christinesmiles

Thanks for your post @@TXhappyday! Congratulations on your surgery and I hope you are doing well. I'm so sorry that people decided to share your information, that's tough. However it sounds like you handled it very well and have a great attitude about the future.
I do not know anyone that has had this surgery and the close friends that I have told have been supportive but shocked. Of course, all my friends are skinny minis so they don't really understand my struggle. I just need to find my confidence in my decision and let the chips falls where they may.
Thanks again for your response!
Christine

Congratulations and good luck! I'm scheduled for December 16th!
Christine

Christine,
Let me add that I had a few friends tell me that I didn't need the surgery - in my mind they were just making small talk, etc... Or they asked me why I was doing it. I always responded that my insurance approved it... and that was all I said... because I just wasn't prepared with a response. My bmi was right at 35 but I had been struggling with the weight for more than 20 years and with my medical history I couldn't see me ever getting back to a healthy weight without the sleeve.

@@christinesmiles
If you're not comfortable telling your Co workers, then by all means, don't.
Yes, they will notice your weight loss, but it's easily explained by a quick "I'm watching what I eat and excersising" explanation. That's as far as you need to go.
I work from home, so I didn't really have to deal with the Co worker situation. But from some of the posts I've seen on this forum, that can be tricky with varied responses. A lot of them can be down right rude. If you aren't prepared for that, just keep it quiet. You do what's best for you. This is your journey.

Congratulations and good luck! I'm scheduled for December 16th!
Christine

Finally, some other December sleevers!
I'm booked in for December 8th - I've had it booked since February 16th... only 82 days to go, lol.

Hi Christine, I just had my surgery this past Monday and I'm still trying to figure out how to tell friends, extended family, coworkers... Most of my close friends know the struggle I've had with my weight and the impact it's had on my life so they've been very supportive when I told them. Even my brothers were supportive which I wasn't sure was going to be the case.
I work from home full-time with occasional travel and really only needed to tell a few people when I scheduled time off work. However, a couple of people I shared the info with decided to share it and when I learned how many people knew what I was doing I felt very exposed... and immediately thought of all of the judgment that was going on... but that was probably my own fear surfacing.
Quite a few of my friends and people in my town have had bariatric surgery so it's not uncommon. I've had some tell me that they've kept it a secret from extended family that live elsewhere... and when asked how they did it they just say that they started eating smaller portions, exercising, etc.. which is all true.
It's no one's business... BUT, I decided to just tell people the truth and then stand strong and try not to let the judgments of others affect me. This was my decision based on various factors and no one knows what my life has been like... if they criticize me for having the surgery then they're just plain ignorant. I've got a couple family members that have been cruel in the past and could be labeled "bullies" so this has been a big part of my emotional journey through the surgery.

I'm in the minority. I told all my friends and family on Facebook, and will pretty much tell anyone who asks (if I'm in the mood). I've had nothing but support and love given to me since day one. If someone has said anything derogatory, it hasn't been to my face, lol. I think they know better.
I will get some weird reactions when I tell people I don't know very well. I just think some of them don't know how to react, and some seem supportive, but who knows and frankly, who cares.
Like I said, I'm in the minority. Most choose to tell very few people if any, and that's okay too. I've just always been an open book, and wanted as much support I could get. It's really helped motivate me. But we are all different

Hello All,
New to this forum. Just received my insurance approval and my sleeve surgery is scheduled for 12/16/15. Nervous and excited and would love support on this journey and hope I can offer you all support too!
I am in the suburbs of Chicago. I was interested to read that many of you are not planning on telling people about your surgery. I've been thinking about how to handle this, I'm a very open person about most things but for some reason feel really strange telling people that I'm not close to about my surgery. All my family will know and my close friends but it's co-workers and casusal friends that I don't know how to handle. Would love to hear thoughts on this subject.
I look forward to going through this journey together.
Kindly,
Christine