Marine mom

awww...thanks. bumer about your session being rescheduled. that happened to me. this process took so much longer than i expected. take care.

lol, i made it through the anesthesia.

my poor belly looks like a balloon and feels like it is stretching too much. argh, it is miserable.

Good grief! What a pain! I hope you are feeling ok, now.

I'm not doing too bad. Although I'd kill anyone who touched my tummy! My back is killi g me, though! I'm not use to lying about so much!

Yeah Lisa. I survived too.y head hurts more than my belly!

you are fanning the flames as much as anyone. you essentially have said that the op has all the rights to "vent" and others shouldn't respond with their feelings. If the op had made racist statements would you feel the same? Or homophobic statements? Even if they were based on "fact" and anectdotal information? the op didn't apologize. she said hateful things, and meant them. (per her admission here, and elsewhere) she also denied that any of this might be related to her feelings for herself. This isn't group therapy with a qualified facilitator, but just a gathering of people with similar issues. Would she have gone into a ww meeting and made that lovely announcement? i think not. zobee, you posted while I was posting. my post is directed to humming bird.

vivien, i'll be home tonight, too. I don't go until 11:00, and am nuts right now, though. i'm not good at waiting! sending good thoughts to the rest of you. be well.

priceline has 3 1/2 stars for about $35 a night, and 3 stars even better. lol, i love looking for hotel deals. it is a geeky hobby...

comfort inn, lbv, has a special $29, and it is nicer. the hojo's is kind of icky.

but when you vent,you are not in a vaccume. What she said was offensive, and indicative of issues. While demented had the right to post, others have the right to respond. that too is part of the dark side of this issue, kwim?

Where are you planning on staying?

I'd agree that demented could use a good look at this thread. It basically says the same thing that most of the folk said on the other thread. That such bitchy attitudes have very little to do with others, and much more to do with oneself. The rest of the folks on that thread were offended for being called, names, being told they stink, don'e wipe, and smell bad.

you seem all about validating the op. what about the people the op offended. they have as much right to their feelings.

lol, i think that about covers it!

i'm envious of the early appt. time! I'm not even due at the hospital until 11:00!

i suspect you are just projecting your feelings about yourself as an overweight person onto others with that condition. You might want to look into it with someone professional.

lol, I'll be going on the 23rd! That is absolutely what is getting me through tomorrow! This is a girl trip, leaving my gus all behind. Have a great time!

lisa, i am being banded tomorrow too. Good luck, and have a great day today, lol!

Actually, I was wondering about your info. Looking for research, rather than anectdotal or opinion.

makes sense...

Geez...overreact much? The poor girl just said she was worried about a portion of the process. You may be perfect, and be so in control that you aren't concerned. But really if you had that kind of control you wouldn't be dealing with this issue right now, would you?

can you take a cab?

What do you base this info on? I have not see that to be accurate at all. eta: I believe that Vitamin C affects the elasticity. Taken internally. I don't think that I believe there is anything you can apply to make the skin elastic.

No one can get mad about your feelings. They are yours, personally. I sometimes get worried about what i am getting myself into. it seems to me that for some it is ideal, and for others it sucks. So, I am leaping in armed with that knowledge. If it works as it should I will be beyond thrilled. I hope that I am smart enough and intuned enough to it. If it doesn't than I will deal. i really like my surgeon. He is the surgeon who circumcised my sons! He didn't screw that up, so I'll try not to worry too much!