relief, I also have to take quite a few oral medications.
Taking oral medication with a gastric band would this hinder me having a one?
I would love to hear about all the pro's and con's the do's and don't of having this surgery.
If I fail to get on on the NHS My husband and I are seriously thinking of going private somehow, although this would be tight for us as I had to give up work 7 yrs ago and now recieve dissability benifits.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Well done to all of you x
Diana x