Becky/Re: You look like a totally different person...

[Guest guest]

Becky,

Sending big hugs your way!

Just remember that the most important person in our lives is the man

upstairs who thinks we are all beautiful and created equal. That's

enough for me to say who the heck cares what everyone else says!

Then of course you have the next important person in the world Joey

who has been so so supportive during your entire journey! Ahhh,

Joey we applaud you!!

--Caboose

> Sara (and Cathy and everyone else) -

>

> I think you look exactly the same...well...ok...I didn't know you

much

> before the surgery but to me you've never changed! I've only

gotten

> that once so far - and surprisingly from the secretary at the

plastic

> surgeon's office. It was something like " Wow - you have a whole

new

> face! " Gee, thanks. I guess some people just don't know what to

say.

>

> I just wanted to thank everyone, including Sara, Cathy, ,

> for helping me through yesterday. I didn't really see it coming -

but

> then the depression just smacks you right in the brand-new-face

> It's most difficult because it took me almost 20 years to look in

the

> mirror and say that I was pretty...and then it all went to crap 2

> years ago when I went to get the fistula looked at. I had no real

> idea that I had an underbite or that it mattered. I didn't know I

had

> a pancake shaped face. Once I heard it though - I began

obessessing

> about it. Sigh. I go to the plastic surgeon today for a second

check

> up. I actually want to talk to him about my nose since (and I

think

> someone else mentioned this) my septum seems to be curved since the

> swelling went down. I went into this surgery knowing that I may

need

> additional nose stuff...and I know other people on the site have

had

> it...and today I'm feeling OK with it. I think I was most

distraught

> because Joey has been subsidizing my graduate school life style,

> meanwhile giving me the fantastic engagement ring and *new-

fabulous*

> face...I just felt terrible even thinking about having any more

> surgery that would incur any more expense. I talked to him about

it

> yesterday though - and his take was that doing this now would

prevent

> further problems down the road. That this was an investment in our

> future and that it was OK. I really really love that guy )

>

> OK - I need to get dressed to meet god now. What will I wear?!?

Talk

> to you later )

>

> smiles (because you guys are the best!)

>

> -becky