Re: For anyone still fighting with the decision...Makes you think

[Guest guest]

How incredibly sad. Is it really too late for the

surgery for her?

dee

--- mcosey wrote:

> I recently told an email pal about my surgery 4

> months ago. She is a

> nutrionist/dietician at a hospital. I procastinated

> on telling her as

> I was concerned what kind of response I would get.

> Well, here it is

> and it made me really glad I did go through with it.

> All I could think

> was this could have been me in a few years!:

>

>

> " maggie, thanks for the sight i sent it to everyone

> i know. sorry i

> havent gotten back to you. work work work,,,,,work.

>

> i have your websight about the duodenal switch and i

> am sharing it

> with a supervisor at wrk whos sister just had

> something like that. and

> he said he may have the same if she does well. he is

> from NY and his

> sister is there livin now. he is about 400or up. his

> sister is bigger

> than he is. i shared your note with him. i worry

> about him. he is

> getting bigger all the time. his wife is small. and

> he is also a cook.

> i have a patient right now that is over 400lb? no

> one could get her

> weight, and she has cellulitis on her face, and all

> her extremities.

> face scabbed badly over her one eye, poor thing.

> the doc put her on a

> fluid restriction so low i couldnt send her any. and

> she had ulcers in

> her mouth and stomach from stress, (husband has

> brain mets cancer) so

> sad case. and anyhow. she will only take in cold

> liquids and i had to

> go past the doc and give her milkshakes to get

> protien in her. she is

> absolutely starving because of her weight. the doc

> came in and saw her

> drinking a shake (resource shake) and got pissed. i

> let him have it!

> her legs all swollen so he didnt want her to have

> fluid. but she will

> not heal without prot. i told him she has to consume

> over 4000 cal to

> stay this big and there is no way she is gettin that

> ! i bet she

> wished that she had done something about the weight

> before this. now

> she will die. and both the daughters are big.

> surgery like yours may

> have saved her early before this all went down. she

> also has asthma( i

> can never spell this) and is on steroids for it. it

> makes me so sorry

> for her. maintanence men had to carry her in. so

> sad. see, the docs

> see a big person and they dont realise that they can

> be starving,

> because of thier size! it makes me furious. enough

> about work. i have

> to not dwell on it.

> well i am happy you are saving yourself. and will

> get new bathing suit

> this summer! great!

>

> good luck girl. "

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Dumb question......How does one become a " nutritionist " ?

Lisbeth (who is considering a career move since she is real close to being

fired)

mcosey wrote: I recently told an email pal about my

surgery 4 months ago. She is a

nutrionist/dietician at a hospital. I procastinated on telling her as

I was concerned what kind of response I would get. Well, here it is

and it made me really glad I did go through with it. All I could think

was this could have been me in a few years!:

" maggie, thanks for the sight i sent it to everyone i know. sorry i

havent gotten back to you. work work work,,,,,work.

i have your websight about the duodenal switch and i am sharing it

with a supervisor at wrk whos sister just had something like that. and

he said he may have the same if she does well. he is from NY and his

sister is there livin now. he is about 400or up. his sister is bigger

than he is. i shared your note with him. i worry about him. he is

getting bigger all the time. his wife is small. and he is also a cook.

i have a patient right now that is over 400lb? no one could get her

weight, and she has cellulitis on her face, and all her extremities.

face scabbed badly over her one eye, poor thing. the doc put her on a

fluid restriction so low i couldnt send her any. and she had ulcers in

her mouth and stomach from stress, (husband has brain mets cancer) so

sad case. and anyhow. she will only take in cold liquids and i had to

go past the doc and give her milkshakes to get protien in her. she is

absolutely starving because of her weight. the doc came in and saw her

drinking a shake (resource shake) and got pissed. i let him have it!

her legs all swollen so he didnt want her to have fluid. but she will

not heal without prot. i told him she has to consume over 4000 cal to

stay this big and there is no way she is gettin that ! i bet she

wished that she had done something about the weight before this. now

she will die. and both the daughters are big. surgery like yours may

have saved her early before this all went down. she also has asthma( i

can never spell this) and is on steroids for it. it makes me so sorry

for her. maintanence men had to carry her in. so sad. see, the docs

see a big person and they dont realise that they can be starving,

because of thier size! it makes me furious. enough about work. i have

to not dwell on it.

well i am happy you are saving yourself. and will get new bathing suit

this summer! great!

good luck girl. "

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[Guest guest]

>

> Dumb question......How does one become a " nutritionist " ?

> Lisbeth (who is considering a career move since she is real close

to being fired)

Lisbeth - why do you think you are close to being fired?

You become a nutritionist by getting a degree from a college with the

correct coursework, which includes lots of science and food study.

Are you a nurse now? (I don't remember) - if so, you might have

already completed lots of the science coursework and can just go back

and add the additional courses for that degree.

I majored in Home Ec education and took classes with a room-mate who

became a nutritionist for a hospital in NYC. (She lives in CA now).

She had to take a lot more science classes than I did, but then she

also got a job in her field and I didn't! Carole

[Guest guest]

The last office meeting....the conversation was centered on " soome sacrifices

will have to be made " ....second meeting of the day....50% my duties were taken

away....Now I am just waiting for the ax to drop....they shouldnt do that...All

it does is make people stress and especially during the holiday season...It is

very nerve wracking...I am trying to stay positive....Anyway enough about

me.....Ever since the DS I have learned alot about vitamins and nutrition and

portions etc etc....And I am very interested in the life of a

post-op....Unfortuanately I graduated from college with a science degree

Political Science that is....Hmmm well there goes my plans to become a

nutrtionist....

