Re: Fwd: Overeating before surgery

[Guest guest]

Pam: I know exactly what you mean! Could have

written your letter out of my own experience. Like

you, I just want this to END!!

Caroline

--- pamjams2@... wrote:

> Hello everyone,

>

> I sent this post yesterday, but it never made it for

> some reason. So, I'm

> sending it again.

>

> Thanks!!

>

>

> Pam

> Pre-op in MD

> Dr. Vanguri

> Surgery date July 9, 2001

>

> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822

> From: PamJams2@...

> Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 17:28:45 EDT

> Subject: Overeating before surgery

> To: duodenalswitch

>

> Hi Everybody,

>

> I've been reading some of your posts about

> overeating and gaining weight

> prior to surgery, etc. I just had to write, because

> I am in the

> " self-loathing " mode at the moment. I, too, have

> been eating everything that

> is NOT nailed down, and have gained 12 pounds. And

> while I know that this is

> totally CRAZY, unhealthy, and just plain ridiculous,

> I am finding that I

> can't help myself. It's not even (at least not on a

> conscious level) a

> matter of me having my " last hurrahs, " because

> logically, I know that that

> doesn't make sense. Then again, I'm trying to

> remember how much of my life

> has actually been logical......... I guess I'm

> looking to this group to

> help me understand what is actually going on here.

> One thing I DO know is

> that, for my ENTIRE life, whenever I felt that I had

> " time " to lose weight to

> get ready for something (for example-- a wedding

> coming up in the spring, or

> a class reunion, or a graduation, etc, etc.) I found

> that not only did I NOT

> lose weight, I actually gained weight, and then

> ended up making some excuse

> not to go to the event or function because I was

> ashamed of myself. This is

> SUCH a vicious, unhealthy cycle, and I just want OUT

> of it!!

>

> You know, I TOTALLY dread the summertime, because I

> hate the heat, and I

> refuse to wear shorts!! So, I suffer because of my

> own shame and

> stubborness. My children want to be outside playing

> every single night, and

> I LONG to be out there with them, but I just can't

> do what I need and want to

> do with them at this weight. Now you would think

> that these reasons ALONE

> would help me to get out of this

> " HEE-HAW-LET'S-CHOW-DOWN " mode, but it's

> not. I'm looking to you guys, as always, for

> insight. Joe, I read your

> response to the one post about " abdominal

> compartment syndrome, " and you

> would think that that would SCARE some sense in to

> me. Joe, may I ask you

> once again to please give me the benefit of your

> wisdom? All replies, of

> course, are welcome!!!

>

> Thanks!!

>

> Hugs,

>

>

> Pam

> Pre-op in MD

> Dr. Vanguri

> Surgery date July 9, 2001

>

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