Sadie

Hmm... :cry add me too!!! Does anyone think she looks older now she's lost the weight?

Bandster.................... Name (Optional)................... Surgery Date ______________________________________________________ Amieru...........................Amie................................. ...26 February 2008 crystalcml......................Crystal............................... ..28 January 2008 LilMissBand-Aid.............Irene...................................11 February 2008 TachaBaby505................Natacha................................09 January 2008 Mac the Knife................Mac.....................................13 February 2008 Sadie...........................Sarah.....................................2 February 2008 TinaBobina....................Tina.................................... .11 February 2008

Forgot to put this in the last post, the orthopaedic surgeon mentioned in the article has his own blog spot charting his ongoing success with his band - Chris Oliver Blogspot Sadie

Attached is a link to an article that appeared in todays Edinburgh Evening News. Looks like funding has been given the go ahead for NHS patients in the East of Scotland. Good news!:clap2: Obese patients in Lothian to be offered stomach surgery - Edinburgh Evening News Sadie:biggrin1:

Lyn, both surgeons will be doing my op which is cool. As for WW been there done it. I've found the only thing that works for me is calorie counting. Lew, currently there is at least 120-150 referrals waiting on initial appointments in Edinburgh on the NHS, but because there is no bariatric service as such, they are not given the same status as other referrals ie you are guaranteed an appointment with a specialist within 18 weeks. After discussions with people involved in securing NHS funding for bariatric surgery, I chose to go private as I would wait at least a year to even see Mr Tulloh/Mr de Beaux on the NHS and another two years for the op itself. The last I heard is that funding should be in place in April 08, the new financial year for around 50 operations a year. So far less than 5 patients were seen at a one off clinic. No NHS bariatric clinic is running at the moment in Edinburgh unfortunately. Hope this helps a bit! Sadie

My surgery is scheduled for 2nd Feb. I am funding this myself so I could have chosen an earlier date but I wanted to enjoy Christmas first. I did ask for a date in January, but my surgeons are not operating in January. This gives me 2 weeks after the New Year before I start the 2 week pre-op liquid diet. I'm at 274lbs now, I'll be happy at 140-150lbs. Good luck to everyone who starts their new life in February '08 :whoo:

Hi Lyn I've known both surgeons personally for a number of years now (I work in the same NHS Dept as them). I have also decided to have a lap band fitted. Due to funding problems at the moment with the NHS in Lothian, and although I work for them, I'm paying for mine at the Murrayfield Hospital. I've had my initial consultation, pre-op assessment and my psychological assessment which I passed :clap2: I have now been given my op date in 8 weeks time - my choice, I wanted to enjoy Xmas first! Would personally recommend them, maybe I'm biased as I have a good working/personal relationship with them, but I think this helped me make my mind up to have the surgery here in Edinburgh rather than Glasgow. If you want to know anything else, please ask. Sadie