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Hey guys, just checking in and seeing how everybody is doing? I've been in school now for a week and a day! It's going pretty good. Kinda hard since it is a drinking school. But good. Ima join the dietetics association, and I'm majoring in nutrition btw! Thanks for all the tips! Sorry if something don't make sense I'm typing on my ipod! Lol

I'm going to college and I'm very excited! But I'm also really nerveous. And mostly because of food. Maybe I'm over thinking it but I'm freaking out thinking about food to buy for college. Is this just me or...? If anybody has any I will happily take it!!

Hey I'm 18! I'm going to college as a freshman, and for some reason in freaking out buying food for school. I'm not going to be able to cook a lot, and I have to pay for a meal plan so I will be using that. But I know for sure I won't be eating out all the time, but what to buy besides just protein shakes? Any suggestions I would happily take!

Hey I just came back from my college orientation a few days ago. And I cheated. I found foods that did work for me though, but that dosent mean I should. I wished I didn't, but I literally had nothing else too. I ate the cheese off of pizza. I had roasted potatoes with meat, which bothered me some. And two things that didn't bother we're pop chips and welches gummies. But I'm going to get back on track. I did realize that going to school with my new sleeve was going to be a lil harder than I thought! But your not in this alone. And if you ever want to talk I'm here. And I had my surgery done on the 16th.

Hey everyone! I'm finally 18 today!! But my surgeon scheldued my surgery for June 2, but my finals are June 2-5 and my graduation is the 9th! Soo we rescheduled for June 16. I can't believe this is actually happening. I start my pre op diet June 2. I have been on this journey since the beginning of my sophomore year, and now I am about to graduate. I'm very excited . Any way how is everyone again? I think some people may already had their surgeries. ????

I know I'm so late, but I'm here! How is everybody doing? Lol

Hi, I'm 17 almost 18! I'm hoping for surgery at the end of May! I hope everyone is doing well. I would love to talk to people around my age!

Hey, I'm 17. I will be 18 in May! My surgeon is shooting for surgery at the end if may!

Hi, I'm 17, 18 in a couple of weeks!! I'm shooting for surgery at the end of May!

I was seeing Dr. Nadler at Washington DC, Children’s National Medical Center. My insurance denied me, so Dr.Nadler suggested that I get another insurance and we did. But they denied that also. Then I start seeing a surgeon that was for the military, because I didn’t need to be approved by insurance if his boss approved. I couldn’t miss any appointments but I did miss one, so that was the end of that. Then I started seeing these people in Maryland, and while we were on vacation for for 2 weeks they schedule an appointment that couldn’t be rescheduled, and sent this paper in the mail about it, my grandma couldn’t take off any more days at that time so we had to cancel.

How was your experience with going to mexico and stuff? I tried to convince my grandparents to going to mexico but there just like NO! lol

congrats hope your surgery goes well! im 16 and trying to get the vsg done!

Hi, I would like to know where everybody had Their surgery at? I'm 16 and having the worst time trying to find out how to get the sleeve done!

Hi, well im a teen 15 almost 16, thats been going through the process of gastric sleeve surgery since may of 2011, and ive done every thing but the surgery, my insurance is tricare and blue cross but they both denied it a couple of times. so i came across dr. alverez and read he does surgery anybody over 14 so that good but i would like more info about your experince.., everything. Dr. Alverez is not the only doctor ive heard about so anyone good you know of please let me know.im only a teen so there is some thing i dont understaand about insurance, so if you were to have the surgery done by dr. alverez do you have to be approved by your insurance or is it out of pocket. iver herad of dr. kelly and a few others so yea like i said let me know. sorry for incorrect spelling hahha. oh, by the way im currenlty 280. thanks everybody !

hey everyone! if u dont t know ima tteen. and i say that cause well..... the surgeon called today and said that tricare denied my surgery? i dont understand everything when it comes to insurance and stufff but to hear that makes me feel sad. so i cant have surgery at childrens hospital anymore. the surgeon said he will not do gastric bypass on teens, casue tricare would pass that, but they dnt know about the sleeve. they dont have enough info on that. so the surgeonn told me not to give up.., he is gunna try to get me that surgery, i mite have to have it at methesda hospital. theres more stuff to it but i cnt remember all that stuff. i will find out next tuesday about it hopefully but if i cant get this surgery i dont know what to do. my gma keeps telling me to pray... dnt feel sad. this morning i couldnt stop crying and then i get that info just really makes me upset, but i dnt want to cry no more. its hard being in high school and 'obese". so im going to be home schooled for awhile untill i get used to the sleeve and stuff that was they plan but idk anymore...... anyway just felt like sharing

Hi, im new here! i am 15 years old, and im having my surgery at childrens national hospital. i have to dr. app tomarrow, one for meeting the phycrastic, and one to meet the anathesis. im so excited to start my journey! I goe on here every night to read peoles experince. i only had one dr.app but that was just a consult. I also have my surgery date which is oct 11. u dnt have to be a teen to comment, cause i can learn alot from adults. I dont know if my experince will be diffrent from everybody elses because im doing my surgery through a childrends hospital. i havent started no pre-op dies or anything, i guess ill find out tommarrow.But i do have a question that people can help me with. ok so my gma and i are thinking about taking me out of school and putting me on an online school till like january then putting me back in school. cause we dnt know anything about how im going to eat, cause my lunch period is at 10 im the morning. anything would be appricated, even if it has nothing to do with the school situation. thank you! oh and ik i didnt spell things right but the spell chesker isnt working! lol