Guest guest Posted July 12, 2000 Report Share Posted July 12, 2000 Hi Sara, I hope this doesn't sound too simplistic.Dr's are just people,w/the same ability to be persuaded by others.I'LL bet your PCP just finished having dinner,or a round of golf, or some situation where the other physician made a couple of pts. that triggered some thoughts. And being a good Dr, he just wanted to make sure you have considered other options.And, of course, being an intelligent adult you were upset and offended. If you impress upon him that you HAVE considered ALL OTHER options,he will probably once again back you 100%.If not, well,you still have a caring PCP that will be there for you. Janet(raised by a 'just people' that I called DAD) ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2000 Report Share Posted July 13, 2000 Hi Sara, Try to remember your Dr is just human.He probably wants to make sure you have tried all nonsurgical methods first.I do not know if you have done this, but until I wanted this surgery,I was not forthcoming in my diet failures.So,just fill him in, and if he already knows,well just tell him your convictions.He'll follow,it is your turn to lead. Big Hugs, Janet ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2000 Report Share Posted July 14, 2000 I swear people think we just make a conscious decision to get and stay fat - like we really would choose to live this way!!! Joanne in Ohio Vaughn and Sara Schütz wrote: > Hi Janet and other MGB friends, > > Thanks to you and the others who have posted to me on this topic. I love the > support on this list! > My doctor has a whole chart that I made for him showing my many, many > different diets with/without exercise, and the results. He knows I have been > dieting (sometimes losing but ALWAYS gaining it all back, plus) since I was > about 14 years old. What he doesn't seem to understand is the terrible agony > it has always been to be on a diet. Each and every day of every diet I have > ever been on has been terrible. It has been a continual, minute by minute, > struggle with myself. I have never enjoyed a diet in any way, and I have > always been devastated when I have inevitably gained all the weight back and > more. Even before I decided to have the MGB, I had decided that I would > probably never, ever diet again because of the physical and mental agony it > causes me, and also because I have no hope that I could ever keep off any > weight I did lose, and I'm sure the yo-yoing up and down is extremely harmful > to my health (not to mention my soul). > Since I saw him I have thought of so many things I could have said to him, but > I was really taken unawares by the things he said to me because he had been so > totally supportive and excited about me having the surgery just a few days > before. > Well, I need to let go of my sad and upset feelings about this. I know this > doctor will take good care of me after the surgery, and as someone said to me, > he'll probably see how well I do after the surgery and start referring his > other obese patients to Dr. R!! And his comment about me being intelligent so > I could surely lose the weight through diet and exercise was really > ridiculous. I think he meant that I could understand the principles of > nutrition and weight loss, but then why couldn't I do it earlier in my life? > I'm not any smarter now than I ever have been. > And if it only took intelligence and motivation (like my doctor said) to lose > weight, then everyone who posts on this list would be so thin you wouldn't be > able to see them if they turned sideways!!!!! > > Thanks my friends, > Sara > > Janet Whitaker wrote: > > > Hi Sara, Try to remember your Dr is just human.He probably wants to make > > sure you have tried all nonsurgical methods first.I do not know if you have > > done this, but until I wanted this surgery,I was not forthcoming in my diet > > failures.So,just fill him in, and if he already knows,well just tell him > > your convictions.He'll follow,it is your turn to lead. Big Hugs, Janet > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! > 1. Fill in the brief application > 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds > 3. Get rates as low as 2.9% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR > http://click.egroups.com/1/6631/3/_/453517/_/963618320/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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