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Rake Lane/North Tyneside Update

Louise1

New Member
Hello all..
Just a quick update for anyone under the same PCT/route as myself.
I attended the seminar 3 weeks ago & completed my 12 week Lighten Up programme last week.
I've just called Mr Woodcock's secretary (she told me to do this last month) and had a couple of surprises!!
Firstly I may be waiting a while for my one to one nurse specialist appointment. Lighten Up will write to Mr Woodcock who will check over my progress over the 12 weeks & decide if he will keep me on the programme (7lbs lost & attended 11/12 so chuffing well hope so!!).
The problem is Lighten Up have a backlog as over 100 people ended their courses at the same time. No priority is given to writing up bariatric cases even though then need letters for further hospital treatment so to summarise I have no idea how long it will take them to type up my progress/referral and post it on.
I was also told it was my decision if I wanted to chase this up with the Lighten Up team however she woulldn't recommend it as they're busy. Nice.
Secondly, they are issuing appointments now for August. Her point was it'll make no difference how soon they get my progress letter as I'll wait a while for an appointment. I personally thought August was marvellous. I was expecting December.
It would appear nothing is as simple as it first appears!!
Is anyone else having the same problems with Rake Lane??
xx
 

suzie290304

Member
Hi well done on your 7 pounds weight loss :) Ye waiting a long time for nurse/dietician hopefully though this will be the long part fingers crossed, we will get their x x x
 

suzie290304

Member
Louise have you received your nurse app through the post yet and will you be going to wallsend the green might be worth giving them a ring to see if at least if they can give you a date no harm in trying cheeky i no ;) x x x
 

wencho

Member
how long from nurses app at wallsend to surgery? helps us know what kind of wait we are in for.......hope its sooner than the 12-18mnths louise...that seems ages away still :(
 

wencho

Member
is there a possibility of it being sooner than 6 mnths for example if you can take any date at short notice etc or is that a time limit that has to be stood by?
 

suzie290304

Member
No only get cancelations for surgery as far as I no, but 12 - 18 months from now to surgery is quiet good but if you need any other checks might be longer ie sleep ap or phyc tests done a few people on different website waited over 2 years because of other checks at our hospital x x x
 

suzie290304

Member
Appointments at as follows weight management, 2 months wait for seminar, 6 months for nurse/dietician, then 4 months after that appoint with surgeon when you will get a yes or no and date. Don't no about other test camera or blood works haven't got that far lol x x x
 

wencho

Member
im 5 weeks through my wm course and im at the seminar on thursday....where do i stand on the nurse app time scale wise?....sorry for all these questions lol
 

suzie290304

Member
No problem at why weight it was 6 months at end of program to nurse if you have already had seminar x x x
 

wencho

Member
im still waiting for a nurses app lol
 

suzie290304

Member
Hi wencho I would give them a ring just to see if they have received all the paper work from your 12 week course. If so ask them about nurse app they might give you a date their and then. No harm in trying lol ;) x x x
 

Haylz6

New Member
I went to rake lane and they were evil, the nurses treat you like you were something they stepped in, they shouted at us and pushed passed me.

The doctor was no better, told me I was asking stupid questions, they were that bad that when I left I Brust into tears, abs because of there treatment am going private.

I hope they treat u a milion times better then me and u get ur op date asap xx

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liggielass

sally ann
:)hello haylz i went private also i went with keith seymour as he is one of the rake lane surgeons i had mine done at the nuffield, i had gone through the lighten up prog but knew i still had to wait ages after that so i bit the bullet and paid, its the best thing i did and keith seymour is an outstanding surgeon and person, i go to the meetings every third tues in the education dept at rake lane they are very good for all stages of wls you should come to the next one xxx
 
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