PlayfullGenie
New Member
Hello everyone *wave*
I am so happy to have found this amazing forum today!!
Just a l'il bit of background about me : have had a lifetime of issues with food, trying numerous diets but they all failed. When I had my baby boy 22 years ago, I quit my bulimic tendencies and the weight really started to pile on. After years of seeing endocrinologists and gynaecologists (akin to a pinball machine but without the pretty lights!), I gave up about 7 years ago and resigned myself to be an exceptionally-curvy babe, while trying to get a handle on my emotional eating.
Fast track to May 2011, was diagnosed with a very aggressive variant of breast cancer but was unable to have a mastectomy due to concerns re: surviving the operation. 2 ops, chemo & radiotherapy, I hit the wall with severe depression and coupled with immense grief + steroids managed to pile on 20kg in a year, effortlessly:cry:- so much for bringing my weight down to 100kg for my much-needed bilateral (double) mastectomy and reconstruction to prevent a recurrence.
My GP last year refused to heed the advice of my onco-plastic-surgeon who in 2 letters (April/May '12) requested she refer me urgently for bariatric surgery.
I switched GPs recently, back to my original GP who was back from maternity leave : 3 weeks ago she decided enough was enough! She sat with me, wrote a referral letter to the Bariatrics team of the hospital where I had my cancer treatment, and also firing off a referral letter for emotional support for my B.E.D.
Gosh, it was SUCH a relief to come out of the closet to someone after 25+ years of self-abuse!
Amazingly, I had my 1st bariatrics appointment yesterday and saw a consultant surgeon (who is so gorgeous that now I can't even remember his bloomin' name!), who is working in unison with my beloved onco-plastic surgeon. I have a dietetics appt in 2 weeks and the MDT will discuss my case thereafter. A gastric sleeve seems to be the best option for me but I know it's a waiting game and discussions also needed with the psychologist to work out a plan that works for my rather unusual situation (far more complex than I can describe here in any post!).
My Beloved and best friend are very anti bariatric surgery but I really feel that it's a small price to pay (losing a considerable amount of my stomach); I've investigated bariatric surgery for the last 8 years or so, so it's not really an "out of the blue" idea.
I really appreciate the wealth of information within this forum and am so looking forward to sharing the next steps of my journey with people who really understand.
Wishing you all every success and great joy!!
Callie x
I am so happy to have found this amazing forum today!!
Just a l'il bit of background about me : have had a lifetime of issues with food, trying numerous diets but they all failed. When I had my baby boy 22 years ago, I quit my bulimic tendencies and the weight really started to pile on. After years of seeing endocrinologists and gynaecologists (akin to a pinball machine but without the pretty lights!), I gave up about 7 years ago and resigned myself to be an exceptionally-curvy babe, while trying to get a handle on my emotional eating.
Fast track to May 2011, was diagnosed with a very aggressive variant of breast cancer but was unable to have a mastectomy due to concerns re: surviving the operation. 2 ops, chemo & radiotherapy, I hit the wall with severe depression and coupled with immense grief + steroids managed to pile on 20kg in a year, effortlessly:cry:- so much for bringing my weight down to 100kg for my much-needed bilateral (double) mastectomy and reconstruction to prevent a recurrence.
My GP last year refused to heed the advice of my onco-plastic-surgeon who in 2 letters (April/May '12) requested she refer me urgently for bariatric surgery.
I switched GPs recently, back to my original GP who was back from maternity leave : 3 weeks ago she decided enough was enough! She sat with me, wrote a referral letter to the Bariatrics team of the hospital where I had my cancer treatment, and also firing off a referral letter for emotional support for my B.E.D.
Gosh, it was SUCH a relief to come out of the closet to someone after 25+ years of self-abuse!
Amazingly, I had my 1st bariatrics appointment yesterday and saw a consultant surgeon (who is so gorgeous that now I can't even remember his bloomin' name!), who is working in unison with my beloved onco-plastic surgeon. I have a dietetics appt in 2 weeks and the MDT will discuss my case thereafter. A gastric sleeve seems to be the best option for me but I know it's a waiting game and discussions also needed with the psychologist to work out a plan that works for my rather unusual situation (far more complex than I can describe here in any post!).
My Beloved and best friend are very anti bariatric surgery but I really feel that it's a small price to pay (losing a considerable amount of my stomach); I've investigated bariatric surgery for the last 8 years or so, so it's not really an "out of the blue" idea.
I really appreciate the wealth of information within this forum and am so looking forward to sharing the next steps of my journey with people who really understand.
Wishing you all every success and great joy!!
Callie x
