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i actually am in a teen study here. I know one girl who had the surgery on the same day as me. i try to talk to her but she hasn't gotten nearly as close to the results I have. You can tell she doesn't like me for it. :/ The doctors won't tell me any other info and the support groups my doctor holds don't have any young people. I'll have to check out some other ones. I had no idea lap band had gotten that big until I joined this site. Thanks for the input :]

ERIN! I had the surgery when I was 17. If you feel comfortable enough contacting me, I would love to talk about my experience. There are not many people our age who have can even get the lap band. You must be paying out of pocket since the study I am is that it will be FDA approved for people under 18 and so insurance will start covering it.

You just tell them whats in that little heart of yours :] believe me, trying to find the right answers could cost you. Just tell the truth and answer according to you. You'll be fine. You sound determined so you should get it. I think we all have the same nervousness before all of our appointments. Just relax, it'll be easy. PLEASE JUST DON'T TRY TO GAIN WEIGHT TO HAVE THE SURGERY!

Yea see now I'm on the other end. I currently work in foreclosures. So i am familiar with Wacovia. In fact, the ladies in my unit hate Wacovia because they are SO picky. lol But I have done all there is to do with this boss. She is a very bitter lady. She had the bypass 2 years ago and is pregnant. I can't even talk about weightloss in front of her because she is gaining due to the baby. She actually made me realize how old people get to be so onry. She is definantly going to be one of them. I just don't see how people who are impossible to work with get promoted. But hey thats life. Always expect the unexpected. :] I actually just moved units yesterday. So I have a new boss. Thats why I couldn't leave for the appoinment. He is a real stickler for the rules and I hear he is even worse to work with. I am doing good so far but i didn't want to frustrate him with this confusion of unapproved appointments. But only 1 more month at this company. You bet I'm counting down the days.

Good for you, I should be drinking that much water too but I always weigh more when I make the effort to drink more water :/ My job also requires me to be in my seat a lot. I'll have to give it a try. Water is supposed to help you lose weight too huh

If you have read any of my posts, I am expecting a job at UCSD in october. So i know its something I have to put up with. Like I said, i just needed to vent. I have no problems with this woman. If you listen to her, you can tell she has had one messed up spiral downward. Good for me, I will be working with my surgeon who cares a LOT about me. He will give me a career no just a job :] So, I'm good to go. i know i have good plans for the future, I just needed to let go. JMEGIRL, I think you absolutely right. I think you need to tweak your theroy a little. I am not mad because its normal to be mad at my age. I have had years of experience working in the mortgage industry. I know what its like to have bosses who are concerned with themselves and thats it. I think I am angry because i never really had a childhood. i made myself grow up because acceptance seems to come easier from older people. I guess I'm realizing that had I not been so eager to grow up, I wouldn't be dealing with this. I have a pretty good insight on what my problem is. I didn't mean for my post to sound like complaining. i just needed to let go. Once its on paper, I'm over it. thanks for your responses.

My boss had the bypass. She knows the struggles I have having the band. She is not new to needs. I confirmed with her that I sent her this e-mail since she sits 10 feet away from me. I know she makes her nail appointments during work hours because I can hear her. I know she looks at gossip because I can see her computer. Her job is honestly less importnant than mine. At my company they pay you crap. I mean I get paid good because I'm only 18 but I couldn't imagine raising kids off this wage. Granted you don't know what everone makes but my mom works here and is pretty high up and also makes crap. They throw around titles here to make you feel like you're getting something because of the crap pay. Thats not what bothers me though. Just do your job. You want to be a boss, do your job. I mean I had another doctors appointment when I first started so I had to come in early. I said is there anything else I need to do and she said nope. I came in early and got chewed out because I didn't have another person there to be "baby-sitting" me. You'd think someone so careless wouldn't be promoted to managing other people. I just don't like her period. She always has to have the last word. She will argue about how the sky is red until she is blue in the face. She eats candy and fast food allllllll day long. I was beginning to let go and than this. This isn't the first time she has failed to do her job. Maybe its just me for being upset over this but I am a big girl. I live on my own and pay all my own bills and take care of myself. I guess I just have no idea what its like to not care like some people do. I mean I'll make it. i just have to reschedule. I just waited for 3 weeks and I want to better myself. I hate prolonging the process. Don't worry, i'm not the type of mad person who shoots people :]

I have a money addiction. lol So when it comes time to pay, I can't let go of the cash. You should see me at Walmart. By the time I get to the front, half my cart is scattered around the store because I go ehh, I don't need this and set it down. I'm bad.

