HEY EVERYONE MY NAME IS PERLA, IM 17 YEARS OLD AND I AM GETTING LAP-BAND SURGERY ON NOVEMBER 5!!! IVE BASICALLY BEEN OVERWEIGHT MY WHOLE LIFE BUT IT BECAME WORST MY JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL FOR SOME REASON :-? ......BUT ANYWAYS I AM NOW A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND I AM SOO READY TO CHANGE MY LIFE!!.... I WAS TRYING TO FIND A TEENAGE SUPPORT GROUP BECAUSE IT FEELS GOOD TO HEAR PPL THAT GO THROUGH THE SAME THINGS AS ME.... AND IM REALLY EXCITED TO GET LAP BAND SURGERY BUT IM ALSO REALLY NERVOUS BECAUSE WELL YOU KNOW ITS SURGERY!LOL SO ANYWAYS I WAS WONDERING IF SOME OF YOU COULD ANSWER A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS I HAVE.... DO U HAVE ANY PAINS AFTER SURGERY?? IS THE LIQUID DIET REALLY HARD CUSE I EAT A LOT AND IM KINDA SCARED TO SE HOW ILL DO WITH LIQUIDS?? DO U LOOSE WEIGHT DURING THE LIQUID PHASE?? OH AND IM ALSO NOT PLANNING ON TELLING MY FRIENDS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL SKINNY AND IM NOT SURE THEYLL UNDERSTAND SO HOW DO U GUYS DEAL WITH THAT??...... WELL IM SORRY FOR SO MANY QUESTIONS BUT IM JUST REALLY CURIOUS!! WELL HOPE SOMEONE RESPONDS AND AGAIN IM REALLY GLAD TO FIND A TEENAGE SUPPORT GROUP =D> -PERLA-