right now my insurnce is denying it based on my age cause our plan says they cover it as long as you have a bmi of 40 and over and i do but i turn 18 in less than 2 weeks so im praying they approve it i hope your insurence approves your surgery to. its really nice to talk to other teens who understand whats going on most teens here dont worry bout it i live in like prefect suburbia and theyre all like hollister junkies so i stand up a lot

i'm gettin the roux-en-Y im really nervous like the closer my birthday gets the more excited and nervous i get

hi i'm a 17 year old from ohio, right now i'm waiting to hear if my insurence company approves my surgery i have no date yet. i'm mostly on here to find help for dealing with getting ready for surgery and possibly getting tips on how to make after surgery go a little smoother.i have to wait until after i turn 18 which is later this month so we're hoping for a date soon after that. but any tips or anything really would be much apperchiated thank you

HI Crystal, I hope that this is something that you want.  It has to be.  Please do not do it because your father wants you to have it.  It has to be because YOU want it. You can see my son's story.  His name is Nigel.  He is 14 years old, and he had the RnY on July 20th.  But he has been wanting the surgery since he was 11 or 12 years old.  It took us 2 years to get the insurance approval. NOw with that said....I can't beleive how happy he is.  It is great when I see people so young have this oppertunity that I never had at your age.  We are a theater, vocal, and film family, so I understand what this means to you. I wish you all the best.  I would say that you need to follow the post-op diet to the T.  And you young uns heal so fast! Good luck to you!

Best of luck to you!  Wooo Hoooo!