debster913
Well-known member
Hi, all--
I posted in frustration about this a while back, and the same thing happened AGAIN the other day.
I decided to take better care of myself and exercise more now that school ended last week (and get rid of those 20 butt pounds I've been carrying for a while). My friend from work exercises with some friends of hers and invited me along to walk with them. I put on a sports top, some shorts, and my comfy sneakers before leaving for my workout.
When my friend introduced me to her exercise friends, she told them that I'd just had my third valversary. One of the friends looked me up and down, and curtly commented, "I don't see a scar." I offered to lift up my top so she could see the scar under my boob, and she said no thanks. I wasn't going to show it to her, anyway. My friend explained that I had minimally invasive surgery and that's why there is no visible scar. Later, I overheard her say to one of the other girls, "How on earth could she have had heart surgery? She doesn't have a scar! I think she has that mental thing where people make up stories to get sympathy--what is it? Munchausen's?" I didn't give her the satisfaction of saying anything, but I was pretty miffed.![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Geez. You'd think with today's technology, people would understand that there is such a thing as minimally invasive heart surgery. It doesn't happen often, but every now and then I get those looks from people who think I'm lying about my surgery because I don't have a visible chest scar. Really, now.
Anyway, I know some of you out there have some pet peeves regarding your surgery, especially you youngsters who hear that "Oh, but you're so young to have heart problems!" If I had a dollar every time someone said that to me all the times I was in the hospital, I could retire! Sheesh!![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I posted in frustration about this a while back, and the same thing happened AGAIN the other day.
I decided to take better care of myself and exercise more now that school ended last week (and get rid of those 20 butt pounds I've been carrying for a while). My friend from work exercises with some friends of hers and invited me along to walk with them. I put on a sports top, some shorts, and my comfy sneakers before leaving for my workout.
When my friend introduced me to her exercise friends, she told them that I'd just had my third valversary. One of the friends looked me up and down, and curtly commented, "I don't see a scar." I offered to lift up my top so she could see the scar under my boob, and she said no thanks. I wasn't going to show it to her, anyway. My friend explained that I had minimally invasive surgery and that's why there is no visible scar. Later, I overheard her say to one of the other girls, "How on earth could she have had heart surgery? She doesn't have a scar! I think she has that mental thing where people make up stories to get sympathy--what is it? Munchausen's?" I didn't give her the satisfaction of saying anything, but I was pretty miffed.
Geez. You'd think with today's technology, people would understand that there is such a thing as minimally invasive heart surgery. It doesn't happen often, but every now and then I get those looks from people who think I'm lying about my surgery because I don't have a visible chest scar. Really, now.
Anyway, I know some of you out there have some pet peeves regarding your surgery, especially you youngsters who hear that "Oh, but you're so young to have heart problems!" If I had a dollar every time someone said that to me all the times I was in the hospital, I could retire! Sheesh!