Under 18 and obese; am i alone?

Hello
I am new to this site, but I am so glad my neighbor told me about it. I am 16 years old and morbidly obese. I am planning on having gastric bypass if I can get approved by it since I'm a minor. I am basically just looking for other teens my age to converse with and relate to. I have always been so alone with my body, and never had anyone to relate to. Please, if your obese and under 18, contact me on here. Deeply appreciated.
~Sarah

I guarantee you are not alone, I am 15 and will be having the Lap band Feb 7Th.
Can I ask you why you chose Gastric Bypass?

If you want you can send me a message and I can give you my number or Email and we can converse with through text or whatever.


Corina

Sarah.
I'm glad you introduced yourself here. You should also introduce yourself on the DS board and the RNY gastric bypass board as well

Hey girlies! I had Gastric Bypass WLS a month after I turned 18. In all honesty, my insurance just wouldn't cover it until I was no longer a minor, but if you have enough proof that it's needed as a minor, I'm sure you'll be approved. It was the best decision of my life!!! I am loving the results, no complications, dumping, or anything like that. I guess I got REALLLLY lucky because I can basically eat anything I want without getting sick. [that was not the case right after surgery because i vomitted like crazy with everything I ate!!] It's a gift and a curse because the fact that I can eat everything I want makes it harder to stick to my alotted daily calories. My pouch only holds about a quarter to 1/2 a cup right now, so I don't eat much anyway. I NEVER FEEL HUNGRY which is amazing!!!! I've lost about 115 pounds since July, so I can only wish everyone has such sucess. Let me know if you have any questions at all!!!

 hey i am hoping to have surgery also. I got denied when i was 17 for gastric bypass but now i am 18 and hoping to have the DS by the time im 19. I am having a horrible time dieting and excercising. But this site has given me so much hope and i love coming to it everyday! Just hang in there and start moving if you dont already excercise. just 30 min a day a few times a week will help so much!

you should post on the duodenal switch board too....there are many that can and will help you along your journey....good luck

Hello sarah.
wow 16 FINALLY.
I've found some one my age.

I just had my surgery september 30
i'm 16 years old too.

This is amazing that you want the surgery.

HI IM LAURA I NEVER SAW THAT THEY HAD A TEEN FORUM BUT I FINALLY FOUND IT I TURN 18 IN MAY BUT I STARTED CHECKIN OUT THE LAPBAND B/C IT DIDNT INCLUDE CUTTING OF THE STOMACH SO I FOUND MORE INFO AND MII AND MY MOMZ SAW A DOCTOR IN AUG FOLLOWED THE PLAN MY INSURANCE APPROVE THE NEXT DAY AND MY SURGERY WAS PLANNED FOR 11.11.08 ITS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND 9 DAYS BUT THE LAST TIME I WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 01.14.09 I LOST 21 POUNDS I NEVER LOST SO MUCH B4 AND I DONT REGET GETTING THE LAPBAND I JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WORK OUT PLAN SO I CAN LOSE MORE POUNDS BUT SO FAR ITS BEEN GREAT

BUT IF ANYONE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS B/C I CANT GO INTO ALOT OF DETAILS NOW MY BRO WANNA HOP ON DE CPU EITHER SEND MESSAGES OR HIT UP MY AIM msenviichiq05 PEACE

Laura,
Excellent job.....keep up the good work!

Hi Sarah,

I'm now 20, but was obese all of my teen years.. and it hasn't gotten any better. I still like to consider myself a teen. 20 is just to young to call myself a full out adult yet ;) hehe

I am currently 5'2 270lbs.
Was around 200-230 all of highschool (started gr nine at 170 ish)
I have just started to consider WLS now.. wish i had considered it/thought about it earlier and I could be having it. Its definately something i want down right now, but i know i have to pace myself and truely think about my life. I know something has to change. I just have to pick the right change. I have never done any supervised WL programs EI: doctor, weigh****chers etc.. never any money for a full program and was always to shy to talk to my doctor about it, would just tell him i was doing excersise or something silly. I have done lsim fast, apple cidar vinegar and many low cal diets.. none every worked.. loose maybe 20 pounds if i actually stuck to it and gained tons back..

I'm not saying its the best choice, but i'm happy I have the chance to consider it!