jen45

I agree it's a personal choice. I am a pretty private person myself, but felt I needed encouragement during the surgery & recovery so I told a few close friends & work collegues. I chose who I told, people that genuinely cared about me. People who saw this as a positive not a negative. I've had a couple of friends who have been concerned about the surgery, for no other reason than they are worried about the surgery. I had my surgery on the 5th June, and told my sister last night (she lives in another state) and the only thing she said to me was "you're a silly girl". It broke my heart to hear that. She's morbidly obese with a range of weight related problems. I thought she'd understand. Some people will be negative but I am doing this for me! xx