Question:
Has anyone had a nutrtionist cause surgery to be denied?
I am in the process of finding out if i qualify. my surgeon requires me to see his nutritionist (a waste of money that that could have been spent on hospital co-pay!!LOL!) and she told me she has "concerns" about my compliance abilities post-op. now i am not sure if the decision for approval by the surgeon to recommend surgery will be influenced by her.... but she is concerned because i was bulimic in high school (literally 20 years ago) and that i might go back to it. note that i vomited every day for 5 months with my daughter pregnancy and entire 9.5 months with son pregnancy so therefore not at all interested in inducing it either by over eating or other means post op. just worred that she will influence my surgeon to deny my surgery. — Becki P. (posted on August 8, 2001)
August 8, 2001
As a pre-op I was told by the surgeon that the nutritionist said I was a
good candidate for RNY. At the time I thought everything was a go and the
nutritionist was for educational purposes, but she really did have the
final word on if I would comply. I am sure that there are many others who
have had eating disorders in the past who still qualified for surgery.
— arebella
August 8, 2001
My experience on nutricists or pyschiatrists, is NEVER to be honest.
Whatever you say can and will be used against you. I hate lieing but have
learned I will do whatever I need to do. If the choices I made (surgery or
whatever) are wrong, then I'm man enough to accept the consequences of
those choices. But I hate it when others think they can physcoanalyse me
and make those choices for me as the nutricianists and shrinks do. They are
rip off's many times. The medicial community makes money off us if we have
the surgery or if we have to pay those who try to "guess" if we
are canadates for the surgery. It ticks me off all the jerking around they
do to us. It's your call on wheter to be honest or not, but I'm 43 years
old and I know that in our society "honesty" does not pay...
unless you are a shrink or dietician. Then they get rich from our honesty.
Am I alittle bitter??? You bet I am.
— Danmark
August 8, 2001
Surgeons want their prospective patients to see specialists and have tests
so that they can ensure the best possible outcome for that individual.
This is not to make the process of getting approved more difficult; it's to
make the post-op experience more successful. Remember that when you talk
to any specialists, tell them what your situation is right now. That's
what will affect your experience, not what you went through 20 years ago.
I'm sorry if this sounds preachy, but I think that we are so not used to
professionals insisting that we get the best possible treatment, that we
sometimes lose perspective. That is to improve our health! Good luck...
— Claire P.
August 9, 2001
I really don't think a bout with bulimia twenty years ago will
have any affect on the decision to operate. It does sound like
that nutritionist is taking her role in this wayyyy to seriously.
Her "role" is simply to evaluate your ability to follow wls
protocols after surgery. Express your concerns to the surgeon.
Make sure he knows that she seemed too concerned with "ancient
history".
— [Anonymous]
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