I have *no* shame...
This probably won't "help" anybody, but it's too funny not to mention...especially on this forum. One of my 8 year old son's buddies had a birthday party and since we sort of know the parents the wife and I hung around and chatted while the kids played in the pool.
The birthday boy's Dad is having WLS later this month and so we were talking about everything that I went through and what to expect etc.... We got on the subject of scars and he I said that mine were almost invisible. Ok, picture this: He and I are off in a corner talking by ourselves, we're both seated in chairs. There is a table full of ladies about 15 feet away, out of earshot given the background noise. I stand up, pull my shirt up and stand about 3 feet away from his face. "See, can't hardly see them can you?" He comments "yeah, they look good and I..." He looks around me towards the table with the Moms and starts laughing. I turn around and they have a "what the hell..." look on ALL OF thier faces! I thought we would both DIE laughing!
Just goes to show you, you may want to explain what you're doing before you start removing clothing in public. LOL
The birthday boy's Dad is having WLS later this month and so we were talking about everything that I went through and what to expect etc.... We got on the subject of scars and he I said that mine were almost invisible. Ok, picture this: He and I are off in a corner talking by ourselves, we're both seated in chairs. There is a table full of ladies about 15 feet away, out of earshot given the background noise. I stand up, pull my shirt up and stand about 3 feet away from his face. "See, can't hardly see them can you?" He comments "yeah, they look good and I..." He looks around me towards the table with the Moms and starts laughing. I turn around and they have a "what the hell..." look on ALL OF thier faces! I thought we would both DIE laughing!
Just goes to show you, you may want to explain what you're doing before you start removing clothing in public. LOL
Glad to know I'm not the only one who has done this!
Was talking to a man from where I used to live one day on the side of the road. He walked his four miles everyday and everybody knew he had WLS. Sure enough he showed me his panni on the side of the road and I had shown him the incisions from my lap RNY.
Similiar situation at a Starbucks. Barista talking how she had lost 100 pounds. I asked if she was a bander or an RNY? Looked at me like how do you know the difference. Again hiked up the shirt. I did. Not her.
Was talking to a man from where I used to live one day on the side of the road. He walked his four miles everyday and everybody knew he had WLS. Sure enough he showed me his panni on the side of the road and I had shown him the incisions from my lap RNY.
Similiar situation at a Starbucks. Barista talking how she had lost 100 pounds. I asked if she was a bander or an RNY? Looked at me like how do you know the difference. Again hiked up the shirt. I did. Not her.
Never, and I mean NEVER, trust a fart!! 
I don't know if health care workers are less modest or what but we've all showed each other our scars, guys and gals. It was interesting to see the scar from a Nurse's tummy-tuck. My Assistant Director's Lap-Band scar looked really "angry" and I was surprised to see how big it was. It's much bigger than my RNY scar. I guess digression is advised when in public.
Duane
Duane
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
I run for those who can't or won't. I run because I once was one of those people.
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