Toofattofight

I'm 16 years old and I was banded by Dr. Ortiz in Mexico. I'm not sure though if your considering anything out of the US. But i'm very glad I went through with getting the Lap Band there.

Oh that's great! I hope your for sure able to get it done Wednesday. My doctor said about 6-8 weeks I will need to get my first fill. Here's the link for the fill places closest to Orlando.. www.fillcentersusa.com I made my mom an appointment at one of them but I can't remember which one. I'll ask her tomorrow because the woman who does the fills at one of them is really experience and has good reviews. I know me too! With getting the lap band I have more modivation to loose the weight now and prove to a lot of people I can loose the weight.

No that wouldn't be too quick at all! I had it done on a Wednesday and flew back on Friday. Though if I could go back I would have probably waited another day to leave because after surgery your really bloated and being on a plane for six hours and being really bloated isn't so comfortable. Getting it done this week seems quick though. I had to loose ten pounds before surgery, but i'm not sure what your surgon requires. But if you don't need to do that then I would say go for it as soon as possible. Would you be getting it done by the same doctor who performed it on your mom? Let me know how everything goes. I'm excited for you!!!

200lbs. Been there, done that. I'm 16 years old and I just got the Lap Band on April 30th in Mexico by Dr. Ortiz. So far i'm really glad I went through with having the surgery. I read a lot about the surgery and my doctor so I wasn't nervous at all! I was suprisingly really confident in everything. The worst part for me was having to take these really gross chalky pills without water. Oh, and once your all drugged up you won't be nervous because you'll feel soooo good. But afterwards it is hard, I just started eating my solid foods yesterday.. day 21. If your for following the rules and such I would say go get the Lap Band. Plus your mom has already had it so she can be there to help you along the way. I also live in Orlando. I think i'm going to get my fills done at a fill center in Tampa just because Mexico is so far away and it's very pricey to make trips back there. :blushing: