Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group
Chat about how well your latest diet is -- or is not -- working. This group is a great place to find support and accountability as well as share success stories and valuable lessons with the community. From where to start to weekly weigh-ins, get help from others to reach your dieting and weight maintenance goals.
Hi everyone,
Just joined the group, I had gastric sleeve back on Jan. 12, 2011, I have lost 83 lbs. so far. My problem is this. In the past I was anorexic. This was quite a long time ago, back in my thirty's. I am now 51. I always struggled with weight issues and constant diets & compulsive exercise and bulimia as well. So , now the problem...when I went in to meet with the psychiatrist in order to be evaluated for my weightloss surgery I lied to them about ever having any eating disorder, I also lied on the paperwork I had to fill out. I had lived out of state, so they were not privy to this info. I'm sure I am not the first to do this, as I felt so very desperate, due to many health issues my weight has caused. Though I admit that I am not saying it was the right thing to do, but, I was afraid I would be disqualilfied from the surgery. Anyhow, now that I am losing weight...I can barely eat...I am afraid to eat...I live on ice coffee, beside the fear of eating, the type surgery I had also removes upper portion of the stomach, where a hunger stimulating hormone is released, so my hunger has been removed by the surgery...So, I have no appetite and also fear eating...what a dilema...I guess I am not looking for sympathy, I just needed to talk about it. It is to late to change what I have done, the surgery is permanent. I have a therapist, and we have talked a little about it, and though she is watching me fade away, she does not realize the extent of the problem. I have my next follow up with the gastroenterologist end of this week, should I come clean...I am in over my head...they will know when my blood work comes back anyway that I am not getting my nutrition...but, I don't know how to change my mind set. Well thanks for listening.....
Just joined the group, I had gastric sleeve back on Jan. 12, 2011, I have lost 83 lbs. so far. My problem is this. In the past I was anorexic. This was quite a long time ago, back in my thirty's. I am now 51. I always struggled with weight issues and constant diets & compulsive exercise and bulimia as well. So , now the problem...when I went in to meet with the psychiatrist in order to be evaluated for my weightloss surgery I lied to them about ever having any eating disorder, I also lied on the paperwork I had to fill out. I had lived out of state, so they were not privy to this info. I'm sure I am not the first to do this, as I felt so very desperate, due to many health issues my weight has caused. Though I admit that I am not saying it was the right thing to do, but, I was afraid I would be disqualilfied from the surgery. Anyhow, now that I am losing weight...I can barely eat...I am afraid to eat...I live on ice coffee, beside the fear of eating, the type surgery I had also removes upper portion of the stomach, where a hunger stimulating hormone is released, so my hunger has been removed by the surgery...So, I have no appetite and also fear eating...what a dilema...I guess I am not looking for sympathy, I just needed to talk about it. It is to late to change what I have done, the surgery is permanent. I have a therapist, and we have talked a little about it, and though she is watching me fade away, she does not realize the extent of the problem. I have my next follow up with the gastroenterologist end of this week, should I come clean...I am in over my head...they will know when my blood work comes back anyway that I am not getting my nutrition...but, I don't know how to change my mind set. Well thanks for listening.....
The reason that I am not recommending coming clean with the gastro about everything is because if that doctor puts a note in your chart that tags you as someone who lied in order to get the surgery, it could potentially have huge ramifications for you in the future. So I think you need to be really careful about dealing with that part of it. In general, I think it is a good idea to be honest with your doctors, but I would be very concerned about potential future harm to you over this. Like what if you get dropped as a patient and then have trouble getting medical care from another provider? What if this information follows you for the rest of your life in your medical and insurance records? Proceed very cautiously. Your therapist is different because she is covered by confidentiality, but even there, review how the confidentiality rules work in your state with her BEFORE you start talking.