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My mom had it done and it doesn't look too bad. I was thinking about getting tattoos on my for my bandiversary if doc says that's okay

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Its awesome that you are getting this done at 19. I tried to have it done at that age and I was around 400lbs at the time but my insurance wouldn't do it. I am now 24 and just got banded 6 days ago and I am super excited for what I will be able to do in the future things like you want to do such as ride a roller coaster without worrying. And I am also going through this process with my mom' date=' she will be banded next month. Good luck to you![/quote']

Hi did you get lap band done in Beverly Hills,Ca

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Hiii! At my heaviest last summer I was 335, I

With my *** insurance I had to do a monitored weightloss program with a weekly weigh in with a nutrionist,after that 6 mos program I had to wait for a lot of aurhorizations. Lab work,endoscopy, esophageal manometry test. It took me over a year to get surgery.. June 8th 2012 surgery weight 304 current weight 274! So worth it. Good luck on your journey :)

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I have 5 small scars 4 you really cant see at all anymore only one visable is from my port its maybe 4 inches long.

I believe it would probably be lighter by now to but ive had a couple port revisions so its been reopened and had to reheal

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