katdec21
New Member
Hi all,
I need your advice as i am feeling abit paranoid.............3-4 weeks ago i had a meeting with a surgeon who was very nice and positive about me having a gastric band fitted, he has also wrote to my GP saying that i would be the "perfect candidate" for the opperation, the day after that meeting i had one with a dr in endocrinology, I left the office in tears as i thought at any moment he is going to tell me NO!, what he did say to me was: Do some research (like i haven't been doing for about a year now anyway!) about the banding and also go to a group to see what it's like to actually live with a band. O.K fair enough, so i have been waiting almost a month for him to send me details about a group as he said he would, so i had waited long enough and i found a group that i will be attending on sunday. Anyway, i called his secritary today and was told "yes a letter has been sent to you today!" "also it includes a "sleep apnea questionaire" she also told me that if i do all of the above then i will be called in for a "formal meeting" to SEE if it's a POSIBILITY to have the band fitted. So i said, that the surgeon said, that i was a good canditate, why have i got to jump though these hoops now, and bless her being loyal to her boss she said "He is the one that looks after you before and after the op and will be the one who does your fills he has to be sure you are perpared for whats going to happen, the surgeon just does the opperation!. Which i completley understand, but i feel in complete limbo.
So my questions are:
1. Am i being paranoid
2. Has anyone else had to go though boot camp to be excepted
You can either post a reply or send a SAE.
thankyou
I need your advice as i am feeling abit paranoid.............3-4 weeks ago i had a meeting with a surgeon who was very nice and positive about me having a gastric band fitted, he has also wrote to my GP saying that i would be the "perfect candidate" for the opperation, the day after that meeting i had one with a dr in endocrinology, I left the office in tears as i thought at any moment he is going to tell me NO!, what he did say to me was: Do some research (like i haven't been doing for about a year now anyway!) about the banding and also go to a group to see what it's like to actually live with a band. O.K fair enough, so i have been waiting almost a month for him to send me details about a group as he said he would, so i had waited long enough and i found a group that i will be attending on sunday. Anyway, i called his secritary today and was told "yes a letter has been sent to you today!" "also it includes a "sleep apnea questionaire" she also told me that if i do all of the above then i will be called in for a "formal meeting" to SEE if it's a POSIBILITY to have the band fitted. So i said, that the surgeon said, that i was a good canditate, why have i got to jump though these hoops now, and bless her being loyal to her boss she said "He is the one that looks after you before and after the op and will be the one who does your fills he has to be sure you are perpared for whats going to happen, the surgeon just does the opperation!. Which i completley understand, but i feel in complete limbo.
So my questions are:
1. Am i being paranoid
2. Has anyone else had to go though boot camp to be excepted
You can either post a reply or send a SAE.
thankyou
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