The stories below are all new patients that are interested in getting the lap-band weight loss procedure. As a disclaimer, I hope these stories don't offend anyone. I am just trying to show how much work needs to be done in our communities and schools to educate people on health/nutrition before they get to the point of coming into our office for weight loss surgery.
#1
- Patient: "I am really so confused how I have gotten this big. I don't drink soda, I use olive oil, and I avoid all low fat or fat free products. "
Me: "Why do you avoid all low fat or fat free products?"
Patient: " Because I know when foods say fat free, it means the opposite, its high in fat. The food companies are trying to trick people."
Me: (Honestly, at what point does a 300# women start to think that maybe the food companies are right...)
#2
- Male 5'5", 362#
Me: "Are you currently involved in any exercise program?"
Patient: "I do 10 push ups a day."
Me: (Picturing this in my head wondering if this is really even possible)
#3
- Mom walks in with her 14 year old morbidly obese son. Mom has had every plastic surgery know to man.
Mom: " I don't have time to feed him right, but I want to save him from Diabetes."
(So, basically she would rather her son undergo a major life changing surgery than stop feeding him McDonalds every day. Also a little side note, the kid stole 5 lollipops from the front desk during their visit.)
#4
- Side note: After a patient gets the lap-band procedure, they can no longer drink carbonated beverages (the carbonated gases will expand the new small stomach pouch over time and then it could prolapse over the band= serious problem). Therefore, I always ask patients is they drink alcohol, esp beer.
Me: "How often do you drink carbonated beverages such as soda or beer?"
Patient: "Well, I don't drink soda and I really don't drink a lot of beer."
Me: "What do you consider 'not a lot'.
Patient: "I dont know, would you consider 25 beers every 2 days a lot?"
Me: (I don't know, would you consider yourself an alcoholic!!)
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6 comments
OH MY GOSH! I love all your stories. Unreal.
Yes, I can't believe some of these stories. On a side note, why even have lollipops at your office? Shouldn't you have a bowl of fruit or celery sticks instead?
Haha yes good point I should have clarified. We actually use another medical group's office 3 nights/week. They stock lollipops in the office and get upset when we move/hide them during our time there. So now we leave them out and get comments from our patients all night long about how rude it is to tempt them.
Haha! I love your comment on that last one!
I love these!! They are so, so funny, and honestly, confusing. Are people really that out-of-touch?? You must have A LOT of self control to not say what you're really thinking. Haha!
Becca!
These make my freaking day!
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