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On Mon, 17 May 2004 02:12:40 GMT, Lady Veteran ,
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On Sun, 16 May 2004 13:04:54 -0300, "Heather d'Entremont"
wrote:

hmm...are you JC in drag by any chance LV?

No, Just a person who is mad as hell at people who get their rocks
off by ridicule.

LV

You've been "mad as hell" for something like 5 years now. Most people
would call that CRAZY.

HTH

Jade

On 17 May 2004 03:33:50 -0000, WhatIsIt wrote:

On 16 May 2004, Laura Wills wrote:
http://www.naafa.org/Newsletters/Spr...005_Laura2.jpg

WLS is mutilation of an otherwise beautiful and healthy body.

Wow, I didn't know Jabba the Hutt was a NAAFA member.

HTH

S*nort

Come here rump roast. I have an apple and a hot oven waiting for you.

LV



Lady Veteran
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"I rode a tank and held a general's rank
when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank..."
-Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil
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People who hide behind anonymous remailers and
ridicule fat people are cowardly idiots with no
motive but malice.
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"To Do Is To Be" Socrates
"To Be Is To Do" Plato
"Do Be Do Be Do" Sinatra
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Lady Veteran wrote in message . ..
To conform to what society. to HELL with society.


My mom's best friend didn't have WLS to conform with society or to
"look good in a bikini". She had it because the risk of remaining as
fat as she was (she was incapacitated and on disability) to her mind,
outweighed the risk of the surgery. She had multiple health problems
due to how heavy she was, and losing some weight was an immediate
life-saving necessity for her. She accepted the risks of surgery, as
a calculated risk which to her mind was still lower than the risk of
staying as heavy as she was. It was her choice.

WLS definitely isn't something you do just to "lose a few". I will
never be a candidate. My mom who is in Weight Watchers will never be a
candidate. Even my 80-pounds-overweight acquaintance K. is not a
candidate and would never consider such a thing.

What really troubles me? The fact that some people who are only
somewhat pudgy are now considered "morbidly obese" and would consider
this surgery.

Wilson

That may true but the point is that a lot of people seem to be treating this
surgery as a less than serious matter. Also, because it is becoming
somewhat faddish and is definitely a money-maker for the surgeons, a number
of doctors are doing them without proper training which always increases the
chance for things to go wrong.

In ,
LCer09 stated
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| I really don't see how WLS carries more chance of complications than
| any other surgery. They cut open your body, go inside, and mess with
| stuff. That's asking for at least a small percentage of **** to go
| wrong, in ALL procedures.
|
| LCing since 12/01/03-
| Me- 5'7" 265/202/140
| & hubby- 6' 310/215/180

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On 17 May 2004 08:44:14 -0700, (wilson)
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Lady Veteran wrote in message
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To conform to what society. to HELL with society.


My mom's best friend didn't have WLS to conform with society or to
"look good in a bikini". She had it because the risk of remaining as
fat as she was (she was incapacitated and on disability) to her
mind, outweighed the risk of the surgery. She had multiple health
problems due to how heavy she was, and losing some weight was an
immediate
life-saving necessity for her. She accepted the risks of surgery,
as a calculated risk which to her mind was still lower than the risk
of staying as heavy as she was. It was her choice.

WLS definitely isn't something you do just to "lose a few". I will
never be a candidate. My mom who is in Weight Watchers will never be
a candidate. Even my 80-pounds-overweight acquaintance K. is not a
candidate and would never consider such a thing.

What really troubles me? The fact that some people who are only
somewhat pudgy are now considered "morbidly obese" and would
consider this surgery.

Wilson

What troubles me is the idiots who would ridicule someone into
considering such a thing.

LV


Lady Veteran
- -----------------------------------
"I rode a tank and held a general's rank
when the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank..."
- -Rolling Stones, Sympathy for the Devil
- ------------------------------------------------
People who hide behind anonymous remailers and
ridicule fat people are cowardly idiots with no
motive but malice.
- ---------------------------------------------
"To Do Is To Be" Socrates
"To Be Is To Do" Plato
"Do Be Do Be Do" Sinatra
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On Mon, 17 May 2004 20:42:47 GMT, Lady Veteran ,
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On 17 May 2004 08:44:14 -0700, (wilson)
wrote:

Lady Veteran wrote in message
...
To conform to what society. to HELL with society.


My mom's best friend didn't have WLS to conform with society or to
"look good in a bikini". She had it because the risk of remaining as
fat as she was (she was incapacitated and on disability) to her
mind, outweighed the risk of the surgery. She had multiple health
problems due to how heavy she was, and losing some weight was an
immediate
life-saving necessity for her. She accepted the risks of surgery,
as a calculated risk which to her mind was still lower than the risk
of staying as heavy as she was. It was her choice.

WLS definitely isn't something you do just to "lose a few". I will
never be a candidate. My mom who is in Weight Watchers will never be
a candidate. Even my 80-pounds-overweight acquaintance K. is not a
candidate and would never consider such a thing.

What really troubles me? The fact that some people who are only
somewhat pudgy are now considered "morbidly obese" and would
consider this surgery.

Wilson

What troubles me is the idiots who would ridicule someone into
considering such a thing.

LV


Is there a trouble in the world that you don't blame those pesky
"ridiculing idiots" for, obsesso?

Get help, quick!

Jade