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Thank you! I am trying to stay hydrated for sure!
That's great that you have received positive feedback!
Thats so very true...we don't usually tell people about our other surgeries!
I'm looking forward to being far enough out where people won't ask or know me as obese!
I have heard others say that the surgery is the easy way out and it makes my angry because they don't know all that goes into the process-before and after surgery.
I think that is a good response and very honest.
LeonaCR, I the planning stages of surgery and during recovery my family was supportive. I also had co workers who had had a similar surgery and were very secretive re:their procedure. My DM(DearMom) had surgery by same surgeon 6 months before i did. I was her support and caregiver( was required then for extensive open surgeries.- no longer absolute necessity-depending on individual and procedure.)
The long and short of it is i was open about my surgery after i had it with select few outside my family, and it was not freely discussed with those who had no idea of seriousness or Obesity metabolics or other issues.. the skinny ppl just did not usually understand.
It is a private medical decision and what ever the amount of open-ness you choose, is right FOR YOU.
You should never have to feel compelled to lie.It's your body, your decision and your life. NO one else's business.This surgery gives you a tool to have control over an area of life, you have never had control over before.
Find answers to anticipated questions, so you do not need to lie.. a simple" i don't wish to discuss it right now" ,should be sufficient.that covers not with the one that asked , and also covers those you would like to talk to about it, but time is insufficient. Before surgery... " I have surgery scheduled and expect to be off work for 2 weeks..beginning...date_". is one way to handle it with an employer...
White Dove,
In Polycystic ovarian syndromes/disease, it is in the name. This is the information passed on to me by my physicians.
, Poly=many- cysts=abnormal growths on the ovary in this case.
Mine have been biopsied 2x. Once when i had Gastric by pass and once during my partial hysterectomy. Generally PCOS does not become cancerous, but some become quite large, many of those release the male hormones, causing excessive hair growth, very rapid weight gain,( usually girls balloon at puberty, literally blow up like a balloon, thinking with their monthly is jus****er weight. and it never goes away) when the hormones go back to cyclic.
In my case MY Obesity Physician left enough of my ovaries to be fully functional and removed many cysts,We chose not to have another child once i was healthy. .when my hysterectomy was done the GYN made the call to leave small portions of ovaries, only enough to give me hormones. with my medical history any hormones are extremely unwise-(another different medical condition). The cysts are re-absorbed by the body at menopause.
