Was my previous post deleted?

I posted a rant/vent type of post...not really anything that was offensive??  At least, not any worse than some things I've seen on OH. 
I've tried to read some of the responses and it shows that it's "NOT FOUND 404" error something? 
Really?!?

Janet
 

I got that before I posted my reply. I then saw your post under "recent posts" and replied from there. I don't know what the issue is, but I think it is their server related, not what you posted.

Martha 

I can't view it anywhere.  Other posts and responses are showing up, so that's what made me think it was what I had posted rather than a server issue.  I hope, given some of the posts in the past that I've seen, that it's not deleted because of the content.  Honestly, I've seen MUCH worse.
Just feeling a bit moody in the last few days, so I probably should have just ridden it out and moved on...

Thanks,

Janet

Repost it, it is worth reading!

Thanks!  I'm not sure how, or if, I can repost.  I can't view it in my recent posts...and go**** was so long.  lol 
 

On the blue bar across the page there is a recent posts option. It is there :)

Here it is:

I am in no way trying to be mean, criticize, or hurt anyone...just trying to understand, maybe vent a bit, about how people can go into, or be ALLOWED to go into such a life changing, body altering, major surgery with such unrealistic expectations of the outcome? Are doctors just performing the WLS for their own benefit with no concerns with educating the patients prior to, and after, the surgery? Is it that "we" are so desperate to lose weight, that the educational information goes in one ear and out the other, with the only goal to get thin?
Maybe because it took me over 15 years to decide to have my WLS, I had plenty of time to research, think things through, and my main goals are to be healthier and live to see my daughter grow up, and not die at a young age like my mother...I am thrilled to lose a pound or two at a time. If I lose more, great! But, to EXPECT the weight to just fall off like fat melting away, is not something that I ever thought to happen. WLS is not a quick fix. Nothing is a quick fix for something that took years, often a lifetime, to happen.
My question to potential WLS patients would be, "What is your primary goal of WLS?" If it's anything other than to be a healthier person, I'd have to either deny or do LOTS of education regarding the surgery.
It seems that from comments on forums, facebook groups and blogs, that MANY WLS post ops, as early out as a few weeks, are terribly disappointed that they are losing weight so slowly. Some are losing 40-60 pounds in 3-4 months and whining about it! I don't get it! Then there are those who are suggesting methods of increasing weight loss, rather than simply suggesting that they contact their NUT or surgeon with the concerns.
I am no expert, but in the time that I did research the surgery, I learned that the "honeymoon" period is when *I* must learn, and incorporate into my life, new and healthier eating habits. To expect the weight to fall off without my doing anything differently besides eating smaller amounts of foods, to "experiment" with poor choices of foods to "see if I can tolerate" them, to not exercise as much as I physically can tolerate, and in other words to purposely sabotage my weight loss progress is a waste of time and money.
When I was younger, I did EVERY imaginable diet and method of weight loss that you can think of. I certainly understand the desperate need to be thin in today's world. But, I think the surgeons and their staff NEED to make sure that patients fully understand what is being done, what to expect afterwards, and provide adequate follow up and support systems.
It seems that some do more research when purchasing a car than when choosing WLS, from some of the comments/questions that are asked on these sites.
How do the "vets" (WLS that are years out) continue to read, and so often politely respond to these unrealistic, often VERY uneducated comments? I have great respect for many of you...as I'm not sure I could be so nice. Maybe if I were at, or near my goal, it might be easier for me to give advice or read the posts. As it is now, I just want to slap some of these people...not necessarily the ones asking questions, but the ones who give silly advice to the '2 week post op who is having a "stall" and wants to know what to do to speed up their weight loss'. Or the WLS person who is still in the honeymoon period doing a pouch test, or a cleanse, cutting out certain foods, increasing certain foods, or something else that's no different than a quick fix, fad that got most of us where we were prior to surgery...instead of sticking with their plan and allowing their body to adjust to changes.
The thing that I find difficult to understand is how people can take advice from someone that they don't know, have never met, and probably will never meet, and go with it. Someone who is, in most cases, just beginning their own weight loss from WLS giving advice that could be detrimental to the success of many. Is it that they are hearing what they want to hear? What sounds like a quick fix solution?
I dunno...smh. Maybe I'm just a bit "hormonal" today...or stir crazy from recent gallbladder surgery and not being able to do much other than read posts all day :) Whatever the reason, I am ready to remove myself from the facebook groups, stop reading blogs, and stick with OH and pick and choose subjects that I read...at least until after my recovery, and I am having a life outside of here! :)
Thanks for letting me vent/rant?

Janet
 

Thank you!  :)

No problem and by the way, spot on!!

Thanks!  Member Services sent me a copy to repost, also.  Not sure what happened?  I'm just hoping it wasn't intentionally deleted. Gosh...I've seen MUCH worse.  At least I didn't type what I wanted to type in response to a few from this morning!! LOL