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Your Journey Begins here... |
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FootPrints to Success |
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Welcome
to Footprints to Success. A web site dedicated to the Bariatric Surgery
Weight Loss Group. Every
month new people come to our group seeking answers to their questions
regarding surgery to correct obesity. Some of these answers are very hard to
hear. After
all, for years people who have no idea what it is like to be extremely
overweight have beaten us all up. There
is but one place you can go where the people in the group will not judge you
for the size you are. I am referring to our monthly Bariatric Support Group
meetings. We will not judge you, we will not make fun of you, we will listen
eagerly to your suggestion, comments and remarks. But if you ask a question
be prepared for the answer. We DO NOT sugar coat answers to spare feelings! That
would be the worst thing we could do for you. We, the post-op patients, feel
very strongly about what this surgery has meant to us and how it has changed
our lives. Scares, hair loss and mood swings are slight annoyances compared
to weighing 300, 400 or 600lbs. Ask
your questions, make your statements, no question is a wrong one but remember
the answers will be hard hitting and TRUTHFUL. They are never meant to hurt
or discourage anyone from making the decision to have surgery. However, we
want the pre-op people to know exactly what is involved and to think. Think
about what they are going to do and what they are about to leave behind.
Learn from us, take the information that we have and process it ALL Good
and Bad. Determine what is important to you and make an informed decision for
YOU. We all care about each other and that is so obvious at each group
meeting. The
hugs, the words of encouragement, the smiles and the applause as you are
victorious over what has dragged you down and drowned you for years. But wear
thick skin, for as I said we are honest and open in our group and nothing is
ever, ever said to be hurtful. Good
luck to all and see you at the next
group meeting. |
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Shonna Luten-Fleming: Webmaster /
Deborah Sutton:
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God grant me the serenity to accept the
things I cannot change; To change the things I can; and the wisdom
to know the difference |
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