Hi everyone my name is Sarah from London, am 25 years old and I have been overweight my entire life, am currently about 330lbs inh and 5"8 this is by the heaviest I have ever been, it's actually just depressing. Like everyone else who is condidering or has had wls I have tried every diet under the sun, the Cambridge, Atkins, Dukan, herbal life, juice fasting raw food diet you just name I have probaly done it, was even prescribed orlistat for a over six months, it was just horrific even though I lost weight after I stop taking the pills all the weight plus just all came within a few weeks, everyone always says how confident I am but that's far from the truth, am just good at hiding my feelings, have been depressed for years, I can't control my weight at its frustrating I have hit rock bottom and surgery is the only glimmer of hope to a healthy longer life... I don't have any other illness apart from constant back pain, joint pain and my feet are always swelling after just a short walk....a few years back I spoke to a gp about possible wls under the nhs but I was simply brushed off and just told to eat less and move more (if only it was that easy) that was that.... So recently in march I finally decided to speak to my new gp and explained everything she was really sensitive and really helpful (god bless her heart) after looking at my records and speaking a senior gp I was finally refferred to dr Sufi at the whittington hospital on the 17/03/14. After waiting about 6 weeks I had still not heard anything from the hospital and so the panic kicked in I called the hospital and guess what I was told that the hospital has not recieved my refferal I was advised to get my gp to fax it in...3 more weeks later I still hadn't heard anything so I called the hospital again...and they said they had not recieved my refferal either by fax either by this point it was about 2 months since my refferal, I think I just cried for a whole day then called my gp surgery the next day really angry I spoke to a secretary who confirmed that the fax had been sent already she kindly offered to call the hospital and find our what exactly was going on, she then faxed my refferal for the third time this was about 3 weeks ago... This morning I finally got a letter to attend a group session... Finally the ball is rolling but then again I don't want to get myself all ecxited... Am still hopeful but with these things you will never know... I have been coming to this site almost on a daily basis, it has been really inspiring and encouraging, am glad I have found this site because i feel everyone is either in the same boat or has been there.
I have a few questions and I would really appreciate it if anyone can respond, first I have been invited to a group session on the 2/7/14 does this mean I have been accepted for wls? Is anyone else attending group session at the whittington on the same day? How long roughly is the process from refferal to surgery at the whittington? What is the next stage after the group session? Sorry for all the questions guys but am just a bit anxicious it seems so close yet so far away... I have also read a lot on bad expiriences on Here even though am ecxited it's still all a bit overwhelming. Well have a lovely evening hope someone replies xx
I have a few questions and I would really appreciate it if anyone can respond, first I have been invited to a group session on the 2/7/14 does this mean I have been accepted for wls? Is anyone else attending group session at the whittington on the same day? How long roughly is the process from refferal to surgery at the whittington? What is the next stage after the group session? Sorry for all the questions guys but am just a bit anxicious it seems so close yet so far away... I have also read a lot on bad expiriences on Here even though am ecxited it's still all a bit overwhelming. Well have a lovely evening hope someone replies xx
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