Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Dear Group, I find myself without words (oh yeah, that's a first ;-)) Some times people who are researching write me from my web-site. I'm always happy to hear from them. Today I got an e-mail from a 17 year old girl who will have surgery in October. She asked a lot of good questions about the surgery, about plastics down the road and so on and nothing at all about after-care -- supplements, a new way of eating, I mean, nothing beyond or like...what is life going to be like on a daily basis. I feel un-nerved answering her -- first, I don't know if I need parental permission to e-mail her although I'm sure she must have her parents support and at the same time -- while I'm not object to young people having this surgery I'm not to sure how to talk to her. I want to tell her that her whole life will change and for her to know that I don't mean what size she will be... that she must spend time learning and researching what to do for her health post this surgery and that this is a life long commitment to making different choices, vitamins, calcium needs the same as an older woman, her protein, her dates, her labs -- what is it going to be like for her in high school? Classmates tend to be so bad about teasing and testing -- Ok, I just feel really weird writing to her and not knowing at all what to say... any ideas? Any other young people out there with advise? I'm not her mother and I don't want to come off sounding like her mother -- surely their is an OSSG group for young people isn't there? Can some one direct me to that so I can suggest she get some peer support? hugz, ~denise on shaky ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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