TELL

I HAD TO STOP AND MAKE A DECISION ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

SHOULD I TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS SURGERY OR JUST PRETEND THAT I HAD MY "GALL BLADDER" REMOVED, ECT.?

My �gut� feeling about telling was: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

I would like for everyone to think that after 43 years of struggling with this issue, I magically learned to eat right, exercise more and �ta ta!� That would be a lie�and I am not good at telling lies about myself, because I have a terrible memory and also have a very impulsive personality and would probably �blow it� and then look REALLY foolish. Also, I want to be able to help others in my situation, and I cannot do that if I am not willing to be open and honest about this surgery.

Surely, I would �impress� people more by not telling, but the impression I was giving would be dishonest.

Now, believe me....I really do NOT want people to say:

�Oh�here comes Joyce�you know�the one who got �THAT� surgery.�

Most of us don't like being judged or being talked about, but it will happen, so I'm just going to have to deal with it in order to help others.