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I bet you're so relieved that it's over! Did your insurance pay for it? If not, do you mind me asking how much it cost? I'm sure I will need it once I reach my goal.

I went to Charlotte Plastic Surgery, and my surgeon was Dr. Scheuer. He’s WOOOOOOOONDERFUL.

Everything was just shy of $12,000. And insurance doesn’t cover squat. Not for cosmetic surgery.

Call your insurance company and ask them all these questions. They will explain the entire process and you’ll know exactly what you will owe

Yes I had my surgery done on April 29th and I feel amazing. I had no complications and went back to work one week after. I've lost 22lbs since surgery and 38 since I begin the process in October. Make sure you follow all of your requirements and before you know it surgery day will arrive. My advice to you is never measure your weight loss sucess or journey with those of others.

Yes, I do understand and accept all of that as far as dating goes. I guess what I am wondering at the root of all of this is, then: WHY does whether or not a man is attracted to you affect the way he interacts with you in public (non-dating) situations?? I mean, I am no more deserving now of a "good morning" greeting from one of my kids' classmates' married fathers than I was last year at the higher weight. I may not be attracted to men that are hundreds of pounds overweight, but in public, non-dating situations, I certainly don't ignore them or treat them as if they are invisible. And to be honest, I didn't realize that I was being treated that way until it changed for the better. And now I'm kinda ticked about it.

But I am NOT a different person. I act exactly the same way I always have. I was never not confident. I never had low self esteem. I did the surgery for the health benefits, not the looks. It is not my insides that have changed. It is only my outsides and it is making ME angry to be treated differently. So I ask again, has anyone else had this experience and how did you handle it? Did the angry reactions eventually fade away?

Here here...discrimination in any form is discrimination and very wrong to do! Couldn't have said it better!

Ok I will agree to your point. My point is to treat that person as equally, verbally nasty since that seemed to be her M.O. An eye for an eye I guess! Also, I want to make a while different point because its a pet peeve of mine....nothing against you of course. To me, the definition of "reverse discrimination" means "the opposite of discrimination" which means no discrimination occurred. The media has perpetuated this phrase. If you discriminate against someone whether its fat on fat, fat on skinny, or skinny on fat...it's discrimination. Where the heck the word " reverse" was incorrectly added to create this asinine phrase is beyond me. I hate the media continues to utilize this phrase as proper. Ok I will get off my grammar box now...

The damage is well noted and diagnosed. I have damage to my esophagus, stomach lining and a hernia. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using BariatricPal mobile app