Lisa I.

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L. Brown 21 years, 1 month ago

Lisa, I agree so wholeheartedly with what you said! I have often wanted to say the same thing myself, but my fear of being beaten up (with words) kept me from saying it. We are all human, and we are all different. I admire those of us who are able to do all the right things, but most of us are just struggling. We are all members of the same family of obese relatives, and whether we've gotten down to a size 2 (congratulations Kary!) or are just happy to be 100 lbs. less than we were and off of our diabetes, arthritis and high blood pressure meds (yeah, me!), we all have this wonderful surgical procedure (in all it's variations)to be grateful for. Since I'm coming out of my fear to congratulate you for what you were not afraid to say, I'll go out on a limb and say one more thing that has bugged me. When I look at the before and after pictures (my favorite spot on this site) I am sometimes shocked and saddened by some of the comments that we make about ourselves in our before pictures (such as: WHAT A COW or HIPPO, or ____fill in the blank.) Do we all forget so soon the pain and humiliation of others thinking of us in this light? We were beautiful, good hearted, OBESE people, and we were and are worthy of respect. We should respect our old selves, and remember that many of us on this site are not at the same point in their journey, and that these comments can make them feel like those of us who have attained the goals we set for ourselves have turned into those people who hurt and humiliated us in the past. Just my two cents, don't beat me up!

SHERI C. 21 years, 3 months ago

Lisa - I have enjoyed reading your post on the wings site. I wish you well and hope you'll share your experiance with me when I get a date. Sheri Crawford

Cyndi C. 21 years, 3 months ago

Wishing you all the best for an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery! Remember--breath and walk walk walk! God bless!

Melissa S. 21 years, 3 months ago

My prayers will be with you as you go through the surgery and recovery. May your strength be restored; your recovery be swift and your tender heart be renewed.

Linda B. 21 years, 3 months ago

Hello....wishing you all the best as your surgery date approaches. I hope everything at the hospital goes smoothly and that your recovery at home is speedy. May you reach all your personal goals. God Bless.

Ron E. 21 years, 4 months ago

Good luck on your coming surgery. My prayers are with you, and hoping for an uneventful surgery, and a speedy, painfree recovery. Keep your focus on healing. Make sure you walk, and keep up your breathing exercise. YOU CAN DO THIS! See you on the other side. PS. If you check out my web page, be sure to sign the guest book there. Thanks.

Haziefrog 21 years, 4 months ago

Lisa, you know I will be praying for you! I am so excited for you! Hazel

sunshineinjaxs 21 years, 4 months ago

Hi Lisa,I just wanted to tell you that I wish you all the luck to a fast recovery. May God be with you at this time in your life. I will pray for you. Celeste Jordan

christina C. 21 years, 4 months ago

Lisa, I wish you a very speedy recovery and good luck, we are having surgery on the same day, and I pray that you will have an uneventful recovery. Much success, Christina

Dorothy G. 21 years, 4 months ago

I wish you the very best on the surgery, and I will pray for you so it will be free of any complications. I go in tomorrow, and I am a nervous wreck. It seems the closer it gets, the more we have second thoughts. Just hang in there, soon it will be over, and we will regain our health and our lives back. I will keep all of our WLS sisters and brothers in my prayers.