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on August 15, 2008 4:32 am
To whom it may concern,
My name Is Cindy Stave. I am a 49 year old woman who is 5'10" tall and weighs 415 lbs. I am writing to request that you authorize my RNY gastric Bypass surgery.
This is not a decision that I have entered into lightly. I have been researching the gastric bypass surgery for the past 3 years. I know that the RNY surgery is not a magic wand. The surgery is a tool for me to use to reach my goal to implement a healthy lifestyle change. I have no expectations of becoming a thin 27 year old. I will be happy to not be carrying the weight of an entire other person around. How many 200 lb men do you know that could carry an other 200 lb man around all day every day? That is essentially what I am doing and it is effecting my health and my life. I have PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) witch makes it harder to lose and keep off weight. I am diabetic. I have chronic back and joint pain.
Things I have tried in the past:
At 13 I started the dieting off with Weight Watchers. Had some great success. Only to gain it all back and more. Then it was over the counter diet pills with success and only to gain it all back plus more yet again.. I have tried Atkins, Slimfast, the Grapefruit diet, the Zone diet, the South Beach diet and more but I can't remember all of them. With all of them I would have some success only to regain the weight plus more. I know now that my PCOS had a part to play in this but still I felt a complete failer.
Things I have changed in the last 6 months:
There are a few things that I have started implementing now so it will not be such a shock when I have my surgery. I have done everything my dietition has asked me to do. I chart my food intake daily. I stopped smoking. I stopped soda, even diet soda. I cut out sugar and switched to splenda in my diet and cooking. I gave up coffee. I exersize. I drink the 80-90 oz of fluid they suggested. I take a daily multi vitamin and all other vitamins that my Doctor has recommended. I am using smaller eating implements to ready for smaller bites and am chewing my food longer. I see my PA regularly. I am keeping my blood sugars in check. I have been working with my therapist and psychiatrist to over come my agoraphobia and keep my Bi polar disorder manageable. I take my meds daily. I feel stable and ready to move on but I am not able to do this physically.
The things I enjoy mostand am unable to do: I would love to play with my grandchildren but am unable to keep up with them. Oil painting is an outlet for me and I am unable to pursue it because of the pain involved with either sitting or standing to long. I was able with the help of therapy to join a local poker league, but was unable to continue because of the pain it caused me to sit in the chairs provided and the embarrassment of having to ask to move my chair with me from table to table so I would have a chair that I would fit in.
Especially over the last year, my physical well being has been severely effected by my obesity. Chronic back, hip and knee pain has reduced my sleep to a maximum of 5 hours, but most of the time 3-4 hours a day. I feel tired all day every day. The amount of walking and household chores are limited because of the pain and the shortness of breath. My feet swell terribly if down for any length of time. I am diabetic. Even something as simple as taking a shower now requires planning and is extremely taxing and painful. I have bladder incontinence because of my weight which is embarrassing to admit and even more embarrassing in public. It is also hard to do more public things as I have to worry about furniture supporting my weight or chairs being to tight to even fit in.
This is so very important to me. This surgery will allow me to have a healthy and more productive life style and reduce my dependence on most of my medications. All I want is the chance. A chance to be healthy and productive. A chance to do the things I like to do, need to do. A chance to play with my grandchildren, do things with my family, to paint, walk without losing my breath, to become more independent again, to have a job.
The chance to live.
Be the first to leave a comment.My name Is Cindy Stave. I am a 49 year old woman who is 5'10" tall and weighs 415 lbs. I am writing to request that you authorize my RNY gastric Bypass surgery.
This is not a decision that I have entered into lightly. I have been researching the gastric bypass surgery for the past 3 years. I know that the RNY surgery is not a magic wand. The surgery is a tool for me to use to reach my goal to implement a healthy lifestyle change. I have no expectations of becoming a thin 27 year old. I will be happy to not be carrying the weight of an entire other person around. How many 200 lb men do you know that could carry an other 200 lb man around all day every day? That is essentially what I am doing and it is effecting my health and my life. I have PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) witch makes it harder to lose and keep off weight. I am diabetic. I have chronic back and joint pain.
Things I have tried in the past:
At 13 I started the dieting off with Weight Watchers. Had some great success. Only to gain it all back and more. Then it was over the counter diet pills with success and only to gain it all back plus more yet again.. I have tried Atkins, Slimfast, the Grapefruit diet, the Zone diet, the South Beach diet and more but I can't remember all of them. With all of them I would have some success only to regain the weight plus more. I know now that my PCOS had a part to play in this but still I felt a complete failer.
Things I have changed in the last 6 months:
There are a few things that I have started implementing now so it will not be such a shock when I have my surgery. I have done everything my dietition has asked me to do. I chart my food intake daily. I stopped smoking. I stopped soda, even diet soda. I cut out sugar and switched to splenda in my diet and cooking. I gave up coffee. I exersize. I drink the 80-90 oz of fluid they suggested. I take a daily multi vitamin and all other vitamins that my Doctor has recommended. I am using smaller eating implements to ready for smaller bites and am chewing my food longer. I see my PA regularly. I am keeping my blood sugars in check. I have been working with my therapist and psychiatrist to over come my agoraphobia and keep my Bi polar disorder manageable. I take my meds daily. I feel stable and ready to move on but I am not able to do this physically.
The things I enjoy mostand am unable to do: I would love to play with my grandchildren but am unable to keep up with them. Oil painting is an outlet for me and I am unable to pursue it because of the pain involved with either sitting or standing to long. I was able with the help of therapy to join a local poker league, but was unable to continue because of the pain it caused me to sit in the chairs provided and the embarrassment of having to ask to move my chair with me from table to table so I would have a chair that I would fit in.
Especially over the last year, my physical well being has been severely effected by my obesity. Chronic back, hip and knee pain has reduced my sleep to a maximum of 5 hours, but most of the time 3-4 hours a day. I feel tired all day every day. The amount of walking and household chores are limited because of the pain and the shortness of breath. My feet swell terribly if down for any length of time. I am diabetic. Even something as simple as taking a shower now requires planning and is extremely taxing and painful. I have bladder incontinence because of my weight which is embarrassing to admit and even more embarrassing in public. It is also hard to do more public things as I have to worry about furniture supporting my weight or chairs being to tight to even fit in.
This is so very important to me. This surgery will allow me to have a healthy and more productive life style and reduce my dependence on most of my medications. All I want is the chance. A chance to be healthy and productive. A chance to do the things I like to do, need to do. A chance to play with my grandchildren, do things with my family, to paint, walk without losing my breath, to become more independent again, to have a job.
The chance to live.
