emma&alex
New Member
hi
i saw my doctor yesterday and asked her about being refered for a gastric band, she said she has refered a few people in the past, and she is more than happy to do the same for me.
she said i have to do 6 months on some sort of diet pills before they would accept me to go in for surgery.
because im on anti depressants, she thinks that it wont be a problem being accepted for surgery. she also said that i am very limited to what diet pills i can actually go on.
she has asked me to write down my full diet this week and take it back to her next week, and then she will put me on the tablet that doesnt let you store fat from what you are eating (i forgot the name)
she said this will all go in my favour when i actually get refered in february.
she did say that they will assess to see how much weight, if any, i lose on the tablets, and that will be a deciding factor to if they accept me for the gastric band.
can i just ask people who have had this surgery through the nhs, if they lost any, and how much? and did this affect their decision to accept you for the treatment
thanks
emma
i saw my doctor yesterday and asked her about being refered for a gastric band, she said she has refered a few people in the past, and she is more than happy to do the same for me.
she said i have to do 6 months on some sort of diet pills before they would accept me to go in for surgery.
because im on anti depressants, she thinks that it wont be a problem being accepted for surgery. she also said that i am very limited to what diet pills i can actually go on.
she has asked me to write down my full diet this week and take it back to her next week, and then she will put me on the tablet that doesnt let you store fat from what you are eating (i forgot the name)
she said this will all go in my favour when i actually get refered in february.
she did say that they will assess to see how much weight, if any, i lose on the tablets, and that will be a deciding factor to if they accept me for the gastric band.
can i just ask people who have had this surgery through the nhs, if they lost any, and how much? and did this affect their decision to accept you for the treatment
thanks
emma