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11-17-2007, 03:27 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Campbell River, BC
Posts: 175
Weight Statistics December 4 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
308 lb Start Weight:
163 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
145 lb Weight Loss:
-2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.0779220779 % % Lost:
May 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.2343506349 BMI Start:
25.5266206282 BMI Current:
25.8398306973 BMI Goal:
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I am feeling really good about my decision to have surgery. I have spent the last 12 months researching and making the collective decision to have surgery with my family. I am good, ready to go, and feeling great.
Then.......
One of the mom's at my daughter's school heard that I was having the surgery. Yesterday, she pulled my husband aside on the playground to let him know all of HER concerns and how she is worried that I will be making a decision that will harm my body. She continued to go on about all of these horror stories regarding the surgery.
Why do people think they have the right to express their thoughts and ideas if they are not welcomed. Why do people say things when they actually know very little about the surgery and have heard one bad story and gravitate to it. I got over her comments really quick because I am sure in my decision. I was just wondering if any of you found that people did this when you were considering surgery?
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11-17-2007, 03:42 PM
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| | WLS Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cheektowaga, New York
Posts: 452
Weight Statistics November7,2007 Start Date:
MARCH 11,2008 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
289 lb Start Weight:
171 lb Current Weight:
175 lb Goal Weight:
118 lb Weight Loss:
-4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
40.830449827 % % Lost:
1 yr from surgery Goal Date:
Body Mass Index46.6407254362 BMI Start:
27.597107438 BMI Current:
28.2426538108 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Oh Yes!
Just This Pass Thursday A Co Worker Did The Same Asking Me Why Would I Want To Do Such And When I Shared My Knowledge From Three Years Research And Contemplating Back And Forth She Finally Said " You Know I Asked My Doctor For The Surgery Last Your And He Said No " I Figured It Was Because She Couldn't Get Her Doctor To Say Yes So She Now Finds All The Wrongs About It
You Know Some Fluffy People Find A Problem With Another Seeking Intervention Of This Type They Don't Want To Be Left Fluffy And Alone Ya Know  | |
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11-17-2007, 04:45 PM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NewEngland
Posts: 335
Weight Statistics 9/1/2006 Start Date:
5' 1"
Height:
278 lb Start Weight:
188 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
58 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.3741007194 % % Lost:
05/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.5219027143 BMI Start:
35.5184090298 BMI Current:
24.5606019887 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodPhysician Prescribed Diet/Exercise
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I think there are a few reasons why people behave this way 1) generally being "negative Nellie"/gossip-mongers; 2) Being kind of hypochondriac themselves; 3) Being people who have decided to "celebrate the beauty of their fat" and are angered by other viewpoints; etc., etc. REALLY it doesn't matter WHY they do what THEY do. What matters is that we can choose to let it "roll off" and not bother us!!! In the process of getting approval (which not everyone is able to!) for this surgery, the candidate is certainly well-educated and appraised of the risks of remaining morbidly obese vs the risks of the surgery! What more there is for anyone else to comment on is beyond me. When we are seeking life saving/preserving intervention and someone suggests that we are thoughtlessly self-mutillating for vanity... ...obviously it is THEY who have the issues! XOXO  Mya
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11-17-2007, 06:35 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Floyd County Virginia
Posts: 9,445
Weight Statistics September 19th 2007 Start Date:
September 19th 2007 June 18,2012 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
363 lb Start Weight:
226 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
137 lb Weight Loss:
56 lb Lb Left to Lose:
37.741046832 % % Lost:
When I get there again Goal Date:
Body Mass Index52.0793877551 BMI Start:
32.4240816327 BMI Current:
24.3897959184 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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They are everywhere. Mine was my own coworkers. Especially one older lady. My surgeon give me a bookelt about the surgery. When they started on me I told them to shut up and read the book. It helped alot. The thing in the end is .....its your body your decision. They dont have to go back and forth to the Drs and deal with diseases we will get from being obese. That is my way of thinking. Let them walk in your shoes a while. Like I have said before .......unless its them they will never ever totally understand.
__________________ Remember Tough times never last Tough people do... This Ribbon is for our Lady Lisa and all the women that fight this ugly disease. RIP Jerry my friend
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11-17-2007, 06:42 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Slimming Down, NJ
Posts: 14
Weight Statistics 9/7/06 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
243 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
78 lb Weight Loss:
5 lb Lb Left to Lose:
32.0987654321 % % Lost:
September 7, 2007 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index35.8809073724 BMI Start:
24.36357908 BMI Current:
23.6252888049 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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People like this are called HATERS. Mad at themselves and HATING our decision. My coworker said that my low Vitamin D level is an issue of wls. I said speaking of issues I had more than my share prior to surgery. I am medication free and if all I have now is a low Vitamin D level well who cares. I said when I was fat life was an issue!!
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11-17-2007, 06:47 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,174
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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i second that. you are going to come across people who are going to try to tal you out of it either because they cant have it for whatever reason (no coverage, are scared, whatever the reason) and they will try to keep those who can down with them. as long as you are secure in your decision, dont let what they have to say matter.
__________________  KenyaR.  Lap RNY 4/19/07 | |
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11-17-2007, 06:47 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Texas
Posts: 5,236
Weight Statistics I've lost/gained my whole life!!! Start Date:
Aug 1, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
280 lb Start Weight:
154 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
126 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
45 % % Lost:
Summer 2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index42.5692041522 BMI Start:
23.4130622837 BMI Current:
22.8049307958 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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The minute I decided to have surgery, I heard HORROR STORIES GALORE!!! People telling me they had "friends" who had it, and it went terribly wrong etc...
I have only regret with having this done....THAT I DIDN"T DO IT SOONER!!! People need to realize that most of us have researched this THOROUGHLY. They need to give us credit and have some faith in us and our decisions.......can I get an AMEN???
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11-17-2007, 06:50 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY
Posts: 10,174
Weight Statistics 4/19/2007 Surgery Date:
5' 9"
Height:
260 lb Start Weight:
152 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
108 lb Weight Loss:
-13 lb Lb Left to Lose:
41.5384615385 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index38.3910943079 BMI Start:
22.4440243646 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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AMEN!!! lol 
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11-17-2007, 07:25 PM
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| | Seasoned Veteran
Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 5,595
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
339 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
162 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.7876106195 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index54.7100550964 BMI Start:
28.5654269972 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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some people have something to say about everything, but i dont care what people who do not live my life have to say about me or my decisions. you knows whats best for you and your family, but there are always those ppl who have something to say about it
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11-17-2007, 07:29 PM
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| | Big Loser
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Campbell River, BC
Posts: 175
Weight Statistics December 4 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
308 lb Start Weight:
163 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
145 lb Weight Loss:
-2 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.0779220779 % % Lost:
May 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.2343506349 BMI Start:
25.5266206282 BMI Current:
25.8398306973 BMI Goal:
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You know what is really ironic - some of the people who smash WLS surgery smoke. Go figure???
PS: AMEN
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