Support? I don't have any!

Jan 28, 2010

Hi everyone,
I'm starting to get close to a date and all so I've started telling people at work, friends and family know about my choice of surgery and how I think this is the only way I can lose the extra 200 pounds I am carrying. Thing is, some of the people who barely know me are all for it and the ones that know me best, my friends in particular, are completely clueless and think it's an easy way out and it will never work for me. They laugh at the fact that soon I won't be able to eat what I do now, they reference sarcastically that I probably will do things better when I'm skinnier, basically I feel alone without the support of my friends. I know my family are behind me 100% and you guys are there for me but the lack of support from my friends scares me. It scares me that no one will make the trip to Montreal to come and see me while I'm in bed. It scares me that they won't try to help me during recovery. I have a feeling that nobody really cares and have a feeling that during this journey I will find out who my real friends are. I have seriously cried about this. The more I talk about it the more they have a "whatever" type of attitude with me. I can understand the fact that they don't believe because I have failed many times before. But before you judge me they should ask the questions and get the facts. This is an irreversable surgery! Do they understand that? A life changing and life saving surgery! I will need all the help I can get and the fact that I fell like some of my best friends won't be there for me makes me feel very sad and scared inside. Has anyone else felt this? How do I bring the issue up? Do I bring the issue up? What are your opinions or suggestions?

Please let me know!
Thanks,
Derek -xxx-
 

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