I just typed this out in another forum I tend to spend more time in, but I'm curious if anyone here has encountered anything like this! if ya make it through, thanks! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ok, so I'm not normally a person that cares about what other people think of me, but lately certain people have been getting on my nerves. I don't know if any of you have ever experienced this, but as a pre-op, I do have to shop at stores for plus-sized women. Now there are lots of girls my age I encounter in these places, and a norm I've noticed for the past little while is that most stare me down, almost as though they're better than me once they realize they're a smaller size. At first, I thought it was just me, heck I know sometimes I'll look at someone and wonder if I'm bigger or smaller than her, but I make it a point not to make it obvious or act smug about it, heck I hardly care!! TODAY, this girl at the till, some flashy money-flaunting girl strutting around with her louis vuitton bag, chanel sunglasses, and a mile-high pile of clothing had the audacity to stare me down like i was a disgusting pig, look at my 2 shirts and bathing suit to be purchased, and even TOUCHED one to look at the size! she must've seen that I was a larger size because she flipped around an item in her pile so i could see the size, snickered and turned away! If I hadn't been standing there with my mom I would've said something out of character for even me, but I didn't want to get my mom involved or make a scene at this store cuz I'm a regular there and know most of the girls that work there. I feel like I should've, but I really do hate letting things like this bother me in front of my family..their way of comforting me isn't so gentle. You know, I've learnt to cope with people in normal stores looking at me a certain way, walking around in public knowing that people are pointing behind my back or when the start to whisper it's about me..heck some even think they're great enough to say something out loud to me. I deal with that just fine, but this? Come on, she's shopping where I shop, why's she better than me? I had nothing against her or anyone else I've noticed this from, nor any of that inner competition/disgust some girls my age and size obviously seem to have against other big girls. I just don't get it, why do ppl have to think they're better than others when they're practically the same? Of all the things to get me worked up over, it was this! and i've never been one to let strangers ruin my day or get me in a twist like this. Ahhhh maybe the heat is getting to my head, I've also been cranky and anxious lately because I have to book my next appointments with pcp, specialist, and surgeon within the next month. Been exercising up a storm to produce the log my surgeon wants as proof that I'm willing to work for this surgery. AHHHHHHH! sorry for the long post guys, if you got this far, thanks in advance felt good to let it allllllll out! Love to all~~~ Aleya

i'm really nervous. i dont like pain and i know there is going to be a drain they will have to pull out and that does not feel good at all. i work at a hospital and i see drains pulled out all the time. it sucks. i'm having laporscopic. what r u having?

Thanks so much. I hope that you get to have your surgery soon. I am a little nervous though. Are you?

Hey! I'm glad that you are doing good. I hope that you continue to do good.

I'm 16 and I got approved but I don't have the same insurance as you do. I'm an army brat.