Hi!

[rockout 1]

Hi all! I'm new, I'm Emily! I'm really hyper for no apparent reason!

Anyways, I'm 21 and I'm strongly considering getting the band. I've been overweight pretty much my entire life. Obesity runs in my family, along with heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. I'm lucky, and so far have had none of those three problems. However I do have PCOS/Insulin resitance. I've been trying to take the weight off myself, but am seeing no real improvements. Well, thats not exactly true. Since I've been eating better I do feel better. But the weight isn't going anywhere.

My mother is having gastric bypass on 7/28, she's 38 and has also been overweight for most her life. She has type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and sleep apnia. She has problems with her joints, and this is all just the physical stuff.

I love my mother dearly. I just don't want to be her in 17 years. Or sooner.

I'm still not 100% sure, I'm planning on talking to my GP about it. We've disscussed it in the past as a maybe if diet and excersizie didn't pan out. If I do go for it, I'll be using the same surgeon as my mother. I've heard only positives about her, and I've had the chance to meet her several times and I really like her. She fully sees this as a lifestyle and not just a way for her to make money (some docs are too money-focused in my opinion).

Anyways, thats my very long quick little intro.

[StephOinAZ 0]

Hi Emily :biggrin:

I also have PCOS and a long family history of seriouse health problems on both sides of my family. I'm still in the pre-approval stage myself, it's a slow process. I'm so excited at the thought of Lap-Band just based on all the stories I've heard from other bandsters who also have PCOS and how much of a difference it made! PCOS makes lossing weight SO much harder! I work out all the time and eat right and I never loose weight. My doctor just keeps saying that because of my insuline resistance that it will be very hard for me to loose weight w/o some kind of "assistance." That's exactly why I'm getting the band!

So I'm at the starting gates of this journey also so if you need a buddy to go through it with you, I'm here :biggrin2: