I have heard many of these comments myself- mostly from coworkers. None of them know I am planning on having the surgery, and to be honest I dont think I will tell them. None of their business. From what I can see, this is not going to be an easy fix. Pfft. As if its not hard enough to walk in our shoes everyday, the criticism for trying to become healthy is like a slap in the face. Mean people everywhere I suppose.