17 years old, had Lap RNY

Hello everyone!

I am thrilled to find this place.

My name is Ashlee and, as the thread title states, I'm 17 years old. I decided about eight months ago to start the process of having weight loss surgery. Boom! Eight months later, I am two months post-op and down 62 pounds! It's a great feeling.

I tried like mad to find a place where teens came... well, teens who had had WLS, that is.

I got really frustrated, actually, because it felt like I looked and looked and couldn't find anything. And it's been kind of hard, not having any support. I mean, don't get me wrong, my parents fully support me and my dad had Lap RNY four years ago this July, but I think a lot of the time it can be different for adults. They ate pre-op for different reasons, were stressed by different things and post-op they deal with different surroundings and environments than us.

Anywho, I'm glad I found this place! It'll be awesome to meet kids like me. If any of you would like to, you can email me at: [email protected]

That is such an encouragement to hear! Its to great to hear about others teens weight loss surgeries! I have not had mine yet. I am still waiting on my physiological evaluation at the end of June and then once that is finished I can meet with a surgeon I am not sure which surgery I will have, I was planning on lap-band but now I am in the middle between lap-band and RNY. I know that my doctor will help me decided on this. I have been wanting this surgery since I was 16, but I couldn't find anyone close to home that would do it, actually I did find one but then my insurance would not cover it for different reasons, which I believe it was my age. Anyway, now I am 18 and ready to get it done and be healthy! Hope to talk to you again soon!!