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Young And Banded

aus_colleen

By aus_colleen, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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aus_colleen    0

aus_colleen
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Howdy all. .

I thought I would share a group I put together after I had trouble finding people my own age with the band. . There are diffrent issues that people under 30 have with the band. . . . It is funny how much I have growen up since getting the band. .

If you are intrested at looking at my Young And Banded group

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/youngandbanded/

Have an AWSOME day

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juliegeraci    7

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Hi Colleen, I met a 16 year old that is one of the youngest where I live being banded next Tuesday. Congrats with your decision!

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aus_colleen    0

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Wow 16 pretty cool.

I think I am NOW happy that I went through my teenage years fat. . it taught me so much and I wouldnt be the person I am now if I had everything handed to me. 17 is the youngest so far I have met. I got my first refferal when I was 17, then seriously looked into it when I was 19 then i chickend out. . So I got it on my 23/24th birthday I weighed 21kg/45lbs more when I finnaly got banded than I did when i I was 19

Colleen

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aus_colleen    0

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Hello Congratulations on getting banded, how are you going now?

Sorry I took so long to reply I was in Thailand for a month and came home and got quite sick, so have been very behind, but congratulations x x

Tell us all about it

Colleen :eek:

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Veggestyle    0

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Hello, I am 23 and am very serioulsy considering to be banded. I've actually begun my journey at a hospital nearby, and will begin pre-op tests soon. Honestly, I am concerned about telling my parents, they wont understand...

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Marimaru    7

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Will your parents be supportive even if they don't understand?

There are some people on the boards here who have not told their parents, or similarly their inlaws because they didn't feel they would be supported. Maybe that's one way to handle it?

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Ariel    1

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Hey everyone. I'm 19 and just beginning my lap band journey, on monday i talked to my PCP about it and she is very supportive. Next week i will be going to a madatory group meeting, i then get to scheduel an app with the docgtor. Veggestyle i thought for sure my mom would never understand, but when i told her she was very supportive in fact happy that i made this decision myself. People can surprise you with thier reactions.

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Leona06    0

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Hi everyone!

I'm doing great- even back at work now... my mom and dad are VERY suportive - especially because my mom is banded as well (june 26th). We are doing this together until i go back to school for my masters in mid-august. It's great!

The only prob i have is trying to eat enough... i get dizzy easily and need to drink more Water and stuff. ahhh!

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Leona06    0

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Hi Eficka!

I was told 6 weeks til I could start working my abs... I hope I wont mess anything up! Hows it going? I was banded july 5th and am just starting to try to eat again. I am scared of my band and haven't been eating too much so it's time to eat, but time to chew. How great does it feel to get this surgery when we are young so we have the rest of our lives to look good. It makes me so happy to start my weightloss and my friends and family are VERY supportive- my mom was even banded. Now that everyone knows I am doing this to be healthy, they are happy for me. WHat about you?

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Arkgl01    0

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I am 27 and my wife is 25 and we are doing it together. We dont have the health issues yet but we know they would start soon. So we both want to get it done early. We are both going in on the 27th of july!

Mark

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You are very right Ariel, people often can be surprising in their reactions. I feel that I may be surprised by my Dad and he may be rather supportive, but my mom will just be really scared. I dont feel it would be fair to them to not tell them what is going on especially since you never know what may happen while you are in surgery.

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Veggestyle    0

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Welcome Ark, I think that is wonderful that you and your wife are going through this together. Good luck with everything!

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DaNieLLaBeLLa    0

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I am 25 and my husband is 28 we both are banded. (Him in April me 7/5/06) I have severe asthma and sleep apnea. DH thankfully is healthy now but has a family history of diabetes and heart disease and wanted to get his weight under control while he is still young.

I think it's great that we have access to this wonderful tool at such a young age.

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