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I spent last weekend with my friend Missi, who surprised me by announcing that she's having weight loss surgery in November! I didn't even know she was thinking about it. I find myself feeling both happy for her and envious as hell. I want to support her as much as possible, but can't help thinking, "Why her and not me?" Missi and I have always been around the same size. We joined Weight Watchers together (more than once!) and walked together at the YMCA.We've shared clothes and hopes and dreams as well as disappointments and failures. I can't help wondering if our friendship will be affected by her weight loss. I'd like to think that what we share is bigger and stronger than my envy and personal disappointment at not being able to move forward with my own surgery. I'm the kind of person who tries to find the silver lining in every cloud, so I've decided to learn all that I can about the gastric bypass experience by following Missi's experience as closely as I can. She's been somewhat reluctant to talk to people about it because she doesn't want to deal with any negative responses. Once a decision like this is made, it doesn't really matter what other people think about it. You just move forward and do what's right for you. I let Missi know that I'm proud of her for doing the research necessary to be comfortable, both with the procedure and the surgeon/facility that she's chosen. I can tell that she's glad she told me. Now that I know about the upcoming surgery, Missi can talk to me about how she's feeling; a bit scared, really excited, and impatient as hell. Missi didn't know I was also looking into gastric bypass surgery, and she's been very supportive of me, hoping that one day I will join her as a postoperative "loser."
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