Age Restriction For Gastric Bypass

[mayox3 0]

I am 22 years old and will be having surgery in 2 months. I have been trying to find someone under the age of 24 to talk to about the surgery. Does anybody know anyone?

[Butterfly66 63]

My daughter is 21 and will be having revision surgery from band to bypass. I will have her jump on and add you to her friend list.

[kristy3k 1,133]

there is a group on here of twenties..Im bumping this post in hopes that one of them will see it.

[seiko 9]

Well I just turned 25 Tuesday so I guess you don't want to talk to me. I'm getting old!!! j/k. Lol I'm having my surgery on the 30th. How are you feeling about yours?

[jessamarie24 173]

I had my surgery at 24! My nurse advised me not to but I want to be healthy now not wait tell later!

[kiwiladydee 402]

Y did your nurse advise you not too? What did your doctor day?

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[jessamarie24 173]

My nurse said: she doesn't believe people my age should have surgery because we are too young and still have too many life changes to go through and more "social risks" she called it... So we have a higher risk of failing. I just looked at her and said well thanks for believing in me! I switched nurses after that lol. my doctor told me too that they are considering not doing surgeries on people my age anymore in their program. I think it's dumb! So I should live the life I was living with high blood pressure and whatever else and if I live to be 40 then I can come back? I don't agree with them but oh well I got my surgery and so far I'm proving them that people my age can be successful!

[Stephanie 49]

I am 23. I am having my surgery on Nov. 2nd. I have had my pcp say she would not recommend the surgery to someone my age. But my thing is that she or anyone else has the seen the daily problems that you go through and the many failed attempts at losing weight. Why would I wait till I am older to have the surgery done. I tried hard when I was younger to lose weight. It didn't happen. And it will get harder with the years. What's wrong with making the change while your young and then you will be able to live your life to the fullest. There are so many people that say they wish they would have done this years ago. And that is what we are doing. You know you. No one knows you better than you know yourself. Never let anyone tell you otherwise. You do want you feel is the best thing for you. That is what I am doing. I am getting my life, health, and body where it needs to be so I can live a long strong life!

[makemyownluck 785]

I'm 32 and thinking about getting it now. But I talked to my PCP about it when I was 23, because that birthday I was bawling because I had a family dinner to Celebrate my bday to go to and NOTHING FIT. So I went to my PCP to talk about surgery and he said he didn't think it was a wise thing to do, saying the things the nurse told you about social risks and higher risk of failures, etc. Plus, at that time, I didn't have any other health problems, so being young and impressionable, I dropped the issue.

Well, 9 years later, and I'm probably a good 100 lbs heavier (if not more!) than that 23 year old version of me. I still go to the PCP I saw way back then, and this time around, he was on board as soon as I mentioned it to him. He even submitted my paperwork early to get my referred for surgery! I also was recently diagnosed with HTN, so that may have been a contributing factor as well.

I know you want to talk to people closer to your age, but let me just tell you, there is absolutely no sense in waiting. I waited, and I'm sad that I did!

[PhotoChic 70]

My daughter is 21 and will be having revision surgery from band to bypass. I will have her jump on and add you to her friend list.

How do create a friends list here?

[Butterfly66 63]

How do create a friends list here?

I'm not sure if you can. When you go to a person's profile, you can add them as a friend. That's about all I know, sorry.

[PhotoChic 70]

I'm not sure if you can. When you go to a person's profile' date=' you can add them as a friend. That's about all I know, sorry.[/quote']

I don't see the option to add someone as a friend, maybe I'm missing something.