I am obviously in desperate need of some counseling based on the threads I've posted. I took the time to schedule myself an appointment. They were booked solid for 3 weeks. I got an appointment 3 weeks out and put in the absence and make up slip at work on the day I made the appointment. Today is the day I am supposed to go. MY LAZY boss never even approved the absence. I can't even go to my counseling appointment now because she is too busy looking up celebrity gossip while she is supposed to be working. All she had to do was open the e-mail and click yes or no. I mean she has time to approve her own nail appointments during work. I am trying to better myself. This appointment was very important. I'm trying to take everything lately as a sign as not to get discouraged. I mean is this a sign that I am not supposed to go to counseling? Can I find the help I need in myself? Just needed to vent. thanks

You know heavy girls always have the best accessories. Focus on the actual clothes girls. You probably have enough accessories to fill a few rooms by now. Now match your clothes with them. :]

the change in eating habbits can shock your body. I didn't start getting dizzy until recently. I know I drink enough water but don't think I'm getting the calorie intake that I need. It's just hard to make yourself eat sometimes.

I need some Lap Band friends who are more my age. I'm over trying to find any people who are local. I just want to find some people who are 19 and 20 so I can have conversations with people my age! I'm driving myself insane. I work with a bunch of women over 30 who all have kids and I go to the gym. My only social interaction with people my age is with my boyfriend. I love him and all but I need to find some more friends. lol I have no clue what people my age do. I am over all the people I went to high school with. Any suggestions on where i can meet people my age is much appreciated also.

I have lost 92 pounds and yesterday was the first day that i realized that new people who meet me consider me skinny! I never thought I'd see the day. EVER

I am in the process of reading A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. It is SOOOO helpful to me. Its not so much about weightloss but more about how our minds work. It has helped me not be so negative and also helped me to accept who am for who am I, not with what I look like. It's still been a very hard road for me. After losing 92 pounds, I found I still hated myself. It has helped me a lot with getting that worthlessness that I have felt out of my mind.

I was working in a hectic photography place. They were trying to get all the Senior pictures done for about 10 different high schools before year book deadline. They wouldn't even let me go to the bathroom after during my 6 hour shift. Even than, I was fine. But again, I am younger than all of you.

I have battled with self-esteem for years. When I was 8 years old i knew I was fat and used to pray to God to help me eat right an exercise everyday. Even today, I still look at my body in disgust. But my mom gave me this book on tape that is supposed to be like the secret 2. It has helped me A LOT and I just finished chapter 4. It also has helped me let go of a lot of stress as well. I believe its called A New Earth. I'm not into self-help books but this one actually interested and helped me a lot.

Hey you sound like you will do GREAT! There is nothing to be nervous about, Promise! Good luck!

No pain no gain sweetie. No one said this was going to be easy. You keep your chin up. Start experimenting with the types of food you eat. I have noticed that some people who plateu, fall into the same eating habbits. Change it up a little. I like to eat almost anything seafood and a lot of chicken. Vegetables are always a must because they are low in calories but are very filling. As for exercise, even if you are walking a few laps, you should be doing enough. Just make sure you are doing some kind of cardio for a half hour at least 5 out of 7 days. Even if you are briskly walking for a half hour or swimming. As long as you are keep ing your heart rate up for that time, you should be ok. Challenge yourself. You may be heavy now but the lighter you get, the easier it is to exercise. Good luck and let me know how that works for you.

I also went back to work on the Sunday after my surgery. i was out driving around the day after surgery because I was so bored. My surgeon said you only need a 3 day recovery. i know I am young so i heal faster, but this was the advice that he has given all his patients. Unless you are a special case.

Nope I haven't heard of anyone else around here getting sick except for my boyfriends boss. She said she has had kind of the same thing. They work at KFC and sometimes he brings me a little thing of mashed potatos home. Maybe his boss has had the same thing. Who know! I think I have been extra hard on my body lately though. This isn't the first time in the last couple months I've been scared. I skipped my period like 3 months ago. But like i said, I have been really hard on my body lately. Especially with stress!

Pee test was negative. I got about 8 of them too. So if I find one that says positive I'll let you know. I think my body is just reacting to the huge amount of change that i've been having. :]

no hopes. I still have hard hiccups when I'm hungry. :/

It must be becasue I get dizzy quite frequently. I haven't been taking any vitamins but I think I should start.

I don't know. I'm down 92 pounds and I still don't like the way my legs look. :/ that could just be me because I have a bit of baggy skin in my stomach. That might be all it is. The rest of me looks great but I still have 29 pounds to go. Good Question