I really don't feel like 17 is too young. By then you know how your body is and if weight is really a struggle. I think doctors are getting more open to the idea too. I know my surgeon has operated on someone your age, and my friend in California had her VSG surgery when she was even younger so... yeah, I think you could find a program that supports you and your age. It's amazing so many members of your family have done weight loss surgery! But then at least you know what you're dealing with. And we almost have the same statistics, by the way. I weigh around 230 and want to lose about 93 pounds too. Hopefully it'll happen for both of us! Nia

Have you heard anything yet?

I don't know if 14 is too young, but I've read that the band is a great option for adolescents because they can still be "trained" to eat right.  I agree with you that he's way too young for anything as invasive, and permanent, as the RnY, or the DS.   There was a thread a few days ago over on the DS board that included some comments on age appropriate WLS.  In the face of MO, and SMO, IMHO, 18 is NOT too young for a DS, or a RnY, although there's a lot of disagreement about just when it IS OK to have WLS.  It just seems to me that to be a SMO adolescent, or early 20-something, is terribly psychologically dangerous and that WLS can save a kid's mental health along with physical health. JMO. I have a chubby 11 y/o and really understand where you're coming from.  I've got my guy walking home from school every day and that's about 5 miles a week.  He's not sports oriented.  I've thought about a personal trainer, but in the end I decided it probably wouldn't work.  His doctor says to just keep him from gaining anymore and he'll "grow" into his weight.  So that's what I'm waiting for.

Post Date: 2/16/08 7:08 pm
Im slowly but surely begining to give up faith about this whole lap band or gastric bypass. I mean who is really gonna help me. No one wants to help me and I might as well give it up. I thought that when I did the TLC documentary "To young to be so fat" That someone who see it and want to help me. But nothing. Except I got my family and family friends feeling sorry for me because of my mothers actions and neglect. Not that I need her Im so use to her not being there that I would rather her be gone then here. Maybe one day she will realize that she needs me but when that happens it will be to late I will be gone and hopefully in college. Everytime I go to my aunt Yvettes and Aunt Erica its like they feel its necessary to appoligize to me for my mother. " Oh Corina Im sorry you have such a witch 4 a mother" and " I wish that she could see how she really is" and "Unless she gets professional help she will always be the same" Which Is exactly what I got to day from Erica and Yvette. I love them so much they are as close as I get to having a real mother. Yvette told me that when she was big (Before she had the lap band and lost all her weight) She never thought she looked as big as she was because she siked herself into thinking that she wasnt that big. She said thats exactly whats happening here that my mom is siking herself into thinking she is a good mother and because she gets us all that we want... Correction I never ask her for anything... the only thing I ask of her is my phone which is the only thing I have for myself. Something I dont share with my sister or anyone else. But Erica told me that My sisters dad called her after he saw the show and they talked for about an hour. She said he was worried about me. Which was a big shocker to me because isreal never realy seemed like he cared about me. But I guess. He suggested to Erica that maybe Sophia should move in with him and He continue to give my mom the child support for sophia so maybe she could send me to one of those camps like Academy of the seirras. I dont like this I dont like people talking about me behind my back. Which Im sure most of my family does no Im more then sure Im 100% positive wether it be my aunts my grandma and now my sisters dad someone who has no relation to me. I dont like it at all. But How was everyones Valentines day mine was sucky I got called a b*t*h by my mother way to tell your first born that you love her. But It started by me getting after my mom for going to dinner and a movie with her boyfriend and her not getting sophia anything to eat. So I texted her and told her before she goes to the movie she needs to bring sophia something to eat and she replyed by saying that I needed to make her something. I replyed and said that while she's out eating a fancy meal and going to a movie she could have got her something. She replyed and said I needed to get my ass up and make her something I simply replyed and said Whatever she then replyed and said I needed to quit acting like a ***** I didnt reply. I swear that woman is Bi-Polar she has split personality. She's so Nice and caring infront of people and wants to do everything for everyone else but with her children its such a big deal to do a damn thing for us. I just want a different life I think I deserve that much... Dont I ?