Too much information?

hey everyone, I've got a question i'm hessitant about bringing this up ,but here goes! Should I or should I not tell my surgeon that i had a problem with bulima (yuck , I know Iwas sooo stupid) for almost 10 years? I'm compleatly over that crap ,or i wouldn't be here needing wls, Ijust don't want this to keep me from getting the surgery. Should I fess-up or keep my mouth shut? Any and all advise and/or critisem is appreciated!! thanks for listening to my paranoia again, -dawn-

Tough decision there. I think you need to be honest with your surgeon though. Tricare will take care of any psychological evaluations and if the psychologist thinks you may need some councelling, they will get it for you. I doubt it will keep you from having surgery. They want to make sure that you are mentally fit to accept the changes to your lifestyle, they're not trying to keep you from getting healthy, just help you with any issues that might still exist. If it was me, I'd tell the truth. Just keep in mind that sometimes things don't happen over night. Ideally you want surgery as soon as possible, I know it's hard as heck to wait. Don't get frustrated if you have a few more things to do before they reroute your innerds, just do what they ask of you to do. If it doesn't happen overnight, it WILL happen eventually if you just stick to your plan and show them you are determined !! I think we all have a bit of insanity and problems with eating, or none of us would have ever needed the surgery, so don't stress yourself. I freely admitted to my psychologist that yeah, I would diet all day and at night I would be so hungry I'd binge. He still wrote me his "ok" letter. Hope you're havin' a great weekend!! ~Andie~

Thanks Andie, I've had years of therapy to help me deal with those problems, and i stoped cold turkey 7 yrs ago . I really don't want to go through all that pyc. crap again!! Makes me even more nuts to think of having to go through that again, before i can have surgery. I know i should probably tell my dr, but the more i think about it I'm to scared to. I know i'm pycalogoly(spell?) fit for this drastic change in lifestyle, i just don't know if maybe there could be something wrong with my inards(as you called them) from all of those years of binging and purging, is that possiable? -dawn-

I have never heard of anyone messing up their intestines/ gastric tract due to being bulimic, but then again, I haven't been around any bulimics in my life. I was hanging with the "lets go eat and enjoy it" crew and we all were hefty women, I know there weren't any purgers . Yeah, and if you have had therapy to deal with the bulimia already, then I firmly believe you have NOTHING to worry about. Just be honest about it, tell them you had therapy, and actually ask the surgeon if there is a chance you could have damaged anything. Being inquisitive and worried about your body and effects of your bulimia is probably enough of a sign to the docs that you're scared about your health and wouldn't do THAT again!! Try to be as calm as possible about it when they ask you. Girl, I'm serious, we've all got food issues, and those doctors know by now what's going on inside of us. So what are you doing on this sunny sunday in OS? I'm about to head on over to the pool here once I can get my lazy self into gear. Weekends are SO few and way too short anymore LOL ~Andie~

I guess I'll tell him and maybe I'll still be able to have my surg. I would give anything to take back all those years that i done that to myself ,just were i could stay thin (well thinish) like most of my friends,but i can't and I'm paying the price for it now. Oh well enough of tha****er under the bridge. Have fun swimming wish i had the nerve to get in a swimsuit! I'm just sitting in the house stuck to this computer, cleaning,cooking,and taking care of kids!! FUN-FUN!!! thanks again, dawn -

Hi Dawn, In my opinion, I want to be completely honest with anyone that will be having my life in their hands. You can never tell what matters and what doesn't. Sue

hey Sue, Since you put it that way, I will be telling all my ugly little secrets, I sure would hate for him to get in there and have to stop the surgery because something is going on in there we didn't know about. thanks -dawn-

Honesty is the best measure in any situation! He does need to know all of your medical history, but that should be in your medical charts also, so he should look through them and see it. Never hide anything from the man that will hold your life in his hands, you never know what he may need to know. I don't think it will affect your chances to have surgery. Rhonda

hey rhonda, Did you have a good weekend showing off that new figure you got? I know your right I need to tell him, it's not in my charts though never told any drs at keesler, i went to a shrink on the outside, at the time keesler didn't have one. It's been a long time since I've had that problem, and its embarassing to talk to anyone face to face about it I don't know if I can. I'm going to see him friday to get the results from my biopsy, I'll try and do it. Well guess i need to go night-night now. thanks-dawn-

I did have fun this weekend. My sister and her friends that I haven't seen since I was 3 weeks out could not believe how much different I look. I am very pleased with my results and I know you will be too when you start your new journey in life! I have now lost 60 pounds. WOOHOO.. Five more pounds until my second weight goal of 175. I am so excited! Can't wait to meet you next week!! Rhonda