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auntAgonist

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4. Surgery was in 2005 and I still can't reconcile
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 01:37 PM
Jan 2013

the person in the mirror to me.

I still feel like a 'fat' person and often find myself in the wrong department in a clothing store looking at the wrong size.

I'm always amazed when I do laundry and pull my jeans out of the dryer and for a very split second wonder who's jeans they are. LOL

When I dress to go out with my husband I'm sure he's tired of my exclaiming "I LOOK so skinny!" I'm still amazed and need reassurance at times that it's not just my imagination.

I too marvel at the fact that I can cross my legs, tie my shoes, bend over, get up off the floor without help and walk the dog without getting fatigued.

The disconnect is odd and I guess it just takes time.

I look at photos of me from years gone by and I'm amazed at the difference.

People from my past don't recognize me. That in itself is really weird.


At a gathering about 4 years ago I saw my ex husband for the first time and he introduced himself to me, he didn't recognize me!! He was so embarrassed and the look on his wife's face was priceless.
He apologized profusely ... I felt bad for him.

aA
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