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Originally Posted by MaryClipper
This is a fairly new forum, less than a year old, for Dr. Callery & Potts patients, so most long term pts don't know about it. Also you will find that most people if they are not having issues related to WLS are getting on with life. They are not as consumed with the subject. I know many people who have kept the majority of their weight off, so they don't feel the need for support.
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Agreed but there is something about giving back too. With that you will also help yourself.
So I was ready to give up the whole WLS thing. I was pretty sick of it. I mean I was tired of the "WLS Patient" label and wanted to leave it to leave behind me. I told my OA sponsor and he said "Hey.. It's your cross to bear." You wanted this surgery and you have done well. People (pre-ops) need to see that. It gives them hope and you have to share your experience. He was right. As hard as it is for me too look at my before photos and share them I do. I used to speak before I moved and it was tough. Yet there is always someone that is helped from it. The after pic I posted that was taken a week or so ago is cool but embarassing. I share those and then I get an email from a 500 pound girl that is in her early 20's. She is crying and tells me how she had no hope of ever looking normal. After seeing my photos she is going to do this and do her best to make success happen. The way I can help pre-ops the most is to make sure I take care of myself. Got that whole circle of life thing going. lol
Cheers