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Georgeann, That us fantasic news! You are doing sooo great! I hope I can do it too! God bless! Cindy Snyder

181 pounds is awesome!! What is it with some people?! When we feel good about hitting a certain mark, they have a way of taking the wind straight out of our sails?! You're right, some people just don't think before they speak... my father is one of them . Your are such an inspiration to me, and I am sure many others here as well. Huggs, Ruth

I have a story like that. Mine is surgery related too. My weight distribution gave me enormous breasts (44 HHH). I found while pregnant that I had a large lump in one of them. After I had the boys, they decided to remove it and biopsy it. Well, it was non-cancerous thankfully. But because they'd kept me just under consciousness during the surgery so that I'd not need to be tubed, I began to come to while they were bandaging me. There were two nurses in the room and one had the guaze and the tape. She looked at the other nurse and said "How should I position this?" The response was "Put it anywhere, she's got acres." I was too doped out to respond. Brandy

Hi Brandy, Whatsup with the medical people out there. Don't get me wrong...I think it takes someone extra special to be in the medical field to start with (I know I couldn't do it) But shouldn't there be some kind of sensitivity training for these medical type people. 8-l I really would personally like to volunteer my obgyn for those classes!! Virginia

oh good lord, i hate those stupid capes and the double and triple chins over them and on and on and on. but - on to my story. i went to the local taco hut and was getting an order for my family - to go. so i had to get 3 tacos for my hubby and 2 burritos. i had to get one burrito for my older daughter plus three more tacos, my youngest wanted an order of chips and cheese and a bean burrito and i, of course, pre-op, was having three tacos and a beef burrito. i got to the end of my order and the dumba$$ had the balls to ask me if it was to go or to eat there. good lord almighty, could someone give the poor guy a clue? have a great day and please, remember you're not the only one. OK? hugs for you dorthe

Those darn paper gowns at the gyno office are the pitts. I stopped going for 10 years because I asked for a larger gown, and they didnt have any.So I finally got my dr to let me just wear my blouse. How humiliating. No wonder we all live Its time to accomidate us SMO's a little better. How many plastic chairs have we all broke? How many step stools have we avoided? The haircut gown, my hairdresser just kept it open and tucked it in. Oh well, here is to us for braving out the obsticales. Sue

Hi Sue, I know what you mean about the paper gowns...what about the paper sheets that like over-up only half of you. I have to go to the gyno tomorrow (Fri.) for an endometrial biopsy. I'm not really worried about the pain part...it's the humiliation that goes with the paper gowns and the 1/2 sheets. Oh yeah, and the gyno dr. who believes it is sinful to be obese and the whole time you are laying there as a captive audience...he is lecturing you about how your health would be so much better if you would just loose the weight...do I sound bitter???? come on all you fellow SMO ladies....let's ride our over to my obgyn and run him over!! Just kidding!!!! Virginia in Arizona (I'm a state within a state)

Then after we ... I'll just sit on him and then WE can all lecture HIM on being a compassionate professional!!! AND all the doctors who think it's within their right to pat us on our belly's too!! Huggs, Ruth

Hi Ruth, How are you this morning?? Let's let everyone "in" on our belly-patting doctor thing. We aren't talking about doctors that touch our bellys during an examination........No-no-no, doctors and complete strangers who tend to pat out bellys because....because.....because IT'S THERE! I guess! They seem to think that we are all replicas of the Pillsbury doughboy and/or doughgirl (let's be politically correct here!) Let's tell everybody about the "imaginary" book we are compiling about all the wrongs that have been done to us as SMO women and/or men. Can anybody out there think of an appropriate title for our book???? We don't sound like we have any issues do we?????? Virginia

Yes, yes, yes, we must fill in those 'blanks'. Then we can come out and all over them! I keep forgetting to make a seperate post about this "issue". (I have so many you know! ) Huggs, Ruth