I had my sleeve on 12/14/11 when I was almost 61 1/2. My bd was in June nd I turned 62. I am no longer on any medication and feel better than I have for years. I went from a size 18 to 4 jeans. You are never too old to be healthy. I hope people who really need this done, will realize that age is not an issue. I only had 55 lbs. to lose but it was all in my abdomen headed for my heart and in a very dangerous place. Who knows what would have happened had I not had this surgery. I also had some repair done to my esophagus at the same time from some damage from some reflux surgery I had in 1999. I feel my VSG surgeon saved my life. I never had any pain or complications, never was nauseous, and never had hair loss. i am truly blessed to have been able to have this done. Good luck to anyone over 60 who is thinking about having this done. No regrets here. LOVE my sleeve!

Thank you so much for this post. I am 61 and will be nearly 61 1/2 when I have my sleeve in November. The sleevers in my support group tell me it will be easy for me. I've had two C-sections, breast cancer and a hysterectomy. I have 100 lbs to lose. Aside from the usual reasons for losing weight (health, feeling better), my retirement has led me down a few paths with a media following. Thus far, I have been dodging the camera, but the spring has some television and newspaper events that I won't be able to dodge. I am the director of a nonprofit that will open the first dog park in our area, In addition, I belong to a philanthropic group that supports womens' charities in third countries. There will be a documentary (for our organization) made about the trip I will take in the spring to some Indoniasian countries to observe first hand the progress of our charities. If I had to present myself to the public as I look today, I wonder if I'd be so involved.