Our patients tell us that the best thing that we do is offer information evenings where our team of surgeons and bariatric practitioners take attendees through a presentation where they explain the latest options available in weight loss surgery.
During the presentation you will learn the advantages and disadvantages of the different surgical procedures available to you such as adjustable gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass surgery.
You’ll be able to ask questions, meet our team of surgeons and support staff and even book in for a one on one appointment to discuss your individual needs and goals.
Our next information evenings for 2012 are happening at 7:00PM in the Boardroom on Level 1 of St George Private Hospital, 1 South Street, Kogarah, NSW on the following dates
24th April
19th June
17th July
14th August
11th September
9th October
6th November
To book for any of these information evenings please call us on (02) 9553 1120 or email us at info@uppergisurgery.com.au and we will reserve your place – places are limited so contact us ASAP to make sure you don’t miss out.
I agree wholeheartedly from the perspective of a happy patient who’s made it out the other side!!. The more current accurate information you can obtain prior to undertaking bariatric surgery enables you to make informed choices about your future weight loss and is invaluable in setting realistic goals for your future. It is also important in terms of realising that you are not alone in what is a life long committment, not an easy fix. Michael and the team will help, support and encourage you in your ‘journey’ and by establishing these networks makes life easier when you do hit the occasional speed bump!! Perhaps the only suggestion for improvement would be to utilise the first hand testament of success of some patients, so that you can really see the before and after look and realise the magnitude of how utterley amazing it can be to have the weight of obesity lifted from your back. It is incredibly uplifting to your self image and self worth to realise just how much achieving sustained weight loss for someone defined by obesity their entire life is.If you think you can’t achive the same, you can. You can achieve anything, and it is life changing.
The profound effect of bariatric surgery on good health and your future lfe is possibly the single most priceless gift you can give yourself and your family. As a mother to be able to participate in your children’s lives, to feel and look a million dollars at your first child’s wedding, to realise that Christmas is about life not food, to enjoy the true meaning of the festive season without experiencing the dreadful uncomfortable effect of over indulging and to know that you can experience a very small amount of most things and still have sustained weight loss is like a dream come true! Making the decision to tackle obesity is a decision you make when you come to the stark personal realisation that you no longer want a noose around your neck that holds you back from living so make the decision now to get permanent help before 25th December because you will be 1 month closer to the rest of your life and an awful lot can happen in 4 weeks!! You will need help and support from family & friends, but you also need a state of resolve in your own mind that you can achieve sustained weight loss permanently given the right tools sooner rather than later, and only you can make that first step by seeking help from Michael and the team at Upper GI!! You will honestly never look back.