Did you read the "Journal de Montreal" last weekend
Hey guys!
This is a very sad story indeed. I shared the same hospital room with Nancy at Sacre Coeur. She had her VSG at 8 am and I had my RNY at 11 am. We were from the same town, though I had never met her before. We found out after that we had friends in common.
As you can imagine when I heard the new I really freaked out because I was really sad for her and her husband and I was scared for me. I mean what if this had happened before my surgery date, would I still go through with it?
We do not know what happened or the reason she passed away.. maybe it was something not related to the surgery.. I know that here were a few issues at the hospital the day after he surgery and maybe there is something other but I have real confidence in Dr Atlas and we are in good hands. But we also must accept the risks that come with such a big surgery.
It is once again really sad but what is sadder is not having the WLS that could change our lives...
What saddens me the most is why she told me she did the surgery.. she said people were mean and judgemental and she did not want to me judged anymore.. sad
This is a very sad story indeed. I shared the same hospital room with Nancy at Sacre Coeur. She had her VSG at 8 am and I had my RNY at 11 am. We were from the same town, though I had never met her before. We found out after that we had friends in common.
As you can imagine when I heard the new I really freaked out because I was really sad for her and her husband and I was scared for me. I mean what if this had happened before my surgery date, would I still go through with it?
We do not know what happened or the reason she passed away.. maybe it was something not related to the surgery.. I know that here were a few issues at the hospital the day after he surgery and maybe there is something other but I have real confidence in Dr Atlas and we are in good hands. But we also must accept the risks that come with such a big surgery.
It is once again really sad but what is sadder is not having the WLS that could change our lives...
What saddens me the most is why she told me she did the surgery.. she said people were mean and judgemental and she did not want to me judged anymore.. sad
Ouch! What a sad story indeed!
Shielding ourselves from judgemental or rude comments is not always easy... Bullets are comings from everywhere; siblings, friends, co-workers, medias in general and perfect strangers, etc.
Even now that I've lost quite a bit of weight, I find that many comments on my weight loss are sweet at first, but tend to leave a sour aftertaste...Words like "now" and "before" can carrry a truck load of implied opinions. I often wonder what people were saying about me before WLS, and don't like the conclusion I reach..Maybe one day, I'll be able to smile at the fat kid I see in the mirror every morning!
Shielding ourselves from judgemental or rude comments is not always easy... Bullets are comings from everywhere; siblings, friends, co-workers, medias in general and perfect strangers, etc.
Even now that I've lost quite a bit of weight, I find that many comments on my weight loss are sweet at first, but tend to leave a sour aftertaste...Words like "now" and "before" can carrry a truck load of implied opinions. I often wonder what people were saying about me before WLS, and don't like the conclusion I reach..Maybe one day, I'll be able to smile at the fat kid I see in the mirror every morning!
Joel
HW: 347 SW: 345 (Goal 190lbs) CW: 182.0
DS performed on Nov 26th 2009 and goal reached on Nov 12th 2010 
1 year out: 181.2lbs
2 years out: 178 lbs
3 years out: 182 lbs...without sacrifices
I really felt bad for her because I thought she had made the decision for other and maybe not herself.. like for health reasons.. she was a really nice lady and her husdand took care of her..
It's hard to hear people talk about us before the weight as if all the pain had been erased with the lost of the weight.... I am not confortable about people taking about the heavier me as another person.. that is still me and I am still losing weight.
Also it does take time before we see ourselves as 'the new us'.. I somethimes still see myself at 367 pounds.. and I lost more than 100 pounds but I see old pictures and I am soo embarrassed that I let myself go...
Anyways, this story is to teach us the importance of making the right decision for us and being sure that WLS is the right thing for us. We must not do it for our loved ones , friends, co workers.. because we are the ones to live with the consequences...
It's hard to hear people talk about us before the weight as if all the pain had been erased with the lost of the weight.... I am not confortable about people taking about the heavier me as another person.. that is still me and I am still losing weight.
Also it does take time before we see ourselves as 'the new us'.. I somethimes still see myself at 367 pounds.. and I lost more than 100 pounds but I see old pictures and I am soo embarrassed that I let myself go...
Anyways, this story is to teach us the importance of making the right decision for us and being sure that WLS is the right thing for us. We must not do it for our loved ones , friends, co workers.. because we are the ones to live with the consequences...
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