Oh pshaw, on Sun 14 Oct 2007 09:35:43p, Nexis meant to say...

> Ok, before anyone lectures, I'm not asking for medical advice, just
> opinions on if this is really something to worry about or if I'm reading
> too much into it.
>
> My mom is someone who lives a "healthy lifestyle" and has for decades.
> When I was a kid, as the medical world began to evolve, we discovered
> that cholesterol problems and heart disease were a problem in my mom's
> family. She ate right, exercised every day but Sunday, took supplements,
> etc. She was lucky in that she didn't like alot of things that are most
> people's weakness...i.e. chocolate, most sweets, etc.
>
> A few years ago, she had some problems with shortness of breath &
> dizziness. 2 days later she was having a quintuple bypass. She recovered
> very well, and was soon back to her busy and active self.
>
> My worry is this: Lately, she doesn't like to eat. She used to love
> breakfast, now she is not interested. She makes food and goes to
> restaurants, but eats about what a small (and I mean 1-2 yr old) child
> would eat, and not much else. She doesn't eat anything before 11 am or
> so (though she's up at 4 am), and has a bowl of soup around 3 pm or so,
> and if it wasn't for my dad, I think she'd skip dinner altogether. She
> mostly wants soup. In the evening, she'll have a cup or tea or coffee,
> but not much else unless there's company and she serves dessert, and
> then she'll have a few bites. I have recently talked to her about
> discussing her lack of appetite with her doctor, but she thinks it's
> after effects of a long passed gastric episode (6 weeks ago). She says
> she just don't like food much anymore. She still takes vitamins and
> she's on medication for cholesterol, blood thinners, and something for
> blood pressure.
>
> Does this sound like something serious? Would you insist on talking to
> the doctor? Or wait and see what happens?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> kimberly
>
>

I would urge her to consult her doctor. It may very well be nothing, but
I'd want to know for sure. Significant changes in eating habits, bowel
habits, gastric problems, all in general should be looked into. Better
safe than sorry.

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Wayne Boatwright
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