I am 24 years old. I weigh almost 16 stone. I have been fat all my life (although my friend say i wasnt in school, but i think i was). I am a student studying accounting. I have found a clinic in Belgium that does gastric balloons for £1750. I get my next round of student loan in April and would use £750 of this to pay for it. I would get a loan of £1000 for the rest of it and pay it back at £55 per month. I have been paying £70 per month tax on my job in error and am due this back. And it also means that when I am put on the right tax code if i get the loan i will still be £15 per month better off than I was. I know that you can only keep it in for 6 months. But i read that the average weight loss is 36%. That would bring me down to just over 10 stone. Which I think would make me the happist I had ever been. I dont want to get to 40 and regret ot doing it. I have 6 years left of my 20′s and i just want to enjoy them and feel good about myself.
What do you think?
Sorry I got the loan amount wrong, I would pay back £30 per month on the loan.
you should discuss this with your gp, firstly going to a foriegn clinic can be risky, even though it is cheap is it worth it? secondly you may be able to get one on the nhs if it is a serious risk to your health or mental health.
it is a massive desicion sometimes with repecussions always try the natural route first (easier said than done i know)
North American here, so the amounts mean nothing to me. Sorry.
(How does one make a pounds symbol on computer or does it come with UK computers? duh)
So using a school loan is ok for this surgery?
Are you aware of all the pros and cons for this type of surgery? It is not a walk in the park. And exercise is mandatory as losing weight so fast means, a lot of loose skin. Be sure to talk in depth to the surgeon/doctor and ask if there are past clients that are willing to talk about their experiences. Good luck