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I'm just starting to research VSG.

I'm 5'7" about 215 pounds and I'm 58 years old.

I want to be thin. I've lost weight a million times :) but never can keep it off. It just gets harder the older I get.

Am I too old to consider this surgery?

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I'm just starting to research VSG.

I'm 5'7" about 215 pounds and I'm 58 years old.

I want to be thin. I've lost weight a million times :) but never can keep it off. It just gets harder the older I get.

Am I too old to consider this surgery?

I'm 56 and don't consider it old at all. My reasoning for going this route is that if I live as long as my grandmother did (93), then I have 37 more years of living (more or less). I don't know if I could do it if I don't have this surgery, and I don't want to live for the next 20-40 years if they're like the ones I've already lived through -- fat, sick and tired. So, for me, I'm going for it on April 26th and can hardly wait.

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I am 10 1/2 weeks out from surgery and I turned 55 about 5 weeks ago. I have too much life ahead of me to continue the weight battle. The surgery works! I would never have lost this much weight on my own, or kept it off if I did. Go for it!

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Hi I am 58 but I have been sleeved for 2 years at the end of this month.

I wish I had done it years ago. You are not to old. Get sleeved. You'll never regret it!

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I just turned 57 last month and I am having the surgery next Tuesday! You are definitely not too old! Do your research on the surgery...this website is a great place to learn from the folks who have already made the jump. I considered it for over a year before I made the commitment and now I don't know what took me so long! :rolleyes:

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I am a "young" 63 years old with no health problems other than sleep apnea. I am having it done next month. I can't wait to be considered of "normal" size. I don't need to be a model or thin - I just want to be within the normal range. Baby boomers have a lot of living yet to do!!!! :)

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I am 56 and 5'8". I was 232 the day of surgery less than 3 months ago and I'm 194 today. No complications and no problems healing. I also had a big hiatal hernia repaired at the same time. I say go for it!

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I'm 56 and just like the rest:: I wish I'd had it done years ago! xxx

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I will be seven weeks away from my 58th birthdy on my sleeve day next month. It is never too late to get your life back!

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Hi there,

I asked a similar question a couple of weeks ago, as I'm 61. All of the responses were positive. My surgeon told me last week that he has performed the sleeve surgery on a 78-year-old and that age alone needn't factor into the decision.

Good luck to you!.

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Absolutely not. You will eliminate co morbid conditions, be healthy, lighter, look and feel younger and add years and quality to your life. Go for it.

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I'm just starting to research VSG.

I'm 5'7" about 215 pounds and I'm 58 years old.

I want to be thin. I've lost weight a million times :) but never can keep it off. It just gets harder the older I get.

Am I too old to consider this surgery?

NO!!!!! You're not too old,it's funny I posted this same question probably 14 months ago. I'm 53(soon to be 54) and am a year out. I had high bp and rhuematoid arthritis and I did fine, my 61 yr old cousin had it 3 weeks ago and is 21 lbs down and doing great other than a little soreness in the incison where they removed the stomach. The quality of life is better so why not be a healthier,slimmer 58?

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