Nexis wrote:

> 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,

I would insist on talking to the doctor.

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