MY vents. And yes, I do have them.

Whoa Karen!  You took me for a loop when I read your post.  Well at first it did and then remembered how I felt when I left the forum about 7 months ago because I chose not to tolerate the bull**** anymore. 

My reason for leaving was due to emotional stress caused by many many surgeries (I have explained this to you).  I'm hoping that your post is not reflective on me as I had very good reasons to leave.  You have always been there for me and have welcomed me back with open arms when I wrote to you that I had returned.  Due to previous negative experiences on the forum, I prefer to read rather than comment.  In the end, it didn't matter what it was I posted, seemed that I could never say anything right.  It's ashame as I felt I provided much support & love to those who needed it.

I wish the best for the newbies.  I do find that the same questions appear over & over, perhaps some being too lazy to find previous posts with the same answers, or some randomly posting for attention.  Or even possibly not knowing how to research on OH to find the appropriate 'old' posts.  I never found OH having the best search engine, that's for sure.

I sure hope that your vents are a phase and that you will stick around to post, as I know for many many people you have been an inspiration to us and we have come to love you for it.

I will do my best to come on every day as when I committed to my RNY for myself, I also made a promise to help those who wanted my help and asked for it.

Your OH friend always

Dee....xoxoxo

 

Karen, you have every right to be pissed.  Just let it roll off your back.  It would not be OH without you!


Traci

Good Day Karen

I love reading your comments.

I too find myself not responding to some of the posts because it seems it is always the same questions over and over and no one is reading what has already been said.

I do not post unless really necessary which is very rare as I tend to read other posts to see if my questions have been answered thru the others.

I also tend to skim over the "titles" if they are of a broad topic rather than a specific.

In regards to your "vent" please do so as we all need to let it "out".

Hope to see you when I come to visit your area in the near future.

Take care.

Karen I am not going to read through all of the other posts on this thread, I responded to a thread that Beth had and it was related to this post. I agree with you 100% and I can see as a vet how extremely frustrating it must be to see the sort of posts that go up from people. Unfortunately there is no ability to discriminate who uses this message board so your decision to be selective is entirely appropriate. I'm still a relative newbie and I get frustrated by some of the questions people ask so I may have an inkling of how you are feeling! Nor can anyone discriminate what advice people give good or bad unless they are reported. That's the nature of message boards good or bad, it is either put up with it and do what you are doing by being selective in what you choose to read and choose to post or not bothering with it at all. There are other message boards that I have been part of that I just don't bother with anymore because of the tone that they started taking or for reasons similar to what you have given. It's a choice.

 just finishing off unpacking and getting some resemblance of order back to my life...am lurking catching up on post and hopefully will be back to posting more soon...thanks to all the vets who give us all support.....truth be told am a little homesick so have been staying a way a bit...but getting better so look out, here I come (NS boards really don't post that much so I keep checking in on Ontario)

What can I say that hasn't already been said (apart from the negative nelly stuff - I DO NOT SHARE that sentiment!)  You are awesome and appreciated more than you can imagine!

I too have been absent for a while now.  After some drama on here a few months ago I felt  I needed a break.  I don't like drama and will only speak up when I feel so strongly that to stay quiet will eat me up.  This is me...not everyone operates this way but this is me and I will not apologize for being a big old softy. 

Okay...was off topic for a bit.  That being said, after taking a break I had my plastic surgery and some of my own personal drama that further occupied my thoughts and time but I would still pop in now and then to see what was going on. 

LIke many others have stated, vague titles and the same posts over and over again, particularly about wait times and processes where I have no knowledge, meant that most of the time I had nothing to add.

So, I apologize for not being here and supporting the newbies and vets alike.  I think you and the others do a superb job but I can also understand how abandoned you must feel at times when it really is just a handful of you who consistently stick around.  You are a special group of people.  I will try to be here more but I'm honestly quite "empty" at the moment and am having a hard time restoring my own emotional balance.

Keep doing what you're doing and don't let anyone tell you that you are less than wonderful.  You are well loved around here and we understand you may need to vent periodically.  You go right ahead....you will receive the support that you so unselfishly give to others!

*HUGS*

Sue

In case you haven't noticed- we all love you so don't go anywhere! 

Hi Karen and everyone else...I just wanted to say that I am 7 mths post surgery and Karen you and many others on here were my life savers.  You helped me to understand what this journey was all about, you gave me good advise and showed me that I am not alone that you were all there too at one time.  I cherish your knowledge and your words and look forward to the posts every time I can.   I've also tried to do my part in sharing what I have gone through and telling people about my sleeve.  I just wanted to send you a big Hug and say a big Thank you.  By the way so far no more day time insulin, 2 cholestorol pills down to 1 and 2 blood pressure pills down to 1...this is what it was all about for me! Thank you Thank you

Karen, you rock, nuff said.

When does one qualify as a vet? I feel like I will be a newb forever.