A little bit for everyone...I'm still here!

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I feel a little guilty and negligent of late- I've been mega busy but have had time to read most of what's going on.... so here goes...

Rochelle- Happy belated birthday for last Saturday. I hope it was a corker for you!

(- sorry to hear about the prang- you'll be on the boat for sure by now, but have a blast- I get a funny/good feeling about you and this trip- I'm thinking storks !!!

Helen, the memory of Daisy will live on with you forever. You were all lucky to have found each other, and you did the kindest thing by being there for her at the end and for letting her suffering close. Thinking of you today- I hope the ceremony gets through before the southerly hits!

Mel - I've been dwellng on your problems a lot. Have you gone back to Dr God and really laid it on the line for him? I feel that something is not right. He's not there just for fills, but honestly give him the whole story- maybe you need further investigation and a little TLC from them, not just sausage factory style fill-work. It just doesn't make sense, and maybe there's something else at play here, endocrinologically (wow, big word for a Saturday) or otherwise. I know you've been investigated for things in the past, and the results have been inconclusive, but maybe another snapshot needs to be taken, they can compare, and from there find a few avenues of attack. Just focus on the glass half-full Mel, you've lost some, and although it's short of your expectations, the benefits on your health and longevity will be there. And I think you're a star!

Ghyll, the comment made to you about your food intake by "mother" really irked me. How dare she- she was a guest at your weekend away- and it's none of her business! As for the comment about how fixated you are on the banded/WLS issues and community, I can understand why you are involved with us and this has become part of your life, as just like all of us your weight issues have been a huge part of your psyche for so long, and we're all healing together (although the scars will always be there, we'll always be Fat chicks in our heads- even if we do get to the "end"). And now to be able to rectify, as well as support each other through our various courses of action seems logical to me, and you shine at this, as you are such a compassionate, wise and open-minded person. I suspect some jealousy, and perhaps a lack of empathy from the other party, who may not have had to deal with weight issues, so may not be aware of how deep the feelings run. I hope things get better soon. I hope I haven't spoken out of turn or reopened anything. And I'm thinking of Dru too- what is it with the universal unwellness and woe going around at the moment- are we cosmicaly going through something bad or what!

Mazz- I hope the pain eases soon. Pain that affects your mobility is awful.

To the newly banded- Barbara, Jule/ Catalin and others welcome, I can't believe you're skipping through pain-free. No-one told me about the pain, I had a lot of it, so you're lucky.And for everyone else who chimes in, Libby, Nic(s), Elaine, Cherie, Cheryl, Rob, and everyonewho I've no doubt missed, you're all brilliant. Shine on!

I'm off to have a girly bonding day with my 10 yo daughter, who's currently dressed and champing at the bit to go into the city and be indulged! And I'm still in jammies and working through a cold coffee.

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