Margaret L. was a 55 year old German born woman was 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighed 250 pounds. She had been heavy all of her life but ballooned to…

Question Margaret L. was a 55 year old German born woman was 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighed 250pounds. She had been heavy all of her life but ballooned to over 200 pounds in the last fiveyears. Margaret loved buttered French bread toasted in the oven. For variety, she would meltdifferent cheeses on the bread. She loved peanut butter and jelly sandwiches cream cheese onbagels, and every kind of dessert. She ate fruits and vegetables, but they were not her favoritefoods. She had tried fad diets. She would lose 10-15 pound , but as she tried the diet, she wouldgain it all back and more. Food had always been her friend and course of comfort.She was recently put on hypertension medication it seemed as if she was always tired. In thepast three months she had been unable to even walk from her car to the office without gettingshort of breath and having to stop several times. She was experiencing sleep apnea at nightShe was getting pretty upset with the situation concerned about he health. She asked her doctorabout gastric bypass surgery. He reluctantly to have her screened. He discussed at length thenecessary lifetly and dietary and exercise changes she would have to make for the surgery tobe successful. She was scheduled for the surgery after two months of research on her part andassessment by physicians to ensure it was safe. After the surgery, she was placed on a rigorousclosely supervised recovery program. Her sister had to agree to move in with her for this periodto be her recovery coach. Margaret attended classes about the meaning of food, how to eat,weight loss, exercises and behavior modification. Health Science Science Nursing NUR 109 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)