Some of you newbies and DS wannabes **** me off. LONG rant about life and death here.
Nicolle,
Reading this post has really saddened me. It makes me sad that some people don't take this surgery seriously. Maybe we should curb our enthusiasm and stop paying it forward? Naw, that just isn't possible.
I'm so sorry about your friend, Norm. He seems like he was a really nice guy. With all the research he did, he reminds me of myself. You should see the three ring binders I have stuffed FULL of paperwork about the DS!
Glad you got that all out of your system and hope you feel better for this weekend.
"All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all."
, Jules
Reading this post has really saddened me. It makes me sad that some people don't take this surgery seriously. Maybe we should curb our enthusiasm and stop paying it forward? Naw, that just isn't possible.
I'm so sorry about your friend, Norm. He seems like he was a really nice guy. With all the research he did, he reminds me of myself. You should see the three ring binders I have stuffed FULL of paperwork about the DS!
Glad you got that all out of your system and hope you feel better for this weekend.
"All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all."
, Jules
(deactivated member)
on 8/10/09 11:56 pm
on 8/10/09 11:56 pm
Thank you for saying what I have been thinking!
How do you know if you are one of the ******** she is talking about?
1. You post more than once a day or even every day.
2. You ask questions that you could have answered if you had researched, read, or even googled.
3. You don't like your surgeon's instructions, so you want to get answers you like from strangers on a message board who don't know the details about your health.
4. You don't know that this isn't about weight loss. It's about health. The doctors give you the chance. You can either blow it or make it work.
5. You listen only to what you want to hear.
Norm's tragedy, as painful as it was for those of us here, is not the only one among DSers. People who've suffered malnutrition after not getting their protein and had a heart attack, kidney failure, etc. People who didn't take their calcium and ended up with broken bones or stooped over like a 90-year-old lady. People who "forgot" to keep up with the daily vitamins and ended up with lifelong health problems.
This is not a diet. It is the rest of your life. I agree with Nicole. Please don't get the DS if you aren't willing to work with it every day for the rest of your life.
How do you know if you are one of the ******** she is talking about?
1. You post more than once a day or even every day.
2. You ask questions that you could have answered if you had researched, read, or even googled.
3. You don't like your surgeon's instructions, so you want to get answers you like from strangers on a message board who don't know the details about your health.
4. You don't know that this isn't about weight loss. It's about health. The doctors give you the chance. You can either blow it or make it work.
5. You listen only to what you want to hear.
Norm's tragedy, as painful as it was for those of us here, is not the only one among DSers. People who've suffered malnutrition after not getting their protein and had a heart attack, kidney failure, etc. People who didn't take their calcium and ended up with broken bones or stooped over like a 90-year-old lady. People who "forgot" to keep up with the daily vitamins and ended up with lifelong health problems.
This is not a diet. It is the rest of your life. I agree with Nicole. Please don't get the DS if you aren't willing to work with it every day for the rest of your life.
You are my hero.
~ I am the proud wife of a Guatemalan, but most people call me Kimberley
Highest Known Weight = 370# / 59.7 bmi @ 5'6"
Current Weight = 168# / 26.4 bmi : fluctuates 5# either way @ 5'7" / more than 90% EWL
Normal BMI (24.9) = 159#: would have to compromise my muscle mass to get here without plastics, so this is not a goal.
I 
my DS. Don't go into WLS without knowing ALL of your options: DSFacts.com
Ms. Cal Culator
on 8/11/09 12:21 am - Tuvalu
on 8/11/09 12:21 am - Tuvalu
DS IQ Test
Question #1--When I encounter something I don't understand, I (pick one):
a) first, I ask my hairdresser because she knew all about that foot detox machine and then I check the asseenontv website and then I visit one support group after another; or
b) use the google machine and exclude or verify anything that isn't included in peer-reviewed literature and then I ask--in real life--at least two or three doctors I have access to.
Question #1--When I encounter something I don't understand, I (pick one):
a) first, I ask my hairdresser because she knew all about that foot detox machine and then I check the asseenontv website and then I visit one support group after another; or
b) use the google machine and exclude or verify anything that isn't included in peer-reviewed literature and then I ask--in real life--at least two or three doctors I have access to.
In any group of a hundred people, there are probably 2 or 3 sociopaths. In a group of a thousand, more like 20-30. They function very well in "affinity groups," where people have things in common and tend to trust strangers. I am NOT saying not to trust anyone. I AM saying that there are probably two dozen sociopaths hanging out here and looking for victims. Most are NOT serial killers.
Read: www.sociopathicstyle.com/traits/classic.htm
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