i am doing a term paper and decided to do it on surgery and minors.

so any of my fellow minor banded teens, would you do it again?

They made me wait until i was 18 but I would have done it before then.

I think I would have waited until I was 18 to do it again to see if maybe I could have lost more weight naturally without going to such an extreme measure that, thus far, I'm not happy with...

it's only been a week though, I hope I feel differently in a month or two.... :[

--Amber

Well the first week is always the hardest. You have to deal with the pain, and the liquid diet. Just remember that the aftermath of surgery doesn't last forever and very soon you'll be on a more normal eating scheduale. Try going on the scale, chances are, you're already losing weight, and that might help your confidence on your decision. I'm about a month and a half out from surgery, and i'm already seeing results. Hang in there! :smile2:

Well the first week is always the hardest. You have to deal with the pain, and the liquid diet. Just remember that the aftermath of surgery doesn't last forever and very soon you'll be on a more normal eating scheduale. Try going on the scale, chances are, you're already losing weight, and that might help your confidence on your decision. I'm about a month and a half out from surgery, and i'm already seeing results. Hang in there! :thumbup:

thank you so much for your encouragement! Everyone on here is really making me feel like I can do this, its wonderful!

That would be because you can do it Amber, just give it a chance and you will love it.

On the question about doing it again? Anyday. i would do it again any day of the week. it was the best descicion i have ever made for my self and i only wish i had done it sooner.

I actually had surgery when I was 18, whoops sorry I voted. haha. But seriously I'm 2 years out as of next month and I would have done it sooner if I could have. Best choice I ever made.