Friday returning to wls

Friday is the day I return to the wls and if I am lucky we can proceed toward a surgery day. I cant wait to jump on those scales and hand them my weigh****chers book to show them ok I have lost weight as you asked now what. Had an intresting encounter with a person who I thought for a long time was my friend only to be told she was jelous of me and said ugly things about me all the time. In December I cut all ties with her and on Sunday last week I ran into her at Target. I was polite and spoke and the first thing she told me was a person she knew who had the surgery wished she never had it. Well first off this old aquantince is obese herself. Thinks extra skin from weight loss can be worked off. So I have thought about what she said and have come up in my mind that the person who had the surgery who now regrets it must of been happier as obese. So many post op members have said they would do it again because life is so much better for them not being obese. Annie I dont want to be obese anymore and I know the surgery is not a walk in the park.

This person sounds like one of those folks you are best to avoid in this world. Considering what you know of her, I would kind of doubt this person who "wishes she never had it" even exists. No, the surgery isnt "easy", but you know, I think it's better then dropping dead at 45 because my heart gave out or being confined to a wheelchair at 40 because my knees wont hold my weight anymore. I would do it over again in a heartbeat. Lisa L. 380/330/170

Hi Annie, It's weird how some people are so ignorant out there in the world. Here you are trying to do the hardest thing that you probably have every done for yourself...and you run into somebody who is trying to discourage you..just when you need the SUPPORT the very most. It does sound like this gal is jealous that you have the courage to do the surgery. I have run into a few of those kinds of people. I too try to avoid them, but I'm not ashamed of what I have done..wls wise. I really don't care now who knows I had the surgery..infact, I'm glad to tell everyone. Especially people who are extremely obese or who are obviously struggling with getting around physically. It's all I can do to hold myself back and NOT put my arm around them and tell them I had the gastric bypass. I am in no way a "poster child" for wls (I'm only 6 months out myself) but I think that there are definate changes that my life has taken for the better because of the weight-loss that I have experienced in the past 6 months. I had a friend that literally thought that I would be walking out of the hospital wearing a size 8 jeans!!! I thought..What planet do you live on???? Here's to dealing with the ignorance of others and hanging with folks that really know and really care what you are going through..cause we have been there..or are still there overselves...Yes!!!! you are right !!!! this very OH board is where you should be!!! HugsGinger