When you are at work late and it's dark outside and you see your reflection in the glass door and think someone is trying to get in. Happened to me last week!
When you can just plop down in a movie theater seat instead of trying to wedge your ass into the seat and hope you don't need to get up later to use the bathroom.
3 years later when you are cleaning out your closet again and you find that one pair of pants you kept to always remind you of your accomplishments! So you step into them and pull them up and let them fall off!! LOL - just because you can! keep it up everyone - staying the course works!!
Is it possible that your sister does not understand the importance of your decision? You made a life changing decision . You will have better health and be able to better enjoy your life as you age.
I was recently on a cruise whose population was mostly mid 40's and up. There were so many 70 and 80 + year olds; I just sat and observed. They were on the dance floor, tearing it up. They were active, dressed up in formals for dinner hand in hand, it was amazing. You might think that the ship was overrun with walkers and wheelchairs. Not so. They were mobile. I remember one little lady in a wheelchair being pushed by her husband , and one gent on a cane. I realize that I didn't survey the entire population, but the people I did see we're mostly mobile. The food for thought is that none of these seniors were obese. I was the one in the wheelchair ! They were walking, shopping, partying, drinking; having fun.
[ I had fallen and my sports doctor found that the cartilage in my knee (from an old injury) is almost gone. I was determined to not have knee surgery just yet. I am 2 wks out today and down 34 lbs since surgery, and am not having those knee problems at the moment. ]
There are many ways to live a happy life, one of them is to age gracefully by exercise, eating a healthy diet and keeping the body weight down. Those seniors in my opinion; were able to have such fun because they were mobile and did not have excess weight pulling them down. Each time I passed my reflection and saw myself in that wheelchair, I thought " dear Lord, please let my surgery be successful. "
If your sister won't speak to you, I can understand that you may have some regrets. But you deserve to have good health. You have done something wonderful for you that can help you maintain wellness for the rest of your life. Please use your tool without regrets that you did something good for yourself. Only regret that your sister doesn't understand and try to educate her on all of the pitfalls you can avoid like heart attack, stroke, edema, and diabetes which is often cured by this surgery.
Sisters share such a special relationship and life is so short. Try to explain that this surgery could be life saving for you. Ask your sister If there was a person who collapsed and someone did life saving CPR; did the victim cheat by continuing to live? Of coarse not. We all deserve to live a healthy life.
I wish you well on your journey. God Bless you.
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