Where are the 50's??? -- all I see is a topic about wrinkles! How has the surgery changed your life?

Thanks Chelenka. My best friend from college is a pcp at a bariatric center in Nevada and she just happend to send me a text late last night telling me the dangers of not staying hydrated so now I'm walking around with two travel mugs, one with water and the other with watered down grape juice.

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Fibro Diva

52 and getting my surgery on August 27!

Marian, good luck tomorrow! I'm 3 weeks out, and no regrets.

Where are the 50's??? -- all I see is a topic about wrinkles! How has the surgery changed your life?

53 here. Hope to be sleeved in or before february 2014. Good luck to you.

I will be 57 in May, did my surgery in 2011, best thing I ever did. Best of luck to all of you, please let me know if I can help you!

52 and getting my surgery on August 27!

Hope all went well! Welcome!

Hope all went well! Welcome!

Wish you well.

I will be 57 in May' date=' did my surgery in 2011, best thing I ever did. Best of luck to all of you, please let me know if I can help you![/quote']

Congratulations I'm excited about mine when I get it in February 2014.

I have to think about this for a second.....yea, I think I am 57. I never think of the number anymore..Having my surgery Sept 10th. I am so excited. Since I have made up my mind to do this and get my date, I have been putting weight on. I am reading about how most everyone has done the pre-diet. I was told I didn't need to but now I think I better check on this since I have been gaining. Will be so glad to get this behind me, all I do in my spare time is read the forums. I never even thought anything about doing this "at my age" until I read that others have questioned it. I am still hip and love living life. I have lots of traveling to do and looking mighty fine doing it. Looking forward to being able to pack a smaller suit case!!!!

I have to think about this for a second.....yea' date=' I think I am 57. I never think of the number anymore..Having my surgery Sept 10th. I am so excited. Since I have made up my mind to do this and get my date, I have been putting weight on. I am reading about how most everyone has done the pre-diet. I was told I didn't need to but now I think I better check on this since I have been gaining. Will be so glad to get this behind me, all I do in my spare time is read the forums. I never even thought anything about doing this "at my age" until I read that others have questioned it. I am still hip and love living life. I have lots of traveling to do and looking mighty fine doing it. Looking forward to being able to pack a smaller suit case!!!! [/quote']

I went on a farewell tour of all my favorite restaurants and ate all my favorite foods the 3 months before surgery...LOL! But, my surgeon required 2 weeks of an opti-fast liquid diet leading up to surgery so I pretty much lost everything I had gained. Good luck to you! I am loving my sleeve and life. And it IS great to pack a smaller suitcase!

I'm nearly half way through my 6 month diet requirement, and I have lost 7 pounds without trying this past month and a half. Somehow, at age 56, I managed to get Mono, and seem to have lost my appetite along with what energy I had. Anyway, I would also like to start the farewell tour of all my favorite restaurants, if I can manage to go and actually enjoy eating all my favorite foods. Doc says it might take 3 months for me to get my energy back, so we'll see. That will be around the time I finish this "diet" requirement and can get a surgery date!

Next summer....going on a cruise in a much smaller swimsuit! Knock on wood...

51 here hoping to get sleeved in October so ready for better health. And I must say new clothes.

Where are the 50's??? -- all I see is a topic about wrinkles! How has the surgery changed your life?

I'm 57 going for my consult. Next week. Do you have any advice?

I'm 57 going for my consult. Next week. Do you have any advice?

That was my age when I was sleeved in 2010. I didn't t have any issues other than the normal. I was very tired for longer than younger people I think but I lost easily and quickly. Good luck to you! Keep us posted on when you are scheduled etc b