discordya
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Nov 05, 2010
Well I'm actually quite surprised at the encounters I've had both on forums and chat. People seem to get the impression that I am in some sort of rush and feel the need to tell me that I'm wrong for it.
First of all, the only RUSH I'm in is to get started on a new life. I never said I was wanting to get into surgery by next week or even next month or this year. I mean, I am very well aware how long it takes to actually get to a point where you'd have a date set.. I went through it with my sister whom is 2 years post op now. I'm not an expert by any means but I know what I need.
I've been deciding upon this since before my sis went into surgery herself. I knew that this was an option for me if I ever wanted it to be, but now 2 years later and about 40+ lbs heavier I think this is more-or-less my last resort at fixing my health and my life before I waste more years of my life as an obese person who cannot do much in terms of physical.
Is it wrong that I want to start looking into this and asking questions to learn all I can? Why does that automatically make everyone assume I want to find any Joe Blow that would do surgery for me? That's totally false.
Let me explain a little more about my story. I have a sister whom is 3 years older than me, who was also obese. She decided to have RNY WLS a little over 2 years ago and has done great. She has had some complications that are related to colitis and RNY together. I'm not an expert nor claim to be, but I know what is involved and the consequences of WLS. I have thought on it long and hard and have tried many ways to lose weight in the many years (as in my whole life) that I've been over weight.
I'm not jumping into anything. All I am looking to do is just GET STARTED. There is still a long road ahead once you even "get started". I'm just looking for a way, is that so wrong? How can anyone judge me for wanting to live a healthy life and be able to do things, in public, that I like to do again?
