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Hey this is cool that i now know of some teens that are the same age as me 18! i just had my lap band surgery october 23. i hope you all get approved and get dates soon. in fact my surgeon is Dr. Trace curry out of cincinnati OH. i am going to have to say this is the best thing that could ever happened to me. i will be keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. if you all would like any advice on what to expect etc. you can contact me at [email protected] . it is just good to know that i am not alone in this journey.
Hi,
You seem so happy to have started this process and I am thrilled for you. Keep smiling and good luck.
Hi, I am so excited for you and I can hear how happy you are just by reading your email. Your encouragement will surely guide others and I hope you continue to take the time to credit yourself for all the hard work you are doing.
Thomas Inge, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics
Director, Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (www.childrenscolorado.org/bariatric)
Principal Investigator, Teen-LABS (www.Teen-LABS.org)
Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado, Denver
Executive Assistant:
Karen Warnock
Phone: (720) 777-3179
Dear TrafficDonna,
Many thanks for your post on the forum! We are really hearing so many stories like yours these days and I can only empathize with the struggles you describe. I also applaud your taking the first step in the evaluation process. From the posting, I can tell that Danny's doctor is on the ball. And I agree that we do need to be very deliberate and thoughtful in the evaluation of teens with abnormal weight gain. All patients who undergo bariatric surgery at our center are eligible for the Teen-LABS study. Our program coordinator is Cassandra. Contacting her is the first step. She can be reached at [email protected]. Of course, our program description and referral information are posted at www.cchmc.org/weight The nice part is that we have a full complement of medical and surgical weight management options for teenagers. We try our best to sort out which patients are best suited for which interventions. Let me know if there is anything else we can do, or if there are snags in the evaluation scheduling. Warmest regards, Tom Inge, MD
Dr. Inge,
I just left a message at your center asking for more information on the LABS study in Cincinnati. My daughter lives in Kent, OH. Her son (my grandson) will be 14 on November 24th. He is five ft f inches tall. He weighed 240 pounds yesterday. He has a BMI of 40. He has Hashiomoto disease and is on synthetic thyroid medication. He is being scheduled for complete glucose panel to determine if he is prediabetic. The family is on Medicaid. Danny is active in football, and paintball. His doctor has suggested he start lifting weights. We are desperate to find a way to help Danny. He has been on diets. He is active. He is beginning to get depressed--his remarks regarding the possibility of diabetes was "I'll kill myself". How do we begin the process of finding out if he is suitable for the clinical study? Thank you for any advice you can give us.
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