Question of the day......

Ok, this one is kinda tacky I guess, but its something I think about.  Do you ever pass people on the street or in a store that is big, and you want to hand them a card from your surgeon and tell them how surgery has changed your life?

I admit that I have.  Its not in a derogatory fashion, I just hate to see people struggle the way I used to, especially in the heat.  I wish there was a tactful way to address this.  The only time I get a chance to talk about it is if people I know realize who I am after not seeing me for a long time.  I tell Dr. Baker all the time I wish I could shout from the mountain tops how this surgery has saved my life and make people aware of how wonderful it is.

So, what do you think?? Just curious!!!!

Rhonda D.

Really good question Rhonda......I am not at the point where I could do something like that but I am sure I will want to when I can.  Mostly right now I can not get my mind off this article I read about this woman who weigh over 600 pounds.  Is not able to get out of bed and her young daughter is having to care for her.  She tried to have the surgery but no funds.  The article said there is no one or orginaztion (spelling) in the US or anywhere for that matter that helps people like that finance this surgery.  So the people of her town are trying to help raise money to pay for her surgery.  Wish there was something I could do to help people like that.
Huggers,
Janoice

I've never wanted to pass out a card, but oh do i sympathise with what they are going through. I'm still kinda big because I've only lost about 65 pounds, but I feel so much better and can do a lot of things I couldn't do before. We all know the struggles and aggravations that come with being big. Like everytime I walked into a room, I would look around to see if I was the biggest person in the room. Usually, I was. AND I would always look to see if they had chairs I could fit into. Chairs without arms were my best friends. But all that is getting better for me. But I still feel the pain of others out there struggling with it.

I do feel sympathy for the people that I see that are over weight, but I totally understand that weight loss surgery is such a personal choice I have never been the type to 'sell' it to anyone, there are so many risks to this surgery that one has to be ready to take those risks in order to have the surgery. 
My WLS is not a secret, but when people want to talk to me about it I try not to sugar coat it too much because I feel like I have been very lucky not to have any complications and I would hate to 'sell' the ideal of surgery to someone and then they might not have the results that I have had.

I guess I'm of the school of attraction rather than promotion. It's honorable to want to help others, but it's kind of like stepping on toes.  I know as an overweight person most all of my life that I already knew about the surgeries, I knew about every diet, pill, exercise plan and equipment too. I know about why I overeat, I know about the in's and out's of most everything that has to do with weight gain, and weight loss.  I feel  that's one thing about we, who are or have been overweight and obese...we are usually are very well educated on our illness.  I wouldn't ever promote it, I would only talk with people who wanted to talk about the surgeries.  I think I would have been mortified if someone came up to me and told me about WLS.  I always hoped no one would notice..or at least not say anything about my weight.  Kelley

Yes I do that alot.  I may be early in my journey, but I love to recommend it to anyone who will listen....
I dont just walk up to anyone and start talking...lol...im too shy for that..
but Ive had some of those people overhear me when Im talking to others about it. Everyone who knows me around here, knows I had surgery. Im not embarassed to tell anyone.. I know some people dont wan to tell anyone at all...but Im proud of it.