surgery and measuring my weight

[malone222]

Hi,

Bit of a strange one so please bear with me.

I am due to go into hospital for an operation on my arm at some point in the coming weeks. The operation will take about an hour and I will be under general anaesthetic. I am ok with all of the, my issue is whether or not they will weight me before surgery.

I have suffered from severe anorexia and have been in recovery for 8 years. One of the things that has helped me is to never ever weigh myself. Scales are banned from our house.

My worry is that I will get on the scales and obsess about the number. I know that for most people this will sound ludicrous, but for me it's a major concern. I can't go back to where I was 8 years ago

Has anyone else had minory surgery recently, and if so, did they weigh you pre surgery or just ask you your weight?

I know it's crazy that I am worried about this as opposed the actual surgery, however I really really don't ever want to get on a scale again

I had an eating disorder as a teen and don’t keep scales in my house or allow my children to weigh themselves. At the hospital when I’ve been weighed I always try my hardest not to look and tell the staff you don’t want to know, I’ve never been questioned as to why. Good luck OP, I hope it all goes well for you.

Tell him it triggers you!