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Q: I Really Need Help! It's About My Mother..

asked by: Dolovah on September 8th, 2004

New User

I'm not sure if it's an eating disorder but everywhere we go they say she's fine but I can literally see her wasting away. I'm like thirteen, so I really don't have anyone to talk to.
A few years back my mom had surgery to loose weight and she's lost alot. She's the same weight with me at 120. She started having problems with her stomach and sicknesses and we found out she had diabetes then all her stomach pains got worse and she had her appendix taken out not a day too late. Not a few months ago she had a seizure (isn't that where your sugar level gets low or something? I don't know..) but anyways lately she has just been getting worse, she's started smoking and i've tried telling her to stop but she can't because of stress at work and she can't take days off because she'll be fired. I'm afraid because she looks so pale and unhealthy and very boney. I don't see how they can say she's healthy. A few days ago her tooth came out aswell.

Does anyone have any ideas what could be wrong? I swear the doctors here are terrible and keep saying she's fine but something tells me she isn't.
Thanks for your help.

Replies(3)

KariM1804

replied on September 20th, 2004

Active User, very eHealthy

Ive heard of problems witth that surgery so it could be side effects from it and she neeeds to see a doc asap. But shes obviously also weight concious in order to get that surgery so it could be e/d symptoms too.... Can u talk to her about it?

hurt28

replied on January 2nd, 2005

New User

Hey

Hey I no iu am a lil late on this but my mom had surgey to loos weight and we are the same size to and I feel like she is alway competing with me to look better and it hurts because it is like um ok this is my mother you should make me feel good about my self not worse. And I feel like she is the reason I am bulimic I would never tell her that but thats just how I feel :cry: :cry:

Super_K

replied on January 17th, 2005

Experienced User

If you want to email me you can I dont mind and ill answer anyone. As long as shes eating its probably not an eating disorder but it could be something from being in the hospital so much. Dont be bullimic please eat and keep it down!!!! I dont want you to die :/

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