NOT DOING SO GREAT...HEALTH UPDATES

2019-06-19 · YouTube · Foodie Beauty · 15 min

Chantal gives a personal health update after a recent doctor's visit. She describes medication adjustments (switching escitalopram/Lexapro dosing and using trazodone for sleep), an upcoming lung scan related to blood clots, chest pain and limited activity after a recent walk, severe lower-back pain and plans to seek imaging, recent weigh-ins and fluctuations (mentions of 371 lb, 369 lb, and a prior low of 359 lb), an emotional binge triggered by self-weighing (pizza and poutine mentioned), thoughts about therapy and possibly revisiting bariatric surgery in the future, and uncertainty around pausing blood thinners for ovarian cyst surgery. She plans a psychiatric appointment and follow-ups with her care team.

Video guide

  1. 0:00 — Introduction and reason for the update
  2. 0:55 — Medication: escitalopram (Lexapro) and trazodone adjustments
  3. 3:17 — Scheduling lung scan for blood clots and advice from thrombosis on-call
  4. 3:39 — Chest pain, limited exertion, and advice to take frequent breaks
  5. 5:10 — Lower-back pain and plan to seek imaging for possible structural issues
  6. 6:23 — Emotional state, numbness, and psychiatric follow-up
  7. 6:56 — Weight history and recent weigh-ins (discussion of scales triggering binge)
  8. 7:56 — Binge episode triggered by weighing and its physical effects
  9. 11:01 — Thinking about weight-loss surgery and risks with blood thinners
  10. 15:00 — Wrap-up and next steps

People, places, food, and other named details

  • Food — pizza: Food eaten during an emotional binge
  • Food — poutine: Food eaten during an emotional binge (transcript reads 'puts in', interpreted as poutine)

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