Hi, my name is Caroline and tomorrow is finally the day were I get my band! I'm so excited and nervous and scared and just soooo emotional! I'm laying in bed tossing and turning...its going to be such a loooong night! Well I'm 20 years old...i know i know I'm a younging, currently weighing in at 287 pounds...yikes. I'm just so ready to take control of my weight and my eating and everything. Sighh..so nervous though...

Good luck Caroline - this is an amazing gift that you're giving yourself. Best wishes on your journey and success.

Best of luck. Post when you are on the other side.

Good for you! I'm 24 and can't wait to get banded! Let us know how it goes!

Good luck and don't forget your PJs and slippers.

best of luck! i was 20 when i got mine, good for you! prayers for a quick & speedy recovery!

I just turned 21 today and had my surgery this past Nov 22nd. Its an amazing journey. I've only just started but it already feels like a new life. Stock up on broth and vitamin water. Just be sure to keep hydrated and take it easy.

not to be a downer.....and I am happy for every one that makes the choice to have lapband surgery.......but I know when I went though the process to get approved my insurance would not approve me at first because I was in child bearing years (I am 45, with two adult kids 18 and 24) I had to prove to them I was NOT having any more kids........so how is it you girls at 20 21 are getting though the process so easy? Any one else have that issue?

Good luck tomorrow Caroline. I just was banded on Monday and everything went very smoothly. Hope things go as well for you. Try to relax and take it easy!

Diane

I am so jealous of every one already banded. I am still appealing BCBSI decision and I can not wait to see what they have in store for me to do next.. They do not know that I will keep on and on...

not to be a downer.....and I am happy for every one that makes the choice to have lapband surgery.......but I know when I went though the process to get approved my insurance would not approve me at first because I was in child bearing years (I am 45, with two adult kids 18 and 24) I had to prove to them I was NOT having any more kids........so how is it you girls at 20 21 are getting though the process so easy? Any one else have that issue?

I have never heard about not being allowed to be banded because you are still considering having children. I have heard some women say they are having WLS because they need to lose weight so they could have children. I know that we are told that we need to wait at least a year before trying to have children because of the effect of the weight loss on the pregnancy but that is about it.

Thank you all so much for your kind words, everything was a success and I am now at home relaxing and eating my surprisingly delicious jello!!!

I have never heard about not being allowed to be banded because you are still considering having children. I have heard some women say they are having WLS because they need to lose weight so they could have children. I know that we are told that we need to wait at least a year before trying to have children because of the effect of the weight loss on the pregnancy but that is about it.

I think if I had said yes that I was planning on having more kids,my insurance would have said no to the surgery

TERRI- wow thought we abolished that crap when we burned our BRAS! what insurance is this, we need to all complain, because that is sexist... not right,,,,