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Victora
Posted
Jan/07 |
My "WHY"
letter,
Dear
Dr. Amson:
With
regard to my visit with you last week, you requested that I
write you and tell you why I think I am morbidly obese. In all
honesty, I really don’t know and not because I haven’t tried,
over the years, to find the cause. I can only assume that my
problem is one of being predisposed to being heavy as both my
parents had weight problems; my father in particular. I have
been in so many group therapy sessions through Dr. Jack
Peterson’s weight loss groups (for years) and also at Dr.
Peterson’s recommendation, I had three visits with Dr. Larry
Padzer. I truly think my weight problem is a result of genetic
factors. |
I don’t have any psychological problems. I was raised in a
good home by very loving parents (an only child), I am a
positive person with a wonderful network of friends and a
wonderful relationship with my husband of 35 years. My husband
is extremely loving and I can honestly say that I have never
felt the lack of friends or love. I am truly blessed in that
area.
I do
however, have a lot of health problems, almost all of them
caused by my weight – i.e. high blood pressure, sleep apnea,
knees both replaced, three heart attacks (two that I wasn’t
aware of having had), high cholesterol, sore back, and now
can’t walk much as my knees are starting to bother me again. I
also have a small bladder problem, which I am sure is related
to my weight. I also have rheumatoid and Osteo arthritis.
I have
been a patient of Dr. T. Connolly’s and have spent two nights
at the sleep lab (a few years apart) and have been diagnosed
by him as having sleep apnea.
I trust
this information is of help to you. I am willing to do
whatever is required in order to have the surgery and have an
appointment with Dr. Arnason later this month.
Yours
truly, |