Re: Gobsmacked!

[Guest guest]

For the record " tootsie " said that she didn't have any health problems,

but that she hoped the surgery would stop her from developing them. So

I guess a family history of diabetes or obesity could be a reasonable

concern for having the surgery with so little to lose.

I guess after a lifetime of flippancy, misunderstanding and frankly

abuse from people who have never lived with obesity I have very little

tolerence for people like tootsie. I can't help but feel resentful of

those who complain about not being able to shove 5kg when I have 65 to

lose! Then again there are probably those you on the board who need to

lose double that, so I won't carry on. ;-)

Nevertheless you make some fair points Andi and I appreciate the

thoughtfulness with which they were posted.

Cheers

Christy

[Guest guest]

Hey Christy (and all),

Don't panic, because I totally understand where you were coming

from... and I think that you did very well to remain nice in the

waiting room if this so called woman said what she said to you guys!!

My mouth wouldn't have clammed shut so hard on my tongue and she

would have heard some very interesting things out of my mouth, maybe

not so much expletives, but I would have had to have made some form

of a remark.... that stuff just hurts people, and some people don't

and won't get it!!

I was more concerned then about what followed with the mentioning of

the surgeons etc and their " ethics " regarding the surgery.... a few

names were thrown in the ring (as I said just initials, but we all

know who we are referring to) and alot of sly things were said about

a few different surgeons, and their " morals " as such.... that was

more about what I was worried about, especially when very highly

regarded obesity surgeons, who are doing such good for the obese

population are sort of named and shamed as such.... there were a few

remarks about money and such throughout the various posts.... let me

assure you, as a health professional that works side by side with

these surgeons everyday, that Upper GI surgeons do not make near as

much money as what people think, our surgery may cost us a bit out of

our pockets, but if these people were in it for money then I can

assure you that they would choose a different surgical option than to

be a gastro surgeon.

Please don't be offended by what I wrote, and it most definately

wasn't directed at you personally, but was directed to the group as a

whole!!......

I just want people to remember that everyone reads these posts and

that we need to be mindful of how we word/write some of the things

that we talk about here, it is a totally open forum, but all of the

surgeons throughout Sydney/NSW have helped one or more of us out with

our " disease " as such and are our lifesavers, and none of like to

hear bad about them (it actually surprisingly hurts our feelings),

not to mention that there are people on the board who come here for

advice and haven't yet been banded and I would hate for them to get

the wrong impression of the people that have basically saved our

lives....

I hope that my post makes a little more sense now, I wasn't so much

trying to vindicate " tootsie's " behaviour, because she sounds like a

right cow, but more try to downsize the comments on the surgeons....

I just tried to word it as best as I could...

Luv Andi

>

> For the record " tootsie " said that she didn't have any health

problems,

> but that she hoped the surgery would stop her from developing

them. So

> I guess a family history of diabetes or obesity could be a

reasonable

> concern for having the surgery with so little to lose.

>

> I guess after a lifetime of flippancy, misunderstanding and frankly

> abuse from people who have never lived with obesity I have very

little

> tolerence for people like tootsie. I can't help but feel resentful

of

> those who complain about not being able to shove 5kg when I have 65

to

> lose! Then again there are probably those you on the board who

need to

> lose double that, so I won't carry on. ;-)

>

> Nevertheless you make some fair points Andi and I appreciate the

> thoughtfulness with which they were posted.

>

> Cheers

> Christy

>