Erin18

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you end up with a lot of it id reconmend getting PS especially if youre really uncomfortable with it or if it causes the rashes, you said. if ya do have to take the tests, dont worry, theyre no big deal, none of them hurt lol, oh LAP-BAND? is my second, i mean LAP-BAND? was my first major surgery, i had my wisdom teeth taken out and i was put to sleep for it, but dont be too nervous, itll be worth it in the end yup just dooooo it lol

i knowww lol i think i got it from the bowling alley lol ohhh! yesturday was my birthdayyy ! i hate when you cant breathe but then during the day your nose runs like running water lol grrrr but i think its finally starting to go away, it better cause i dont wanna be sick for xmas, yeah i wouldnt go to mexico either i know there was this 13 yr old who got it done there, she looks amazing now. but ya anywho, its too far away there, just to get surgery, i would do a surgeron search online like type in on google "lapband surgerons who will do surgery for young teens" or something like that..that would deff work, deffinately better than going to mexico lol im sure its true i found people my age and most of them didnt have the lose skin and if they did it wasnt noticable. yeah i wouldnt get PS either, i dont want wanna go through another surgery either lol it just scares me and we would just have to get use to it, but if

i dont think i have it but i have heard that a lot of people get it and some dont after surgery...oh guess what? im sick again lol not nausea tho just a stupid cold lol but anywho yeah i have to get a new insurance too, i really like my insurance boo. awh, that stinks but you will find one (: hopefully yeah thats a good thing. yeah its healthier to do it now, if you did it while you were older youd probably have more problems, but you wont have as much lose skin like you would as if you were older so its really great you decided to do it while you as young yeah they really did, they wanted to make sure everything would be ok for me to go under and stuff know what i mean? some people dont even have to take those tests, probably a few but ya you prob wont have to do all that lol i hate hospitals too lol dont be nervous!!!! youll be fine, i was the same way, and im ok lol be positive

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oh man, that stinks =/, so i went there today (to get the tests done) what they did was,1. blood test, 2. nutritionist, 3. physical therapy? well they went over body mass, bmi, and excerizing tips, 4.Went to a part where they checked my heart and lungs, 5. image screening; ultra sound, and chest extray..the nutritionist gave me a "Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery: Nutrition Guidelines) it explains the meal plan for the LAP-BAND? what you should eat before, prior, and after sugery. I dont know if you got a packet like that, But yeah I have to make an appointment to go back to get my results, the nutritionist said ill be seeing her two more times before surgery i think and the one for the exercising said she hopes shes sees me before surgery. so im hoping my surgery date is somewhere at the end of december to the begining of jan or the end of jan or even at the end of feb, will find out eventually!

good luck =D"

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and i found the tests my dr had me get done in the thread i posted, i got done sometime in september i guess or october heres what i wrote

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your dad will pay out of the pocket, cause i know mine wouldnt lol thats awesome, i wish i had somebody i know who had the band down so we could go through the process together and exercise and stuff together, i really could use that lol no problem, thats what im here for yeah me either, yeah some wont do it because you're too young i had that problem and i waited it out til i was 18, but it took so long to get it cause they had to do this and that to make sure i'll be ok during the surgery, and they took different tests like lots of bloodwork, xrays, i cant remember what else they did it was last year lol i wrote about it somewhere

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yeah they really should lol i sort of know what you mean lol. ohh i mean i had acid reflux before but i dont have it for life or whatever cause i had sour burps before lol and theyre so nasty lol. yupperz theres a y in i thyroids (i think thats how its spelled lol) when i had to get bloodwork and other tests, i usually didnt get them til i went to my next appointment, maybe youll be different (: i knoww, i gotta get a new doctor soon i guess but not till after i graduate then i gotta get a grown up doctor lol i hope it lets you too, that awesome that if they dont

atleast youre getting closer (: they are supposed to, my normal hospital (the one i didnt get my surgery at) always checks up on you. usually if youre a good doctor theyll follow up on you making sure everything is going good and stuff..ya i was told that too about acid reflux and i didnt have any of that, hmh. thats aweeesssoooommeee!!! yeah they said the same thing with my age too, they do all these tests before you get the surgery (well the did me anyways). thats so awesome though, youre getting closer! my regular doctor didnt really want me to get it done but he still sent in my lettter of support..awesome awesome (: oh you can search for surgerons on here too, my surgeron is on here (:

ohhh and omg! good luck!! hope it goes great, you gotta tell me all about it! ♥

that good (: i knoww, it felt like they were lazy that night lol thats why i like the hospital where i got my surgery but its and hour and 15 mins away, oh and speaking of that hospital, they never called to check up on me or anything but my insurance did hmh anywhow it doesnt i thought if it was acid reflux it would give you a weird taste in your mouth but i didnt have that and i thought it gave you acidy like burps but i didnt have that either, well its was the worst pain ever im almost positive it wasnt that but i also could be wrong. well it wasnt on the side it was below my rib cage and in the middle..hmm... i have videos but not of me lol ohhh wait yeah i do i have one but heres the link www.youtube.com/EGORElicious

awh, yeah neva give up (: that stinks though. you're welcome. let's see, they were checking blood count and im not really sure actually lol i know that one of the tubes were light blue lol they really should have looked fuller into the situation...it could be acid reflux but i dont think it should have gave me that much pain, i dont think it should give you pain at all really. some said it might be my appendix too but nope no one was concerned, yeah i know right? lol they were probably too lazy...ohh and cause i have an account and you should add me, i dont have much for videos tho lol and ill send ya my link next tim you reply lol

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to see if it was, and they also said they were going to do a cat scan and ended up not doing it, i forgot why. ugh, if it is my galbladder, maybe thats why i have been so nauseous? so i basically wasted my time there and they discharged me saying i had acid reflux, um, ohkay, acid reflux gives you that much pain? are you serious? ! im pretty sure it wasnt acid reflux cause that was the worst pain i was EVER in (seriously thought i was going to die) and it only lasted for prob an hour...wow lol they prescibed me previcaid(i dont know how to spell it) and i was gonna start taking them over the weekend and for got lol owell i feel that the hospital can do better i mean make sure it isnt something serious ya know? anywho, have a youtube account? (yes way off topic lol)

awh, that stinks, keep trying. if anything, make a meal plan to follow and an exercise plan and also watch "watch me shrink" videos on youtube, they help a lot, they help you get motivated...i hope things work out for you(: never give up.....i was in the hospital on dec 1 for horrific pain below my rib cage, i couldnt feel my arms and i thought i was gonna pass out omg, i had like 5 tubes of blood taken out through an IV needle and they cameback later and used a butterfly needle cause it didnt go through or something like that...dude i felt they could of did more tests, one person said it could be my galbladder but they never checked