Re: Discussing our surgery

[Guest guest]

BRAVO! Well-said!

Kind regards,

> Morning - I just had a very nice note from Judith in Seattle who

thought

> that this note might be appropriate for the pre-op list as well as

the

> post-ops. This was written concerning the thread on the list about

medic

> alert bracelets - the pros and cons .....

>

> I have been reading about the thoughts on the medic alert

bracelets,

and a

> comment from someone kind of jumped out at me -- " the surgery was

> demeaning " . I hope that I did not get that out of context ... my

thoughts

> on this ...

>

> I have to completely disagree with that statement. Having the

surgery has

> empowered me, given me a new life and allowed me freedoms that I

have not

> had for a long time. When someone says to me " how did you lose so

much

> weight? " I have NO difficulty in discussing the procedure with them

-- I am

> very proud that I finally took a stand to end the circle of

> dieting-losing-gaining-dieting that I had been in for 20 years or

so.

>

> As far as I'm concerned, it took courage for us to have this

procedure --

> courage to finally say enough! of feeling yucky all the time,

enduring the

> comments by and do something about it. I have never felt demeaned

or

> embarrassed about having this procedure -- it has made me stronger!

I have

> NO problems at all discussing it with anyone.

>

> thank you for that opportunity to be assertive (another new found

thing for

> me!) ...

>

> Ann

>

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[Guest guest]

Thank you!!! I think you put all my thoughts in those words.

Terri K