DR HARRINGTON DENIED ME THE...

YES THAT IS CORRECT HE DENIED ME THE SURGERY.... WHAT THE HELL MAN .. HE SAID THAT IT WAS BECAUSE MY THERAPIST WROTE A LETTER AND SAID MY PROBLEM WAS WITH COMPULSIVE EATING. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT **** I WAS APPROVED BY UNITED HEALTH CARE AND YES THE ALL CLEAR WAS OK, BUT HE SAID HIS DESISION WAS BASED ON THE THEAPIST LETTER. SO IF U HAVE APPROVAL DO NOT THINK THAT HE WILL DO IT OR ANY OTHER DOCTOR FOR THAT SAKE. I MEAN HELLO WE ALL OVER EAT AND COMPUSIVLY HELLO HOW THE HELL DID WE GET TO BE SO FAT?????????????????????????????? ALL MY FIGHTING FOR NOTHING. ALL MY SWEAT AND TEARS FOR CRAP... I GIVE UP THIS IS IT FOR ME. NO MORE FIGHTING IM JUST GONNA EAT TILL I DIE. I CRIED SO HARD IN HIS OFFICE, THAT HE DID NOT EVEN GIVE A **** AND I ASKED HIM DO U KNOW WHATS ITS LIKE TO BE FAT? TO WALK IN THE MALL WITH MY KIDS AND HALF TO SIT DOWN ONLY MINS AFTER WALKING IN? HE SAID NO I WAS LIKE WELL THERE U GO. IM 5'11 AND 375 POUNDS AND MY BMI IS 63 . 63 DAMN IT. I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO GO UP TO 500 OR SO LBS. IM JUST AT A LOSS HERE. A BIG FAT LOSS.

Emily, What you could do is go to your therapist and see if they can re-write the letter, or see if you can work through the compulsive eating ( or at least make them think you have!) and get surgery in Florida when you have vacation time with the new job. It could be worse. My father-in-law, who is almost 500 pounds, was opened up (not by Dr. Harrington) for the gastric bypass only to be closed without them performing the procedure. The surgeon couldn't see his stomach..it was too far up. This was in August. So not only was he dealing with being in the hospital for nothing and being in pain, but to this day nurses still come to his house twice a day to change the dressing on the incision which opened up and is not healing. I wish you luck. Erica

Im not taking the job.. I cant take it because a requirement is being thin. u have to sell and i cant do that fat with all the walking and stuff. I am just going to stay in Rhode Island and heck i dont know. I was gonna go to school but i cant fit into the damn seat to learn. Im sorry but being positive right now is hard. I just am to drained to do it. Im just gonna do what I want and that will be that. For now that is what is best. I have been through so much crap in my life through my childhood and my marriage and yeah everyone has a story but im so sick and tired of trying. Having this happen is now a true testament to why working hard is not the answer. Im sorry. Em

I am so very sorry Em. I am speechless. Don't give up though. Try another doctor. If not here, in Florida. What good does giving up do? Giving up doesn't punish the doctors, it punishes you and why would you want to do that? Never give up what you want. What does the doctor mean by compulsive eating? I don't have compulsive eating., I just eat too much. Compulsive eating would be something like gorging yourself on foods and then taking laxatives or vomiting. Or eating massive amounts of something to cover up an emotion. Whatever you do, just relax, breathe, think, and then plan your next move. Obesity is a battle and sometimes your battles are taken on different soils. I'm here if you need to talk. Joanne