Warning...sensitive subject matter

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I am so glad to get all of the insights from my initial post on the topic.

you are right on. You noted that I mentioned I was out of control with

my eating. Yes, I knew why. That is why I know now that I will never be fat

again ever in life after this surgery. It's so odd. I thought that after I

dealt with my demons, I would return to normal weight. that was a myth for me

Here comes the sensitive part. I have always dieted since puberty. But I only

need to lose ten or fifteen pounds. Well, while at an appropriate weight for

my height and age, I was brutally raped as a senior in college. Broken jaw,

three cracked ribs...I was a mess. Initially, I didn't think I was affected

very much emotionally. But, during and after the trial. I lost it. No, I was

never diagnosed as having a breakdown. However, I was no longer the person I

was. I became withdrawn and all of the other things that accompany depression

and post traumatic stress. I was in therapy for ten years. I am now healthy,

happy and whole. I am in control. So, now I am positive that now is the

right time for this step in my life.

le