Funny conversation at work...
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Ridiculous, people that are negative are ridiculous and you have to turn a deaf ear to them. I heard that so many times before my surgery that it was annoying. Usually these people are uneducated about the subject and most likely never knew anyone in particular that actually had the surgery. I also asked them well who did you know that died and they could never answered. So I decided that every time someone will tell me negative things about the surgery I would say the following: Well, I appreciate your concern but I have made my decision, being this big is unhealthy, unsafe and it makes me very unhappy, so if I have decided to change my life and if this surgery is going to help I will do it. I know there are risks and I am willing to take them, I know that they will be people that won't support me or even understand my decision and that is ok, it is not for everyone".
Regarding the insurance, it is also difficult for people that are overweight and with all of other kinds of illness due to obesity to get insurance because all of the risks. I am very happy with my decision, and I never felt better, now the same people that were negative, give me complements and they always complain about their weight to me lol. Some of my close friends, also could not understand, they would say: you are not that big to have that surgery, or why not just do it the "hard" way dieting and exercising. I always laughed and said ok brainny do you really did think I did not try? Ok so if it is so easy to do this surgery why aren't you doing it? Then they will all laugh and someone would say well I am too chicken to do it. Don't worry about people like that, we know the risks, we made our decision. I am here to tell you it has been 3 yrs for me and I have never regreted my decision and I always try to educate people on this awesome life changing miracle.
on 4/18/12 9:09 am
I had a friend try that once when I told him. He gave me the "appalled-face" and said, "I know a woman at work who had it done, and she couldn't eat anything afterward. She'd get sick and vomit every single day. It just seemed so miserable to me."
I told him that if that happened to me, then there wasn't much I could do about it, so there's no use in worrying. I'd rather take the slim chance of being miserable afterward than risk the 100% chance of contracting an obesity-related disease.
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Highest weight: 269. Surgery weight: 233. Goal weight: 144, and then we'll see..

And, I actually do know someone who died from WLS. His name was John Cashner from Watertown, Wisconsin. That was 30 years ago, he was in poor health, and procedures have definitely improved.