Other OH Boards
While perusing other boards, I couldn't help but feel like I'm listening to a bunch of junior high kids in a ******g contest to see who can insult the other one more. In addition to name calling, bullying and threatening each other, they all insist that they are 100% right all the time and the other people are 100% wrong. I'm just flabbergasted by it all.
Obviously it isn't everyone on the other boards and I didn't visit every single board but the few I did visit were just so dysfunctional it made me (a person who thrives on dysfunction) so uncomfortable!
So thank you, RNY friends for being so helpful and wonderful. The Kelly's and Laura's of the world are gems in this whole big OH community and I thank you for it!
I think the thing that gets to me most are the "my surgery is the ONLY surgery and getting any other surgery makes you stupid" posts.
Thank you for bringing this up, because I, too, find our board to be very kind and supportive and because of that a thank you is well deserved!

Michelle (OH member since 2004 - new user name)
HW 285 / SW 270 / GW 140 / LW 135 / CW 185
RNY 6/8/2009
Starting size 26/28, now size 12/14
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." -Hebrews 13:8
66 yrs young, 4'11" hw 220, goal 120 met at 12 months, cw 129 learning Maintainance
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First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04

Great post Shanneee!! I couldn't have said it better. I have checked other boards out and observed the very things you speak about. This board has been so helpful to me in preparing for my surgery and learning all the good, bad and the ugly about the recovery. I second your "Thank You" to all the wonderful people that are kind, caring and so helpful!
Have a blessed day!