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May. 30th, 2008 10:43 amBest possible cardio news. More later.
May. 30th, 2008
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May. 30th, 2008 01:11 pmSo my cardiologist stopped just short of telling me my GP is on crack for prescribing me all those heart meds. ;-)
( Want to post this while it's fresh in my mind; may not be organized well. )
So the short version is that I have two more rule-out tests to take, just to see for sure if the minor abnormality on my last test is a false positive, and I left the cardiologist's office with the recommendation to take zero heart meds.
Not bad, huh?
( Want to post this while it's fresh in my mind; may not be organized well. )
So the short version is that I have two more rule-out tests to take, just to see for sure if the minor abnormality on my last test is a false positive, and I left the cardiologist's office with the recommendation to take zero heart meds.
Not bad, huh?
That story I promised
May. 30th, 2008 05:32 pmSo here's the story about the doctor.
First of all, we went almost the entire visit, and the ONLY thing he said about my weight was "and your weight is an issue, but you are aware of that and can make up your own mind about that." I was very pleased that he'd decided to honor my position on that. Then he noticed the sheaf of papers I'd set down -- I took them in case he started haranguing me on the weight-loss surgery (WLS) thing.
D: *starts reading "Why I will not have WLS" that I posted earlier*
S: Yeah, that was in case you were gonna try to talk to me about WLS.
D: *grinning* Well, I am *now*!
And I laughed, and we had this fairly long conversation about my history and feelings about weight and fat. He said "It's my firm belief anyone can lose weight. If I put you in a forced refugee camp, I guarantee you you'd lose weight, but thank god we live in a society where we can choose these things, and that's not what we want for you."
At one point, he said, "I know you're afraid" and I stopped him -- "I'm NOT afraid. I'm just fine with my body whether it's fat or thin, as long as I'm treating it well and it's reasonably healthy."
I told him about the year I lost 100 pounds way too quickly and got sick (I admitted I didn't know if that was a coincidence or not). He said "Well, you didn't do it the RIGHT way," and I said "Doctor, 95% of all diets fail. ALL." and he admitted that was true.
I told him about my sister's disastrous recovery from WLS.
I told him about my eating disorder in young adulthood.
He stopped me and said two things that I really respect:
1) "I'm going to read all this research you brought me. You can quiz me on it next visit"; and
2) "I just want to say that you have my word that I won't bring it up again. You have given me information I didn't have before, and you're a bright woman, and if it's not for you, it's not for you."
I told him that many of my friends think I should drop him as a doctor because of this constant battle we have, but that I think he's a good doctor in general. He said he thinks our conversations are productive and meaningful, and he really respects that I ask questions and do my homework.
It was a very good visit.
Strangely, it may be his drug pushing that makes me go find another doctor, but I really respect his willingness to look outside of his comfort zone on a subject that clearly means a lot to him.
(My cardiologist and gynecologist have both used the words "well, he's an athlete" and "obsessed about weight stuff" about my GP.)
First of all, we went almost the entire visit, and the ONLY thing he said about my weight was "and your weight is an issue, but you are aware of that and can make up your own mind about that." I was very pleased that he'd decided to honor my position on that. Then he noticed the sheaf of papers I'd set down -- I took them in case he started haranguing me on the weight-loss surgery (WLS) thing.
D: *starts reading "Why I will not have WLS" that I posted earlier*
S: Yeah, that was in case you were gonna try to talk to me about WLS.
D: *grinning* Well, I am *now*!
And I laughed, and we had this fairly long conversation about my history and feelings about weight and fat. He said "It's my firm belief anyone can lose weight. If I put you in a forced refugee camp, I guarantee you you'd lose weight, but thank god we live in a society where we can choose these things, and that's not what we want for you."
At one point, he said, "I know you're afraid" and I stopped him -- "I'm NOT afraid. I'm just fine with my body whether it's fat or thin, as long as I'm treating it well and it's reasonably healthy."
I told him about the year I lost 100 pounds way too quickly and got sick (I admitted I didn't know if that was a coincidence or not). He said "Well, you didn't do it the RIGHT way," and I said "Doctor, 95% of all diets fail. ALL." and he admitted that was true.
I told him about my sister's disastrous recovery from WLS.
I told him about my eating disorder in young adulthood.
He stopped me and said two things that I really respect:
1) "I'm going to read all this research you brought me. You can quiz me on it next visit"; and
2) "I just want to say that you have my word that I won't bring it up again. You have given me information I didn't have before, and you're a bright woman, and if it's not for you, it's not for you."
I told him that many of my friends think I should drop him as a doctor because of this constant battle we have, but that I think he's a good doctor in general. He said he thinks our conversations are productive and meaningful, and he really respects that I ask questions and do my homework.
It was a very good visit.
Strangely, it may be his drug pushing that makes me go find another doctor, but I really respect his willingness to look outside of his comfort zone on a subject that clearly means a lot to him.
(My cardiologist and gynecologist have both used the words "well, he's an athlete" and "obsessed about weight stuff" about my GP.)
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May. 30th, 2008 08:29 pmI have the best boyfriends ever, seriously.
Today, after my rollercoaster of heart stuff, I went over to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stonebender's, where he joined me in being total slugs -- we played around on the internet, I napped, we watched a little TV, and we ate yummy high-fat foods. It was lovely.
And while I was gone,someotherguy set up the new computers our boss bought us -- I am typing this now on the Ubuntu partition of the dual-boot Ubuntu/XP box that is my new best friend. I am so excited.
Hey,pleonastic -- okay if I bug you later this weekend some time about gnus and stuff?
What a really really good day I've had.
Today, after my rollercoaster of heart stuff, I went over to
stonebender's, where he joined me in being total slugs -- we played around on the internet, I napped, we watched a little TV, and we ate yummy high-fat foods. It was lovely.And while I was gone,
someotherguy set up the new computers our boss bought us -- I am typing this now on the Ubuntu partition of the dual-boot Ubuntu/XP box that is my new best friend. I am so excited.Hey,
pleonastic -- okay if I bug you later this weekend some time about gnus and stuff?What a really really good day I've had.
Geek squad powers, activate!
May. 30th, 2008 09:52 pmI know I'm probably looking to start a religious war on my own journal, but help me out here, folks:
Which text editor would you recommend for me to use on the Ubuntu machine? I have been using TextPad on Windows, and I really like the syntax highlighting, global searches, and workspace functionality. Can you point me toward a text editor you really like, please?
Thank you!
Which text editor would you recommend for me to use on the Ubuntu machine? I have been using TextPad on Windows, and I really like the syntax highlighting, global searches, and workspace functionality. Can you point me toward a text editor you really like, please?
Thank you!
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May. 30th, 2008 09:54 pmAlmost forgot another bit of good news: Now that my blood pressure is normal again, I get to go back on the Pill. Woo-hooooooooo!