Hi Everyone! New Here...

[amycatem 1]

My name's Amy, I'm 30, have a BMI of 31...and am having surgery tomorrow (Eeeek!) had my bloods done today, now waiting in a hotel near the hospital (Dolan Park near Birmingham, UK) . Great to find a place for other low BMI bandsters....worry that other people find it a bit annoying that I have only 50lbs to lose....though it seems plenty to me!

[2muchfun 8,927]

Hi Amy, I'm curious. Are you a self pay or will your government run healthcare system pay for your surgery? It would be difficult to for us Americans to have any insurance pay for this unless the co-morbids were extreme.

My BMI was around 37 and here most docs won't do the surgery if it's under 35. Although, I find it hard to believe any doctor would turn away $10,000 on a technicality like that?

Look forward to you posting your progress, complaints, advice and concerns.

tmf

[amycatem 1]

Hi! I'm self pay. The national health service will pay for some operations but you usually have to have a bmi of 40 or over, and there can be a long wait. The cost was £4995...which I think may be less than it costs in the US? (not sure about currency conversion at the moment!)

[Kate rules 43]

Hi Amy. Congrats on surgery. Wishing you health and happy losing.

[amycatem 1]

Thank you. Am three days out and feeling okay! Xx