Looking for support in the UK

kozmic_tulip · October 30, 2005

Hi banders!!

I hope this post finds everyone well and finding successes on their road to the 'new you'

I have been banned now since 03 June 2005. I just had my first fill on 26 October 2005. My process has been very slow because I was done under the NHS and not privately.

Let me try to explain...

After 2+ years to find a doctor who would hear my weight loss issues and refer me to a surgeon. I was finally approved for my surgery under the NHS. I then had to wait a further 18 months before the procedure was done (typical slow pace of the NHS) all this time was very trying but worth the long wait. I had my surgery in June and was at a plateau the end of July (down 26 pounds). I was happy with my loss at the time. I had a post-op visit with my surgeon about that time, and he said I was at a point now when I needed a fill. Well... I didn’t hear anything more for over a month. I then received a letter near the end of August with a date for a fill on 26 October. I was getting very discouraged by the time the 26th rolled around. I was really struggling to just maintain my loss, and I was worried I would soon start to put weight back on. Only, because, when I stress I have the urge to comfort eat and I was clearly starting picking up old, bad eating habits.

Well, to cut to the chase and not to be too long winded, I was hoping to get a few replies back from fellow banders in the UK. I would most like to hear from others who have had their procedure done on the NHS rather than going privately. I feel if I had support from others whose situation is similar to my own, that we could help each other when we feel we are at low points in our journey. And possibly arrange to have support groups and meetings from time to time.

I look forward to reading some replies soon (please don’t do me like the NHS has!)

Thanks for listening

Cheers!!

jenny · October 31, 2005

hello kozmic_tulip i,m jenny from australia ex- pat from chelt to answer your question you could try what i did here its yahoo aust & nz i'm not very comp literate but i think if you tried yahoo uk or google go to groups and click on either support groups weight loss if there is something over there you might find it if not maybe you could start something good luck