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Cassie

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  • Birthday 11/13/1990

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  1. Hi there. My name's Aileen. I'm also a teenager; just waiting til I get banded. :}

  2. Hey Lauren! ok lets start off with question number 1, normally people should get there band tightend about 3 times , but everyone is diffrent and that isnt always the case, I had to go in a couple times because I got the bad case of the flu a year and a half into surgury causing me to have to unfill the band because i was sooo sick and couldnt get anything down, but as soon as i got better I got it refilled. you just have to wait till you find your sweet spot. fills in mexico are done very well and all they do is incert a needle into your port threw your stomach (its not bad at all you can barely feel it). at my point when i was 13 i wasnt really worried about loose skin i just wanted to be skinny, but fortunatly i nipped it in the butt because i really do not have loose skin at all, i think the younger you are your body snaps back faster. At first i was imbarrassed when i told my friends and stuff, but then i just learned to embrace it. and trust me its not the easy way out atall, the lap band is just a tool to use that actually works. but your still doing it by yourself you got to know this is going to be a lifestyle, you eat to live, NOT live to eat. i can see why you would feel that way, but girl its a beautiful thing!
  3. these are my before and afters for you before: and After: And I dont feel resticted from any food, i can eat anything i want if i take my time and chew it
  4. Yes I totally saw that last night, and thats what the lap band MAKES you do You can eat whatever you want, but all you have to do is chew chew chew and think about what your eating and you lose weight
  5. the surgury diet wasnt hard for me but I know it varies from person to person, just take you time and chew chew chew! and about the drinking thing, I dont recommend you drink at all since your not of age yet, I dunno what to tell you about that since im 17 too and I dont drink. I just dont feel comfortable answering that question because we are young.
  6. Today has been the 4 year mark since I went to Dr Ortiz to have the lap band I am so happy its like my new birthday!!
  7. Hey God4me! your "sweet spot" is when your at the point where you have made it to your goal weight and where your body is comfortable, and you wont gain or lose weight. I hit my sweet spot about two years after my surgury, but it depends on the person how quickly they hit their "sweet spot" and it feels amazing because you dont have to worry about gaining the weight back!
  8. LOL well thank you and I am glad I helped you out! I dunno about reruns I dont think there will be any
  9. Hey Andrea, sorry it took forever for me to reply! now to answer your question, the first month I lost about 35 lbs, 15 of that was in the first week! the second month I slowed down probly 10 lbs, and once that happends thats when its time for a fill after that I continued to lose all the weight I needed and here I am today! and about jogging and stuff, I walked an hour after surgury all around the hospital, and the next day I walked all over mexico shopping, so jogging i would say maybe two weeks after your surgury to be safe, double check with the Drs to be sure Thanks good luck Cassie
  10. Hey guys, I'm comming up on year 4 of being banded on March 17th. Im so excited, its feels like my second birthday I get every year! But I realized there are alot of teens on the site and I was wondering if you would like your questions answerd by another teen? feel free to ask Thanks guys Cassie >
  11. Im comming up on my 4th year in March. I hit my "sweet spot" (where you're at your goal weight and you dont loose or gain) about 2 years ago. I will bounce back and forth with 5lbs but will never go over or under. If your asking about complications, I have had none, and I am very happy with my results Cassie
  12. Well congrats! I bet you are so excited!! wait till you see the clinic its awesome!! and thanks for the luck haha I will need it The OCC is the best place to go you will be in good hands
  13. Hey Guys My name is Cassie and I was the second child to ever come to Dr Ortiz for the lap-band surgery four years ago. I have always tried to help people who were interested and many of the people I have talked to actually got the band! I have always wanted something big like Oprah to happen so I could share my stories and help others. My dream has finally came true, I get a chance to tell the word out about this amazing surgery which as changed my life for the best. Oprahs Producers found me a week ago today and asked me about my experience with the lap-band. I sent them pictures, and before I knew it my mom was on the phone non-stop talking to Oprah's people!! They were busy planning our trip out to Mexico to visit Dr. Ortiz and his team, and everything would be filmed!! When I first found out I wasn’t sure if I want to laugh or cry. I was so excited to see everyone again, they welcomed me back with open arms and were so AWESOME! They even invited me to watch the surgery be preformed, that alone was pretty much the coolest thing I have ever got to witness. I was sad to leave the OCC but I had an amazing time. The camera guys were very nice and tried to make me feel as least awkward as possible. That was kind of hard because they had a camera in my face everywhere me and my mother went. But it was a very cool experience. Now I am getting ready to leave tomorrow for Chicago, and I’m so excited! We get to stay at the Omni Hotel and get limo service to and from the airport and to the Harpo studio. On Thursday I get to meet Oprah herself and sit down on that comfy white couch of hers and share my story to the world. I hurd an estimated 64 million people watch her show a week and it is shown in 135 countries world wide. So if this doesn’t get the word out I don’t know what will!! well I better finish packing, I have a long day tomorrow. Thank you OCC, I Hope I make you proud! Cassie
  14. Thank You all so much for your suport I really just want to get the word out about the lap band I know it WILL help so many people it's truely amazing thank you again... Cassie
  15. Her producer found me on the OCC website! then looked me up on myspace crazy huh?!?
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