Will bariatric surgery come down in price.

[RebelliousHoping]

Hi,

I’m thinking ahead in the future when more recovered from my current injury, there is a slightly longer term procedure I’d like to try maybe instead of weight loss injections and that is the balloon which is far less invasive then the main much more surgical options. Trying to get a price for this seems a right old challenge here in the UK with sites not displaying it or making you fill in a form before they’ll let you know.

Just wonder why costs for surgery aren’t coming down if the injections are doing really well and diverting everyone (who is eligible) to them?
If the WLI ever got out of stock hand again say, least these surgeons might know people are serious about weight loss having tried the injections and I was hoping make surgery more affordable.

I’d requested a free consultation to speak to a surgeon in another county here in the south east which I’d come across online (no private hospitals immediately local to me seem to do the bariatric surgery) but got an email back saying the telephone open event is no longer running, here is some information on all procedures offered sleeve, band etc and by the way did you know we also offer weight loss injections ourselves. (which I guess is actually pretty good to know)

Just find it interesting.

I doubt gastric surgery will reduce in price if you go privately. Staff is still required, anaesthetic, hospital bed etc. I paid just over £3K 2 years ago via Vitality after having the policy for a year (they’ve now upped that to 3 years, possibly the same wait time as going via the NHS, if they even do it in your area). I’ve lost over 11st.

I’m investigating Lithuania (iykyk) for an arm lift. Skin on my stomach I can cover, but not being able to wear a short sleeved top will drive me crazy. I don’t care about the scars, from previous (very big injury) experience, scars fade really well on me.

The hormone changes only last for about a year or so with a gastric sleeve. I spent the first year in complete bliss of never feeling hungry. Now I am hungry and have cravings, but when you cant actually fit food in, it makes you take stock of how those cravings come about. Ive learnt that for me it was not 'emotional eating' as I used to blame it on, but I crave food (not actually hungry), when tired or cold and when Im tired or cold its even worse. So I have learnt to ignore what I thought was hunger and cravings if Im not actually hungry and also learned (30 years too late) that also what I thought was a hunger pang is acid reflux!!!

Thanks really interesting, @soupyspoon, thanks for sharing.

i have that bliss at the moment with Mounjaro. I will stay on it long term, but I guess I may have to be prepared even then for the effects to wear off or change 🙈🙈🙈

well done on keeping the weight off and being so tenacious. Hats off to you.

I had surgery. Lost 5 stone and have managed to keep it off it is a whole lifestyle change. I can't eat very much at all. After 4/5 mouthfuls I'm full. Kind of lose the enjoy of food. No longer can eat buffets etc not worth the money. The worse part was living on 900 calories for 2, weeks before hand to reduce fat in liver. I was constantly nauseous for first month after surgery. It's the choice I made . However there are down sides.