Lisbeth

msmystic1 wrote:

>

> Dumb question......How does one become a " nutritionist " ?

> Lisbeth (who is considering a career move since she is real close

to being fired)

Lisbeth - why do you think you are close to being fired?

You become a nutritionist by getting a degree from a college with the

correct coursework, which includes lots of science and food study.

Are you a nurse now? (I don't remember) - if so, you might have

already completed lots of the science coursework and can just go back

and add the additional courses for that degree.

I majored in Home Ec education and took classes with a room-mate who

became a nutritionist for a hospital in NYC. (She lives in CA now).

She had to take a lot more science classes than I did, but then she

also got a job in her field and I didn't! Carole

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[Guest guest]

I am not sure if it is really too late or not. It does sound like

she's hospitalized and at the mercy of the doctors. Whether she would

have access to information, I don't know. She also may be considered

too high a risk for surgery. But, if she is terminal, she doesn't have

anything too lose. I'' have to write my friend and see if she thinks

it would be worth the risk and maybe she could drop a printout with

info on her bedside stand.

Maggie

> > I recently told an email pal about my surgery 4

> > months ago. She is a

> > nutrionist/dietician at a hospital. I procastinated

> > on telling her as

> > I was concerned what kind of response I would get.

> > Well, here it is

> > and it made me really glad I did go through with it.

> > All I could think

> > was this could have been me in a few years!:

> >

> >

> > " maggie, thanks for the sight i sent it to everyone

> > i know. sorry i

> > havent gotten back to you. work work work,,,,,work.

> >

> > i have your websight about the duodenal switch and i

> > am sharing it

> > with a supervisor at wrk whos sister just had

> > something like that. and

> > he said he may have the same if she does well. he is

> > from NY and his

> > sister is there livin now. he is about 400or up. his

> > sister is bigger

> > than he is. i shared your note with him. i worry

> > about him. he is

> > getting bigger all the time. his wife is small. and

> > he is also a cook.

> > i have a patient right now that is over 400lb? no

> > one could get her

> > weight, and she has cellulitis on her face, and all

> > her extremities.

> > face scabbed badly over her one eye, poor thing.

> > the doc put her on a

> > fluid restriction so low i couldnt send her any. and

> > she had ulcers in

> > her mouth and stomach from stress, (husband has

> > brain mets cancer) so

> > sad case. and anyhow. she will only take in cold

> > liquids and i had to

> > go past the doc and give her milkshakes to get

> > protien in her. she is

> > absolutely starving because of her weight. the doc

> > came in and saw her

> > drinking a shake (resource shake) and got pissed. i

> > let him have it!

> > her legs all swollen so he didnt want her to have

> > fluid. but she will

> > not heal without prot. i told him she has to consume

> > over 4000 cal to

> > stay this big and there is no way she is gettin that

> > ! i bet she

> > wished that she had done something about the weight

> > before this. now

> > she will die. and both the daughters are big.

> > surgery like yours may

> > have saved her early before this all went down. she

> > also has asthma( i

> > can never spell this) and is on steroids for it. it

> > makes me so sorry

> > for her. maintanence men had to carry her in. so

> > sad. see, the docs

> > see a big person and they dont realise that they can

> > be starving,

> > because of thier size! it makes me furious. enough

> > about work. i have

> > to not dwell on it.

> > well i am happy you are saving yourself. and will

> > get new bathing suit

> > this summer! great!

> >

> > good luck girl. "

> >

> >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

Well, not neccesarily. You would have most if not all the filler

courses done already. You'd just have to do the course specific

classes. It's worth checking into.

> >

> > Dumb question......How does one become a " nutritionist " ?

> > Lisbeth (who is considering a career move since she is real close

> to being fired)

>

> Lisbeth - why do you think you are close to being fired?

> You become a nutritionist by getting a degree from a college with

the

> correct coursework, which includes lots of science and food study.

> Are you a nurse now? (I don't remember) - if so, you might have

> already completed lots of the science coursework and can just go

back

> and add the additional courses for that degree.

> I majored in Home Ec education and took classes with a room-mate who

> became a nutritionist for a hospital in NYC. (She lives in CA now).

> She had to take a lot more science classes than I did, but then she

> also got a job in her field and I didn't! Carole

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, I will check out the universities in the area...who knows...if I get

fired I may have alot of time on my hands....*shrugs*

Lisbeth

mcosey wrote:

Well, not neccesarily. You would have most if not all the filler

courses done already. You'd just have to do the course specific

classes. It's worth checking into.

> >

> > Dumb question......How does one become a " nutritionist " ?

> > Lisbeth (who is considering a career move since she is real close

> to being fired)

>

> Lisbeth - why do you think you are close to being fired?

> You become a nutritionist by getting a degree from a college with

the

> correct coursework, which includes lots of science and food study.

> Are you a nurse now? (I don't remember) - if so, you might have

> already completed lots of the science coursework and can just go

back

> and add the additional courses for that degree.

> I majored in Home Ec education and took classes with a room-mate who

> became a nutritionist for a hospital in NYC. (She lives in CA now).

> She had to take a lot more science classes than I did, but then she

> also got a job in her field and I didn't! Carole

>

>

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