Glad that they got you all fixed up! I hope you have a speedy recovery!!

CONGRATS!!! That is so wonderful! I wish you the best of luc****ep us posted! I know you will do great!!

Hey im new too and i havnt had my surgery yet (its coming up though), but i hope im of some help... im 18, so technically i dont need to go through my parents either, but i am also in college and on their insurance so really i did. My story is a bit different because both my parents had weight loss surgery within the last year, so they obviously sympathised with me a bit. Despite this, my father is still pretty much against me having the surgery but supportive none the less. I basically sat my mother down (i let her deal with my father) and explained that though i am 18, i have been dieting since i was 12. Im fairly healthy, very bad asthma is the only thing i really have to deal with, but if i dont get my weight under control that will change rather quickly. Diabetes runs in my family (my little sister is even borderline). I dont want to wait another 10 years of dieting before i change my life. i explained to her that its not worth waiting any longer because i know (based on my life style and self control) that a massive and fast change in my weight and life isn't going to happen like it needs too. I also explained that living overweight in college is VERY difficult, like it is everywhere. I also talked to my primary care physician and had his support in talking to my mother. Eventually i convinced both her and my father and made an appointment with the doctor who did my parents surgeries.  after all of that i had to later convince them to help pay for it because insurance wont cover mine.... but thats another story. I don't know if this helps at all, but in my case sitting down and talking to at least one of them was the best option.... 

YAY! CONGRATS!  That is so awesome! I can’t wait till I can also say that! I know I am so excited about getting mine done. I am with you Maggie, I don’t think I could handle having my insides cut up. I would much rather deal with a needle, so lap band it is. I will have to say also, that you are an inspiration gives you more hope and puts you at easy to see others your age that has went through this process already! I think I am a friendly person and I love to talk to others but I know after I lose the weight I wont be worried about others thinking about my fat. lol. I will be so glad when I can go in non-plus size stores with my friends and no having people look at me weird because they know I cant fit in those clothes. I can’t wait to have it done! I start my learning classes on Tuesday!  I wish you both the best of luck!

Thank you Maggie!! You can handle needles yea? I CANT thats what drove me away from the lapband. lol but im ok with my insides cut up.. hmm weird? yea! lol thank you again Maggie! You'll get there keep me posted yea?