Patient Reviews

At the first consultation they told me directly whether I was eligible and gave me the list of required tests in writing. Nothing was rushed.

I heard the surgeon, the endocrinologist and the dietitian separately. Knowing the decision did not rest on one person put me at ease.

The length of my hospital stay, the discharge criteria and what I needed to do in the first month were all explained in advance. Nothing differed from what I had been told.

There was a consultation every week during the move from liquids to solid food, and I could put questions in writing on the days in between.

At the end of the assessment I was told surgery was not appropriate for me, and I was given a plan to follow instead. I found that an honest approach.

My blood levels were measured three times over the year, and my supplement routine was adjusted where two values came back low. That the follow-up continued mattered to me.

This was the first time I learned there was a non-surgical option; the two were set out side by side.

The session was not a formality; we genuinely talked through my eating patterns.

I was handed a schedule for the first three months after surgery, so I knew when each check was due.