going to have lap-band soon..help

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I thank you all for your well-wishes and your support. It is much appreciated! Well first off I'll fill you in on what happened in Atlanta today.

We met with one of the surgeons, Dr. Walkum and a endo. Dr. Ferner.. i think it was? and they both agreed I was a good candidate but scince I am under 18, something has to be slightly off with blood sugar, cholestral, or anything like that to be able to have the surgery because supposedly having PCOS and not being able to lose weight is just not enough.

So yes, as you can guess I'm not feeling to great right now, just hoping and praying something will show up wrong.. I know that sounds bad but it's true!

7 large vials of blood were extracted so I'm guessing they're going to look awfully hard, they better! So I should be hearing from them early this coming week.

If nothing is wrong I have to wait until im 18 or wait until I'm 350 lbs. I am not going to wait that long, I'm just not.

Quite a fre of you had concerns about me being 13 and having such a life-changing surgery. I have always carried myself as much older than I really am. When people meet me they guess I'm around 18.. from looks and from personality. I know the work I'm going to have to do after this surgery if I get it. I know I'll be giving up the Snacks and sweets..except from what I've read on here ya'll seem to splurge every so often! But i know that is VERY often. I've been on all-liquid diets, on nasty Protein or low-carb bars, on the Atkins diet, weight watchers, been to 3 gyms, and many more things. I am willing to do the work after the surgery, I know its not just a quick fix.

Wheestin.. my mother has had the same concerns and has had every blood test out there done on me to see if something else was wrong.. and everything is normal. I don't know, knowing my luck I have some weird disease that no one knows about yet. But I will do research and see if anything we haven't done comes up.

I know i will have many questions if I get the surgery.. but right now I need to focus on convinving the doctors I do need it

Thank you all!

[sunshinenh 0]

Good luck to you Jessica. I know the waiting is tough. I was the biggest girl in my school growing up. What I wouldn't have given to have had Doctors to guide me to better health. You are an amazing and very lucky young lady. All the best to you.

[pamela 10]

Good luck to you Jessica! I have PCOS too...I didn't start to gain weight until I was about 23... 10 years ago.

I was banded a little over a month ago, and even w/PCOS, I've lost 20lbs.

[aaamom 0]

Jessica,

Good Luck with your weight loss journey. We are all here to support you. Ask us anything and everything. You are a brave and very smart girl. I think you will do just fine once you do have this surgery. And congratulations on your decision !

[Guest teentobebanded]

thank you all, it's real nice to have the support. but right now I'm just hoping they will ALLOW me too. I don't get doctors.I mean I know it's in the guidelines that certain things have to be wrong or my health in danger to have the surgery.. but if I don't do somthing about my weight now it will DEVELOP into worse things.. I don't understand why you don't go ahead and prevent it instead of waiting untill it's that bad.

[HarleyNana 10]

Jessica, I salute you for being so informed at such a young age. It's obvious you've been through a lot at such a young age. I have a niece who I wish was able to have this surgery, she is so large to be such a young girl. I just wish this surgery had been available to me at such a young age....You go girl!