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My name is Katelin and I am 15 years old. I was told that I shold have gastric bypass surgery when I was only 11. This surgery is going to help me to be healthy and more active in activities for my age group. I have always been overweight, but now that I am a teenager, I am in the category of morbid obesity. My mother died from a massive heart attack brought on by her extreme obesity when I was 8.
I also have co-morbid disorders. I was diagnosed with hypertension at 11 and have been on controling medications ever since. I was just recently diagnosed with asthma because of all the pressure on my lungs and diaphragm.
My weight has caused me sadness and seclusion by my peers for years. I am very intelligent and I am in numerous honors courses in my high school, but I am still looked down upon by my thinner peers. I do not date becuase none of the guys my age are interested in an overweight high school girlfriend.
Thank you for reading my story.
