So we all heard, she removed her boobies (and planning on removing her ovaries) because she's high risk for breast and ovarian cancer. I think it's absolutely brilliant, my grandma and my mom both suffer from breast cancer, my grandma is doing well, my mom on the other hand not so much. The cancer has spread to her bones, she's constantly in pain, her bones always break doing simple things like tying her shoelaces. It's crazy, she's had radiation daily, chemo 2 or 3x per week and all sorts of other doctors appointments. Also she has lost her vision as a side effect of one of her meds. So yes, I applaud Angelina Jolie for avoiding a life like my mom's. Who in the right mind would want to go through this if it could be prevented?!?

So here I am, I want to have 80% of my stomach removed because I am at a high risk for diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity related cancers and about a cazillion other things.

What makes Angelina Jolie better than me? We both wants to lower our risks for diseases.....why is society praising her and criticizing us? Yes, I can lose weight and yes she can overcome cancer, what the hell is the difference?

Oye!!

Bubblehood' date=' I love it lol

There is discrimination everywhere and any one who thinks it doesn't exist is the biggest bigot![/quote']

Oh there is definitely discrimination here and some bigots. They are everywhere. However I remain fortunate that they do not represent the majority of the society I live in.

About this topic, my mother in law and sister in law both have/had breast cancer. My sister in law got it at the age of 30, my mother in law got it within the same year as her daughter she was 52. My sister in law had lumpectomy and recostruction on one breast. Mother in law had complete mastectomy on one breast. Exactly 10 yrs later cancer came back to both women at same time. The difference is it came back in both breast spreaded to other areas of body, lung, brain and ect in my sister in law. She fought that damn breast cancer for 22yrs she left behind 4 children and7 grandchildren, she was only 52 when she passed. Now as for my mother in law she removed her other breast about 3 months after her daughter passed. Its been 3 years and she just like her daughter was, is still fighting cancer that spread to her liver,colon and lung. And thats becauae she had both of her breast removed. She is still with us. She is 78 yrs old talk about a woman made from concrete. The reason Im sharing this with you all is because, Please do what you have to do to make youself healthier. I know sometimes things are out of our control as hereditary. But what ever the case is dont let anyone judge you do what is right for you. If there are people who bullie or judge you walk away this is about you and no one else. And please always remember (girls and guys) please do your self exam every month if there is anything sooner you find it the sooner somthing can be done about it.

One more thing, my sister in law and nother in law were both tested with the BRAC1 &2 and tested negative. But my sister in laws youngest daughter was tested as well and she has a 87% chance of getting breast cancer as well.

About this topic' date=' my mother in law and sister in law both have/had breast cancer. My sister in law got it at the age of 30, my mother in law got it within the same year as her daughter she was 52. My sister in law had lumpectomy and recostruction on one breast. Mother in law had complete mastectomy on one breast. Exactly 10 yrs later cancer came back to both women at same time. The difference is it came back in both breast spreaded to other areas of body, lung, brain and ect in my sister in law. She fought that damn breast cancer for 22yrs she left behind 4 children and7 grandchildren, she was only 52 when she passed. Now as for my mother in law she removed her other breast about 3 months after her daughter passed. Its been 3 years and she just like her daughter was, is still fighting cancer that spread to her liver,colon and lung. And thats becauae she had both of her breast removed. She is still with us. She is 78 yrs old talk about a woman made from concrete. The reason Im sharing this with you all is because, Please do what you have to do to make youself healthier. I know sometimes things are out of our control as hereditary. But what ever the case is dont let anyone judge you do what is right for you. If there are people who bullie or judge you walk away this is about you and no one else. And please always remember (girls and guys) please do your self exam every month if there is anything sooner you find it the sooner somthing can be done about it.

One more thing, my sister in law and nother in law were both tested with the BRAC1 &2 and tested negative. But my sister in laws youngest daughter was tested as well and she has a 87% chance of getting breast cancer as well.[/quote']

Fattie, thank you for sharing. I'm shocked that they tested negative. I feel bad for your sister in law's daughter, the poor thing must be paranoid like I am. So sorry that your family had to experience this plight.

I was being tongue in cheek but clearly the humour didn't translate. I meant you no offence. In fact' date=' I am saddened when I hear of others who do experience this sort of negativity and was attempting (and clearly failing) light heartedness in my response.

But then I guess it shows how different people can be. I am fairly positive and breezy, tend to care little for what others may think of me or say behind my back, and that has meant I do live a pretty fantastic life because what I experience is overwhelmingly positive. I self paid for my surgery as an elective option when the only co-morbidity I had was apnoea. When I said before about the realities of my situation, that referred to explaining to someone how much I had yo yo'd with my weight, on the exercise and diet crazy cycle, for several years and how I knew I needed to get the sleeve as I just could not maintain any weight loss I had been successful with previously. I am a strong believer in the impacts of many years of abuse of our bodies leading to dysfunctional metabolism and disproportionate ghrelin production. So explaining this to the one naysayer did turn out in the positive for me.

So apologies if I offended you, it was not my intent.

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I'm glad you realized that you weren't humorous. It takes a big woman to apologize.

Anyway, I wish you much success in the future, whether you're funny or not.