Out of the WLS closet!

It is done. I am out. Just as it felt when I came out of the sexuality closet - what a sense of relief.

Friday I told my co-workers about my upcoming surgery and all were very supportive and interested. It turned into a one hour lecture by me on RNY and other procedures, how it works, the effects, the risks, my diet, and more. I even showed them the OH website and the before and after pics on the home page. It was great.

Today I posted my coming out message on facebook, along with 4 separate notes on the risks, menu, and so on. Although my closest circle knew about it, and ALL have been very supportive, there is that other 100 people who didn't.

It shocked me a little how emotional I became as I wrote the last line...

"I thank everyone who has been so supportive of me and for loving me, even when I haven't. "

And awaaaaay we go!!

 

 that last line is a beautiful and TRUTHFUL message.  for many years we have NOT loved ourselves.  that is one shackle in our lives that we finally unlock as we progress in our journeys.  i'm glad you "came out".  Now let's get you DONE!  :)

Ah, sweet coming out story....

deb366

 "I'm coming out... I want the world to know!" 

Right on sweetie!  Love the confidence!  For me the more I talked about it pre-op the more real it felt and I was able to visualize the pounds just melting away.

Hey... add me on facebook!  www.facebook.com/musicmaryn

~M

I have always been very out about my surgery. It is interesting how many people hide it. It's not healthy to hid anything; most LGBT people know that. For some I know it is privacy. I hear a completely ridiculous story the other week at my WLS support group. A lady in my small group discussion said she enrolled in Weigh****chers before surgery so that as she lost weight everyone would think she did it with weigh****chers.

I have found out something interesting about my self though. Our WLS support group asking a person a month to tell their personal story. I write a lot and am very open about surgery and immediately thought that I want to do this. However, I find this hard to do. I have thought about getting started on it but just stop in my tracks. Baring yourself can be quite a traumatic experience. Publicly admitting that you were fat and unhealthy is a hard thing to do. 

I'm really proud of you, reading that. It takes courage. I'm glad your coworkers are responding positively, too, and giving you support.

 So glad to hear that your co-workers are supportive....I had a similar experience when  I told my co-workers....i told them in the beginning of the process so they had the chance to go on the adventure with me through the 6 months of medically managed weight loss, the psych eval, blah blah blah......they were very supportive throughout. 

Now i am 3 months post surgery and they are some of my biggest supporters. Much love to all of them.

Your surgery is so close! I'm excited for you! I haven't decided if I want to publicly announce my surgery, but I'm thinking about it more since I read your post! I hope all goes well for you!