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Kai-shek    230

Kai-shek
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I don't want to say I am having lapband surgery, but I also am not good at lying. I also need o inform people at work for the purpose of continuity. Help!!!!!

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☠carolinagirl☠    18,721

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I told a couple at work (as they worked directly for me/with me) and of course HR...the others just assumed I was taking time off..I say do and say what ever is comfortable for you. Its your life and its your business. Congrats on making a wonderful decision. it was the best one I ever made.

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Frederic    500

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I've been honest with anyone who asks but that also means I go into detail. So I said I was getting a Laproscopic band procedure to address my high blood pressure and diabetes since my metabolism is slowing down as I age.

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♕ajtexas♕    3,771

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In the beginning I only told immediate family. Told work I was having surgery, but no details.

Now, I tell anyone who asks. I was even interviewed at work about it. That article went out to 3000 employees. Guess everyone knows now. Lol

You will tell who you want when you are ready.

Congrats on starting a new healthy life.

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hely88    883

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Just tell people you are on a high Protein diet and trying to cut down your portions. You tell who you want you only have to be accountable to is yourself. Best of luck. I told everyone but I am kind of an open book.

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flrosie    154

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In the beginning I only told immediate family. Told work I was having surgery, but no details.

Now, I tell anyone who asks. I was even interviewed at work about it. That article went out to 3000 employees. Guess everyone knows now. Lol

You will tell who you want when you are ready.

Congrats on starting a new healthy life.

CONGRATULATIONS! Your ticker says you reached your goal weight today!! Yay for you!!! Oh happy day!

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♕ajtexas♕    3,771

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CONGRATULATIONS! Your ticker says you reached your goal weight today!! Yay for you!!! Oh happy day!

Actually, I've been at goal for about 2 months. I updated my ticker yesterday & that statement came up. Won't go away. Lol

Thanks so much!

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moonlightdreamer    4

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I'm trying to decide how to mention this as I work in a call center and sit around a lot of people. I'm thinking that I'm going to just say I had medical things to take care of and I'm better now. I have 3 work friends that know and they are all outside of work friends too so I know them pretty well. My supervisor knows too but that's about it. I work in healthcare and confidentiality is huge in my department so I know no one's spilling.

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parisshel    1,892

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You will tell who you want when you are ready.

I've found this to be quite true in my case. When I was first considering a lapband, I didn't tell anyone.

When I decided on a lapband, I told 2 people.

When I got my surgery date, I told a few more.

With two weeks until my procedure, I'm telling everybody! The pharmacist, the flower merchant, my neighbors!

The only people who don't know what I'm doing are those in HR (they work in another country so they don't see me anyway); all they know is I'm taking some medical time off. This is only because I don't want any comments about taking time off for elective surgery. They know I'm having a surgery, but they don't know it is elective.

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Frederic    500

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in my case calling it elective would be like saying taking prescription medication is elective.

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