Had my first negative response today :-(

maryrose · 10-30-2009, 04:33 PM

I work in x-ray and this totally p'd me off!!!!

Report her ASAP.

Be sure to go about it the right way. Don't just call the hospital blindly, sit down and write a letter "personal and confidential" to the X-Ray Manager and also to the president of the hospital.

That is just totally WRONG!!!

writeonamber · 11-02-2009, 12:58 PM

What a great thread! MaryfromMI - I'm 24 (banded 4 months ago, when I was 23) and I am already confident that this decision was one of the best I've ever made. I agree that the thing I saw most was the comment "I wish I would have done this earlier." Well girl, it is earlier and we're taking charge now.

I also agree that you should write a fact driven, professional letter about your experience with the technician.

And remember, at the end of the day - no one else is living your life but you. We have to accept that we've failed with other weight loss attempts. We know we need other help and we know a healthy life should be top priority. It may not feel like it, but we're way ahead of the curve. I'm confident everything will go well and you will proceed because you know it's right for YOU.

Best of luck and look forward to seeing all your progress!

renebeau · 11-02-2009, 01:26 PM

I think she was trying to reassure herself that her daughter shouldn't have the surgery. It was totally about HER SITUATION and not about you. What a bitch.

Fort Bend Band · 11-02-2009, 04:21 PM

I did not get my band until I was 40 years old. I am one of those that wish I had had it many years earlier. I think about all of the torment I could have saved myself. Some people just don't get weight issues. It is our vice just like alcoholics use alcohol we use food. If we could just stop we would have. If you were an alcoholic at 20 she would not ask you why you felt you needed some type of intervention at 20. I was on ever diet known to man. I also would lose about 30 pounds on all of them only to gain back 40 once I stopped the diet. I dieted my way to being as fat as I was. The sad thing is that you will have more judgements and comments from well meaning friends and family as well as not so well meaning people so you need to brace yourself and be confident in your decision. I have had a couple of people make me cry especially in the beginning. The weight loss is so slow one friend said it didn't look like it was working. I had already lost 25 pounds and was crushed. Eventually, you will lose the weight and everyone will notice and then I had some try to knock me down saying I took the easy way out...like the band is easy! I also had one friend say I was loosing too much...I am still overweight just not obese. I think others try to knock you down to make themselves feel better about what ever in their own lives. I think you have to get prepared for the negative but there will be so much positive too!

moparmemaw · 11-04-2009, 08:34 AM

I would write a letter to the hospital administration. That's just inapprpriate and unprofessional.