Don’t want to share WLS - similar surgery?

[Lainey H 37]

I have told a few people but don’t feel I need to share with everyone. I will be in a couple of scenarios where it will be awkward not to share. Day before surgery dinner with my daughters best friend and her mom and then post surgery with my sitter who is helping a bit. I thought I remember reading someone talking about a surgery that was similar in terms of pre op or recovery?

Thanks!

[confusedturtle3 246]

Hernia repair surgery is very similar in the diets and incisions. I googled it to make sure. After reading that I plan to tell people that I had hernia repair surgery and that I lost so much weight from the pre and post op diets that I decided to keep it up. Not eating much for 7 weeks will definitely reduce your portion sizes when you do start eating again.

Have a great day!

Amanda [emoji16]

HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

[ItsJustMeToo 42]

I'm a very private person, and lower BMI. I'm not telling others because I want to preserve my privacy, and because I don't want to hear their opinions (even my PCP tried to suggest "diet and exercise" to me, like she hasn't seen my yoyoing with that for 25 years).

I'm telling my husband, and no one else. I'm calling in sick to work (thankfully I have that kind of flexibility!), and I've already advertised around work that I'm starting a "cleanse".

Edited November 17, 2017 by ItsJustMeToo

[DaleCruse 756]

It always fascinates me to read that others hide their surgery. Whether you tell anyone or not, people are going to notice you're quickly losing weight! I owned it. I told everyone - sometimes even strangers! Of all the people I told, I only received ONE negative reaction. It was a very overweight woman who thought surgery was "cheating". She's out of my life now so whatever.

I also realize I'm exercising a bit of white male privilege when telling everyone about my WLS & not worrying about their reaction.