Question:
i need reasons for wanting surgery

please help, i know this has been posted before but now i need the info to write an essay for the psychiatrist. what are your day to day reasons for wanting surgery like being able to tie your shoes and riding amusment park rides with your kids and not having your legs rub together and so on...    — kimberly T. (posted on July 7, 2002)


July 7, 2002
Here are a few I wrote down for myself and my family...feel more confident...easier finding clothing...less public humiliation (airline seats, booths, movie theatre, getting on a bus)...family history of obesity related death and sickness...my medical history...foot pain, back pain, knee pain...not being able to walk as far as my mother...want to enjoy physical activities (horseback riding, hiking, bowling, softball)...contantly tired...rashes on stomach and thighs....person heigine...to dance at a nightclub...to be able to have aunti flow visit....sleep better...fit into a car and seatbelt better...fit into a lawn chair....not have little kids afraid of my size...loosing balance on stairs... all you have to do is take a notepad around with you for a few days...write down every little thing you have a problem doing because of your weight...it helps you know how it affects you in your everyday life, with just little daily tasks...
   — hrussinko

July 7, 2002
Do you ask yourself why you don't have any answers to the essay? What are YOUR reasons for wanting the surgery.. If you can't come up with any maybe you should rethink the surgery
   — Allie A.

July 7, 2002
Well said Allie!~
   — Sassy M.

July 7, 2002
Here's my answer: I said that I want the surgery because I have a voracious appetite, and it takes too much food to fill me up. With a smaller stomach I will feel full with little food, and lose the weight that is such a burden to my health.
   — eahutchins

July 7, 2002
This answer should be easy for you. If you don't have an answer because you don't know...then please do some more research -- I run into people all the time who didn't know what they were getting themselves into -- didn't want to do the post-op WORK (yes it is work) -- or regretted not knowing certain things before hand. Now if you're asking because you just aren't good at writing -- that's another thing (but I suspect that's not it). If this post is making you angry or uncomfortable then maybe you do need to sit and think it out a little. Please feel free to email me privately if you'd like to talk about it. This is definitely not something you want to go into lightly. Good luck and God Bless!
   — Kimberly L.

July 7, 2002
Kimberly, it looks to me as if you are afraid that what you write won't be convincing to the psychiatrist. If you write from your heart, that will be the most convincing thing of all. All the comorbidities, all the stuff in life we feel we miss are good points of departure. My day-to-day things may not be yours; after all, I'm single, I'm 57, and I'm unemployed. None of those may apply to you. Good luck! Margie B
   — Marjorie B.

July 7, 2002
Hi Kimberly! If you are like me, you know why you want/need the surgery, but when you sit down to write about it your mind goes blank. If that is the case, here's a couple links I have saved for just that purpose. Hope this helps you! http://www.geocities.com/samarm1976/Why-I-NEED-WLS.html http://www.eporkchop.com/blubber/top100.htm
   — dustyz




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