hey every one i have notice that all of the people in the KY thread are like 50+ and I'm 19 and want some one close to here and close to my age who has or is going to be banded. if you have been banded then great you can talk me through some of the stuff and if you haven't they great we can go through it all together. i just feel kinda alone. my fat friends are happy for me and my thin friends don't get why i cant diet but none of them get how scared i am or what this band could mean for me.

Well, I don't live in KY, but I do live in TN. I have not been banded, but I do plan on it after I graduate high school. Both my mom & I plan on getting it done. And my aunt has had the gastric bypass, & she looks great now. But, I am in the same boat you are in in a way. My mom supports it, my friends are like why can't you just lose it the normal way, & my bf wants me to stay this way. Cause he likes me this big. God help him...lol. We have had some pretty heated arguments over it. He thinks I am just doing it to please other people, or that I won't be any happier after, or that it won't do anything. So, I am kinda stuck in the middle I guess. But I am a pretty independent person, so having very few people to support doesn't really bother me because I know it's for the best, & I will be a truly happier & healthier person. I don't need any body's blessing for me to be happy. That's how I look at it. And if you need to talk, I am here to listen. :smile2:

Hey there =]

I'm from Louisville myself, 16 years old, and am consideirng getting banded! I completely understand where your coming from on this!