After deciding to get surgery I received a few strange reactions and comments from some friends and family members. For example:

1. "That's just silly."

2. "You really don't have that much to lose."

And my personal favorite...

3. "Are you really prepared to eat less." :embaressed_smile: (Isn't that the point.)

What other strange, weird, or purely ignorant comments did you receive before getting your surgery?

Edited July 16, 200818 yr by dwrd73

My wife and I are both getting banded during the last week of August. We were talking to my mom about it and she says "I guess you'll both be in misery together."

I never realized that loosing weight, fitting into smaller clothes, improving one's hypertension and diabetes was considered "misery." :smile2:

I'm sure she was referring to the soreness after surgery, but to me that is just a small step to becoming healthy again.

aw that's too bad...I got all kinds of comments like that. Just think you can both live your lives much longer together too!

After I had the surgery, my friend's father said to me "You are such a brave soul." I got a little teary eyed thinking he was talking about the journey and finally taking control of my life, etc.

Then he goes on to say "One of my friend's got gastric bypass in his 30s and died on the table." I was like THANKS.