Hey everyone after thing went down i had to changed doctors and now i found out yesterday that i am having surgery monday. im so excited i could burst! ANYWAYS THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS...they have finally came true. you guys are awesome. ill try my hardest to keep you all post dated frances spencer is my angel so she will have all of the info. if you are worried or concerned or want to know how im doing. you can find her on lap band forum. thanks so much everyone. until next time peace love and rock n roll. nickster

DONT BE NERVOUS...I WOULD DIE TO BE IN YOUR SHOES!

Hi, My name is Carmella. I am 16 years old. I also am 5'7'' and 370 lbs. I was just wondering if anyone has been denied weight loss surgery because they are depressed. I am and have a meeting between my surgen and a phyciatrist tomorrow and am worried that they are going to say that I'm too depressed to get surgery. Last week I saw another phyciatrist and he said that I need to start medication for my depression before thinking about surgery. But I know surgery is for me and hope that my depression wont stand in the way. Anyone else have this problem? Thanks, Carmella

Yeah i hear ya, i didnt get like that till the night before surgery and then te 2 hour ride to the hospital, lol, but once i did a lot more prayin and was actually in the OR i was like "GOD its in your hands now" and i went to sleep, and woke up fine, had an awesome recovery and am doing fine.

Hi, Andrea! My name's Megan, I'm from Minnesota also! I just turned 21 and I had Lap RNY on Dec. 13th of 2004. I'm 4 months out and down 75 pounds and the only place I'm having problems with skin is my underarms. It's not bad by any means, but it's not tight either. Everything else is shrinking right up though and my hip bones are now sticking out! lol My stomach is starting to take shape too of where abs are supposed to be so with a little more weightloss and exercise, I'm hoping to develop some definition there. My boyfriends best friend is a personal trainer and he said once I get closer to my goal weight he'll help me start to tone and tighten. My thighs are doing really well too. They just barely touch and I actually wore a bikini a couple weeks ago when I was out in the hot tub with my friends. That was a thrill! I've never worn a bikini in my life!! Anyhow, a lot of it depends on how much you have to lose, how fast you lose, and the elasticity of your skin; not much else. I was 224 the day of surgery and now I'm down to 150. I've got 20 more pounds to go before goal and my surgeon said I'll reach that by summer. Anyhow, I wish you the best of luck, and if you need anything or have questions, feel free to ask, that's what we're all here for. If in the end of all this, you think you're going to need PS, don't get bummed out about it, a lot of people have to have it. My boyfriend, he's 29, had the surgery a year ago (405 the day of surgery/248 last saturday) and is going to have to have his apron removed, his arms, and probably his inner thighs done. It's part of the process and comes with the territory. If it's real bad too, some insurance companies will cover some of the plastic surgery. (Just a little side note...one thing that really stinks is I've always had small boobs to begin with and now because of all this weightloss I've got really nothing there so that'll probably be my only cosmetic procedure, implants or something. lol My sister lost a lot of weight on her own and had the same problem with her boobs shrinking to nothing and she got implants and looks great now! She told me in the mean time to get a wonderbra and now, I don't leave home without that thing! )