Aftercare and support

You will have a team of people around you to help you through your weight loss surgery and the following months. They will be there to help you stay healthy and achieve the best weight loss results for you.

Because obesity surgery is just a part of the process, we have put in place a comprehensive aftercare programme to ensure you receive all the care and support you need, long after your surgery for weight loss. The programme includes the following:

While in hospital

   Following weight loss surgery your obesity surgeon will usually see
     you daily to checkyour condition, discuss your operation and talk
     through the nextstages of your aftercare.
   You will have discussions with your dietician to plan your diet for
     when you go home. You will be given diet sheets to help you
     understand what you need to do.

After you have gone home

   Your weight loss surgeon will see you again a month after surgery
     then every three months for the first year.
   You will have monthly one to one meetings with your dietician
     who will provide ongoing dietary advice.
   There are regular patient support group meetings led by the
     dietician, to help you stay motivated and overcome any difficulties
     you are having with your new lifestyle.
   You will be able to contact your hospital in case of complications
     immediately after discharge.
   If you have a lap band, you will need to visit the Outpatient
     Department of your BMI hospital to have the band adjusted. This
     usually takes two adjustments to find the right level of restriction,
     but additional adjustments may be required. The first one is
     usually six weeks after lap banding surgery.

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