I'm christina, 21 years old and a correctional nurse here in good ole virginia. Ive been overweight ever since I can remember. Both my brother and mom had gastric bypass in which wasn't that much of a success! I've known about the lapband but just got insurance recently, so I'm proceeding to make an appointment with the surgeon. I'm not insecure about my body but want to be healthy for when I have kids! I can't be a nurse and tell someone else they.need.to loose weight when I'm overweight myself. Right now I'm at 270, big.but beautiful!

Kudos to you for taking charge of your life at such a young age. Many of us have wished we did it sooner. Best of luck to you on this new journey.

Good for you! I wish I had done something years ago, but insurance would never cover the surgery. I didn't have the money to proceed to have it done. I recently have insurance that would cover it and started the process. My lap band was 8/20/12 so far I am down 22 lbs and I get my first fill next week.

You've come to a wonderful community of people who will support you all the way! Best of luck to you!

Welcome to LBT Christina!