This was my problem... Has he been tested for Insulin Resistance? 

I'm 17... I had WLS (Vsg) a year and a half ago. I've struggled with Insulin Resistance since i was 3 years old... It was determined it was entirely genetic, because the way my diet and activity level was, it just didn't make sense that i brought it upon myself.

If he doesn't, maybe see a dietitian? Ask them what you can do.

Could he be starting another growth spurt? That could cause the hunger.

I know my parents had to put locks on the cubbords so I wouldn't get into them as a kid because i was always hungry because of the high insulin levels.

I know juices were cut out, only skim milk (nothing higher than that, no 1%, 2%, whole, etc..) wheat instead of white bread, etc.. You just have to plan out meals and serving sizes.. Let him have as much of the fruits/vegetables as he wants. But other things you'd need to limit.

(just speaking from what dietitians had my parents do for me.. had they not done it I'd probably be a hell of a lot worse off now, than i am.)

If your doctor can't figure it out and he continues to gain weight, get a referral to an endocrinologist. No one figured out what was wrong with me until i was 7 or 8 years old, by which point i was already extremely overweight despite all the pre-cautions everyone took and my pediatritain constantly saying i was fine. 

I really hope you figure out what's going on. It may be nothing, but on the small chance there is something metabolicly going on, you don't want to miss it. xx

My son is 3 1/2 and has been OFF the scale for height since he was 1 1/2... But was a string bean until a couple yrs ago n he started plumping up. Hes now just about 4 1/2 feet tall but weighs so much! I feel so bad cutting him out of everything he wants but hell even eat huge amounts of steamed veggies. Does anyone have exp/advice? I dont want a lifetime of fatness for him like me. I just dont know what to do. His Dr has tested everything.. N hes fine.. We just cant figure it out

Hey (: I was 15 when I had the VSG, I"m 17 now.

I Just did a google search  and came up with this: http://nyp.org/services/digestive/weight-loss-surgery.html --- new york presbyterian aparently does, according to this link: http://obesitymd.org/news_ob.html so you could look into it. (: 

 

I don't know how close the hospital is to you, but it may be worth it.

 I have been big my whole life. I have gone on diets and lost weight but i always quit the moment i loose 20 or 30 pounds. I have a friend that got the surgery and she ays good things about it. I'm not large enough to be eligible for it but things are starting to go south again. I am 5'10 and at my worst i weighed 320 but i recently lost 40 lbs and I tarted to gain the weight back again. So I decided to give give diet and exercise one last shot, but this time im documenting it I have started a website called watchjaylose.blogspot.com and im going to use it as a way to document and keep my weight loss on track with the help of the community and it can serve as a way to help others aswell. I neverous this may be considered as spam but i would like to assure the moderators that this is not my intention. Moderators check my site out first if it doesn't seem genuine ban me.

I'm new too!  I am on maintenance with Weigh****chers but have a teenage son who has weight issues.  I'm  hoping to find support for dealing with his issues.

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I have a question, 
a friend of mine has a daughter who is overweight. she has a tummy problem and so does my daughter, their main weight problem is their big tummy. she said that someone recommended that she uses lactose free milk and she tried it, and after a while she noticed a difference in her tummy and recommended that I try it. I looked it up and I found no proof of it. does anyone have information on this? does milk intake have to do with it? we use only skimmed milk and yoghurt.
Thanks for reading 
Maryam

I'm 5'3" and my highest weight was 285lbs. i know my bmi was around 48 or so.. i'm not entirely sure what your daughters bmi is, or if she has any comorbidies..

The best advice i can say is just consult with a surgeonw ho will operate on a minor, and send a request ot insurance... and if they dney, just continue appealing.. that's all you can do. if your insurance wont budge, then they wont. I was really lucky in that my insurance was really complient.. they covered it immediatley.. I had caresource (medicaid) at the time. we don't have ti anymore, unfortunatley.. but yeah.

I'm not sure where you live, but i live in ohio.. i'm not sure state by state if different insurances have different policies... but if you can wing it, theres always the self pay option.. see if theres any way you could work it out with the surgeons office to pay it off over time.. something liek that. or just start saving aside a little money now... a little bit each paycheck and see how quickly it adds up.

I really hope you all figure it out. I did respond to your message onf acebook by the way, and if you have any other questions/concerns feel free to message me anywhere.. or if your daughter has any questions or anything i'd be happy to talk to her, too. (:

have a great day.

-ashley

Long story short my teen is 14 and in desperated need of wls. her medical history is well documented, the issue is insurance says she needs to be 18, has anyone found away to beat this rule, please help, we are desparate!!!! thank you in advance.

www.ourfightnow.blogspot.com

I'm 16. I had a vsg 7 months ago, and I've been keeping this blog for almost a year now.. since i first started looking into weight loss surgery...

I also blog about the non-surgical approaches to weight loss (and why they didn't work for me..) reviews on things, information about metabolic issues that do affect minors, not just adults.. and things like that..

Feel free to check it out.. I know when i first looked into WLS this forum was dead. it still is. so I thought i'd post this just to draw some attention and even if you don't get a response on here, you can check out my blog or feel free to message or email me or hit me up on facebook if you have any questions or anything. kids or adults.

alright. bye(:

-ashley
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