“My ever increasing weight was never mentioned growing up, however at the age of 16 I joined the first of many slimming groups. The desire to lose the weight was so strong that I could lose huge amounts of weight (6-7 stones) at a given time however I lacked the...

“I have been over weight all of my life, from as far back as I can remember. Always the biggest of my siblings, the biggest in my friendship groups and the biggest in my family. I was in a cycle lots of obese people find themselves in, I would comfort eat to feel...

“I have always struggled with my weight from a young age slowly putting it on in my early and late teens. I tried so many diets that I became an expert in most of them but even though I managed to lose weight sometimes I could never keep it off. It had a massive...

71 year old Mrs S had laparoscopic repair hiatus hernia and Nissen fundoplication for intractable symptoms, her daughter wrote a lovely note..."mum is back to normal life".

Mr F (then 32 years old) collapsed at the wheel while on the motorway from major gastrointestinal bleeding. The patient was rushed via ambulance to hospital, underwent emergency lifesaving surgery of the stomach and pancreas. Mr F remains alive and well 9 years later...

I had my surgery in October 2015 and I was well looked after and was well informed about what was going to happen to me. When I needed any answers the Dietitian was always available to assist me. She has been a support to me all the way through my journey. Though I...