The great Prader willi debate
Hi all, I have had WLS and am a 2nd year docotral
student who has spent alot of time studying eating
disorders. <br> PWS is a birth defect that affects 1 in
15000 and starts with low birth weight, failure to
thrive, muscle weakness, etc. There are also delayed
developmental milestones and then a compulsion to eat in
childhood. there is abnormal growth, short stature,
incomplete sexual genetalia development, mood swings. 95% of
PWS adults have IQ’s in the mild retarded range. PWS
people have have problems with abnormal caloric
utilization, speech language difficulties, dental problems,
high pain threshhold and irregularities in body
temperature control. And DEPRESSION.<br> While it is not my
business, I have not heard Ljgyrl talk about her
development. Plenty of fat people develop their food problems
in childhood, but don’t have PWS. I am not an expert
(and I hope I don’t come off as one), but it sounds
like what everyone is arguing about is depression. Who
wouldn’t be depressed at such a high weight? I was hopless
at a much lower weight and still I couldn’t stop
eating, I figured my life sucked and was crappy anyway,
so at least I could enjoy some food. <br> Maybe
before Lgyrl even has the DNA test, it would behoove her
to go for some psychological intervention as well.
While I have joined this posted discussion a little
late in the game, (and don’t be so nasty, jeez!) I
think Lgyrl needs to find her backbone before she
decides anything.
September 29th, 2004 at 3:03 am
LJ told me that she has been "tested." I don’t know if it was
deoxyribonucleically related or a question and answer type session. I am only
going on what SHE has told me.<br><br>Ice
September 29th, 2004 at 12:26 pm
First of all, I know I have a few of these and
can definitely relate to:<br>abnormal growth, short
stature, incomplete sexual genetalia development, mood
swings, IQ’s in the mild retarded rangeabnormal caloric
utilization, speech language difficulties, dental problems,
high pain threshhold and irregularities in body
temperature control. And DEPRESSION. But I got all of that
from my Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Problem ~
FAS.<br><br>My mother drank alcohol while giving birth to me.
FAS left me with a lot of birth defects, such as
Bell’s Palsey, and so many others that are hard to
explain.<br><br>Like I said before, I just think I have a typical
eating disorder!!!