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To: Sajid Javid

Apronectomy on NHS

Make Apronectomy available on the NHS.

Why is this important?

My husband had a Gastric Bypass a few years ago ,but when he was due to have the excess skin removed after loosing weight he was unable to have it done on the NHS as Apronectomy is now classed as cosmetic & became a cut back.
He has COPD that is made worse with carrying the weight of the excess skin , has painful neck & shoulders ,walks with a crutch because he feels he could fall , also gets leg ulcers & could get them under the skin , he has a heart problem ,we can't have intimacy in our marriage .
Because he gets breathless ,we can't go on nice walks together . Which makes me sad when I see couples out walking , and I walk with a group instead or on my own.
How can the Government say this operation to remove excess stomach skin is cosmetic ,when it's medical & important for the health & wellbeing of the person concerned.

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Updates

2021-07-29 18:31:14 +0100

Today 29/7/2021, our email letter is in the our local newspaper the COMET .
We have told readers what and why we have a campaign ,and have appealed for more signatures.

2021-07-22 19:50:47 +0100

Today 22/7/2021 our local MP Stephen McPartland came to discuss and find out more about the campaign,and he will be contacting various contacts/departments . He also asked my husband to email the reasons why he wants an Apronectomy on the NHS ,and the medical history why he was due to have it .This will be sent to the various contacts ,before we ask Sajid Javid Secretary for Health and Social Care to get involved.

2021-07-20 22:08:38 +0100

I have received a reply to my email from our local MP ,who is going to arrange to meet us to talk about the petition.
I have also resent emails re the petition ,to the Daily Mail , Guardian , & local newspapers Herts Live ,& Comet .

2021-07-15 15:31:28 +0100

Today (15/7/21) I have sent emails to Sajid Javid Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Lord Adebowale (House Of Lords), and local MP . I will also be chasing up the emails I sent to national and local newspapers.

2021-07-12 12:06:43 +0100

I will be sending an email to Sajid Javid to make him aware of this petition , and ask for his support.

2021-06-22 21:09:01 +0100

I have sent an email to Matt Hancock Secretary of State,for Health and Social Care.And have also sent one to our local MP Stephen McPartland in Stevenage Hertfordshire.
I have also sent emails to the local newspapers , and the Daily Mail ,all of which were sent on 17/6/2021.

2021-06-06 16:54:21 +0100

10 signatures reached