emery_perkins

Hello! I am 20 years old. I am 3 days post-op. I would like to connect with someone my age that is going through the same thing I am! I live in Memphis, Tn. Most people who have had the surgery are much older than me. I want someone to vent to and talk to about this life change.

Hello! I'm 20.. I have had my boyfriend for 5 years. He has never really seen me fully naked standing up with the light on etc. I am 3 days post-op, and I was wondering if this ever gets better. I am young and I just don't want to spend the rest of my life so scared of my body. Also I am curious about excess skin. I have been told since I am young that my skin is more likely to not hang but that's not guaranteed. If my skin does hang, what can I do to fix that? Does lipo fix that or what? I know I am getting way ahead of myself but I guess I'm just curious and I've never found someone to talk to about all of this. Thanks

I am struggling really bad. I had my surgery February 23rd and lost 30 pounds almost immediately. Now it's gotten harder because my body feels normal again and I feel as if I can eat what the rest of my family eats. My family needs to be dieting and exercising but they are not. I'm underage and still live at home with my parents so it's only natural for me to not buy groceries and I'm sorry but I don't know how to cook foods for myself. My parents keep saying they will start a diet so I think things will get better but they never do. And now they won't listen to me when I try to tell them that they are hindering me. I asked my parents to listen to me and they said that what I say doesn't matter. And that Its everyone else's fault but my own. I don't know how to get them to understand what I'm going through and how to get them to help me.

Thank you all very much for the advise! That makes me feel a lot better! I am 4 days post-op now and including my liver shrink diet I have lost 15 pounds. I'm looking forward to working out more but as of now I don't have the energy yet. I still have my drain. (CANNOT WAIT TO GET IT OUT) So far everything has gone well and hopefully it continues.

Good luck with your surgery! Mine is February 23, I am nervous about those same things!!