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Gold star gay here! :1298_raised_hands_tone4:

I am very single, live in LA. 50 yo black male. Slide into my DMs if interested. LOL

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Don’t know if this thread is still very active but thought I’d say hello just in case. 42 year old queer NB living in London. My bypass surgery is in two weeks and just started my pre op diet today. Nice to find some community on here!

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This is literally my first post here but I couldn't pass up responding. It looks like gays are here, including me 🙂 I have a good friend in Prescot near Liverpool. We talk almost every day. I feel like an honorary Brit, lol. I'm trying to decide between Gastric Sleeve and RNY, there are pluses and minuses for both but I'm leaning towards the sleeve. Is bariatric surgery covered under the NHS? It looks like you have only about a week to go - good luck!

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On 10/16/2022 at 14:00, David in Washington said:



This is literally my first post here but I couldn't pass up responding. It looks like gays are here, including me 🙂 I have a good friend in Prescot near Liverpool. We talk almost every day. I feel like an honorary Brit, lol. I'm trying to decide between Gastric Sleeve and RNY, there are pluses and minuses for both but I'm leaning towards the sleeve. Is bariatric surgery covered under the NHS? It looks like you have only about a week to go - good luck!


I know Prescot well! I used to live in Manchester and did a lot of work with an arts organisation in Preston.

It’s possible to get bariatric surgery on the NHS, but the waiting list is years long. So I’ve gone private!

My surgeon recommended the RNY as the sleeve can make reflux worse, and that’s something I already struggle with. Surgery is on Monday 😅

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*Waves*

Just trying to learn as much as I can before surgery. Hopefully will be next September/October. My insurance makes you wait a year before you're actually approved. Not sure if that's just to make REALLY sure you're ready for it or it's a stall tactic to get people so frustrated they just give up. Anyway, shout out to my fellow Friends of Dorothy.

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10 hours ago, Phigment69 said:

*Waves*

Just trying to learn as much as I can before surgery. Hopefully will be next September/October. My insurance makes you wait a year before you're actually approved. Not sure if that's just to make REALLY sure you're ready for it or it's a stall tactic to get people so frustrated they just give up. Anyway, shout out to my fellow Friends of Dorothy.

I barely just got here myself. I'm getting my pre-op tests now and will hopefully have bypass within a couple of months. Welcome to the party 🏳️‍🌈

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