bubblegum girl

I know this prolly isnt what you want to hear but i personally think you shoudl wait. here are my VALID why you should wait. 1. Not all girls are nessicarily done growing at 13-14 and your body is going to go thru alot of adjustments if you get teh band. 2. Getting the band is a realy EMOTIONAL undertaking. You need to be mentally ready for this, its not like it can be taken off easily if you are tired fo it. You may get looked dow on by your peers if you tell them. 3. Make sure you have tried all the options for loosing weight before surgery. Ive have been over weight since i was around your age and had tried all the diets out there but my biiggest problem would be i would yo-yo. I also have been diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and teh band was a weightloss option taht is helping save my health. So please think this over carefully before you do it. Talk to the doctors out there. I went to Dr. Kirshembaum in denver nad if i remeber right you had to be at least 18 ( i had surgery 3 days after my birthday) and goodluck

Im so sorry your sister feels this way, I would just tell her she wasnt even in your thoughts when you did this. This is YOUR health and YOUR body. There is no need for her to ask like she is in high school again. Cynical family members are the reason most of our family dosent know about our bands. Im 18 (and have PCOS and a diabetic/heart diseased father) and my mother and I both were banded this past April. The only people who know about our bands are my father, brother, mom's mother nad sister (both very supportive.) We prolly will never tell any of dads family since my grandmother can be rather callous at times and my aunt has ALWAYS batttled wither her wait and to tell her would be asking for trouble. Sure there are certain ppl who suspect something but asside from my husband (when the time comes) i probably wont tell anyone about my band. This discision is because if you plataue teh cynical ones will be asking stuff like, ïs your free ticked stop working?" Ï knew the easy street was a dead end" etc etc. So dont give up, (btw congrats on 62lbs!!!), and if your sister brings it up again telle her flat out is yoru health that was at stake so she either live with you slim or waiting for a heart attack (or some other complication of being overweight) and just leave it at that. Good luck, Chelsey

I find i can't eat solid food for Breakfast, so i will either have cottage cheese or oatmeal and coffee in the morning. My mom and I were both banded this last April so we have had each other to learn and support each other