The Magic Bus Trip

MetalMama · Location: GA Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 564 Gender: Female

I'm due for a visit to my Cardiologist this summer and I'm thinking about telling him about my diet. He knows of my severe insulin resistance and difficulty losing weight and I'm sure he'll ask what I've changed.

My mom has also been begging me to tell him. I've just recently told her my WOE because she wanted to send me some homemade baked goods. She's a vegetarian and surprisingly supportive but still concerned with my health and says 'if it's healthy than why won't you tell your doctor?'

What's the worst case scenario? I get a lecture and he orders blood tests to check my levels? Would that be so bad? I'm kind of curious as to where I'm at since switching to ZC anyway.

Anyone have experience with coming clean to your doc?

Bobi · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject:

Sorry, MetalMama...I can't be of any help to you. I don't use Doctors. LOL

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jeff · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 6:16 am Post subject:

I told my doc 5 years ago when I had my last check-up. But that was the first time I had ever seen him. And that was my first check-up in almost 30 years. LOL

He did not disapprove of my diet, but he just kind of blew it off as a low calorie diet in disguise.

I wouldn't offer any information, but tell the truth if asked.
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Bobi · Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:49 pm Post subject:

MetalMama...I think jeff's advice is good. That way the door is not opened for any critical comments from the doc.
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MetalMama · Location: GA Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 564 Gender: Female

Thanks - sounds like a good plan.

Daryl · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:52 am Post subject:

I've given my general practicioner some strong "hints" LOL

at which he starts that "well, don't cut out too much _________", and I just kinda grunt, and we move on.

A cardiologist might be tougher to tell.

Confrontation sucks, but they DO work for US.

Heather · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject:

kateryna · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:22 am Post subject:

I had to find a new doctor cause mine retired and with my history of stroke I need to check my lipids every now and again.

Last fall had them done. They were so great (and I'm grossly overweight) my doctor didn't even ask what I was eating. She just looked at the numbers and my other lab work and was very happy.

Who am I to shatter her bubble? Devil

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jeff · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:56 am Post subject:

Yeah, Kat......I'm sure she assumes you're eating a "healthy, low-fat diet". LOL

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AlexF · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:35 am Post subject:

I don't use doctors either. I do my own research and come to my own conclusions. It's not that I don't trust doctors, it's that I don't trust what they've been taught. I'd have to be pretty banged up to set foot in a hospital.
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kateryna · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:18 pm Post subject:

Alex at your age if you keep eating zero carb you'll never have to see a doctor or the inside of a hospital unless you break a leg.
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Willeke · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:36 am Post subject:

years ago in Ireland I had a cardiologist who told me I just HAD to lose weight - I had high blood pressure. I said that he just tell em what to do and I would do it because that I had already tried everything. He believed me. I did start Atkins again then and I lost 22 pounds and he was very happy with that.
Now I'm back in the Netherlands and told my doctor about this and he looked at my lipids and said they looked extremely good so no worries. And he said, this is not what I learnt, but yes, meat has everythign you need of course... I promised him I would come back for lipids after six months so we could see the results.
I'm still thinking of taking some B vitamins, but am not sure if we'd need those.

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