60+ sleevers please help

[snowbound 60]

I am 70 years old have bad knees one has been replaced I don't get any exercise since it is to cold

now to get in the pool I really watch very closely what I eat was sleeved in March lost 95 lbs since preoperative it comes off.very fast at first then it slows down sometimes I will only loss a.lb a.week for the first 3'months I would loss 10 lbs a week. Don't get discouraged try to stay positive I hide.my scales. I would be weighing myself 2_3 Times a day I live in Georgia is there any one else out there close to.Woodstock

[Hjbjoan 0]

I'm 60 & thinking of getting sleeved in late January or early February,I will self pay so I'm going to Mexico to have it done. I'm from northern Canada & it costs $18,000 here. I'm nervous about that because I will be coming back to Arizona to recouperate as we spend some of the winter there. I have health insurance in Canada but not in Arizona for any complications from the operation. My hubbie said he would fly me home if I becam sick. I'm waiting for my cardiologist to clear me for surgey as I hav had a heart attack in 2008. So glad I fo this site. Anyone else that went to Mexico,I sure love to hear your experience. Thanks.

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

Where are you going in Mexico? I went there. I hope you're going to Mexicali. It's so easy to drive in from Arizona. My parents lived there, and I went to Mexico by myself and came home by myself.

Just read all you can, and research the surgeon before you pick one. .

[kay6000@aol.com 3]

I am 62 and I am thrilled to be losing weight for my last time. I have dieted and lost, gained , lost, gained....whew!! So glad I finally took the plunge!!!

[4LgrLife_53 82]

I turned 61 this year. I had the gastric sleeve on November 4th. Since starting with the Bariatric Center of Kansas City in Aug 2014, I am down 26 lbs. I had doubts in the beginning, and still struggle thru some appetizing TV commercials (pizza, fried chicken etc), but know I can do this. The pre-op diet (liquids and Protein shakes) was the hardest part for me due to allergies to sugar-free product ingredients. Surgery went smooth as silk. I was in surgery around 1130 am and went home around 930 am the next day. Pain was so minimal, I think I took 4 doses total between hospital time and outpatient.

As far as joint pain and exercising, I have two bad knees (snap, crackle and pop all the time), have plates in one leg with several screws after a severe ankle fracture (with leg dislocation) and constant tenderness in the other from a bad ankle sprain the same day as the fracture on the other ankle. I was in a wheelchair for almost 5 months last year. Water exercises helped immensely in getting back on my feet after surgery and recovery time from those injuries. The knees--well, that's a whole different matter. But I know the less weight I have bearing on those joints, the better it will be for me in the long run. You just have to pace yourself and quit when it starts hurting.

I can't wait to be able to get back to the pool and start swimming and Water aerobics. I also do the recumbent exercise bicycle, and while I have to watch the intensity with my knees, it's a great workout for the legs and thighs. They also make a recumbent (sitting down) elliptical trainer.

Good luck all!

[snowbound 60]

the Water exercises help me the most also I have loss 90'lbs my knees still hurt but much better

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

I'm really down in the dumps. I had back surgery a week ago, and I hate that I can hardly move. I am not supposed to bend in any way, or twist and it's really hard. It's hard to keep your back straight 24 hours a day. I am afraid I screwed it up because I am in more pain than I was when I got out of the hospital.

I am really freaking out that that I am going to gain since I can't exercise at all.

[snowbound 60]

I am so sorry to hear about your surgery ,if you just continue with your diet you want gain I don't get any exercise because of my arthritis I really watch closely what I eat

[CANOEINNH 15]

Finally back in the pool to do laps last night. Not my usual mile swim, but it felt GREAT. Helps my depression too.

[snowbound 60]

I have to find a place to get my water.exercise since our pool is closed for the winter I have a hard time with walking because of my arthritis glad to hear your d better

[Alfie 58]

I'm really down in the dumps. I had back surgery a week ago, and I hate that I can hardly move. I am not supposed to bend in any way, or twist and it's really hard. It's hard to keep your back straight 24 hours a day. I am afraid I screwed it up because I am in more pain than I was when I got out of the hospital.

I am really freaking out that that I am going to gain since I can't exercise at all.

Hi Oregondaisy, Are you feeling any better? I know its just 2 days later but sometimes things can improve quickly.

You won't gain if you are eating within the guidelines of the bariatric food plan. It's all about calorie deficit

[Cherich 23]

I'm exactly 4 months out. Naughty me hasn't even begun exercising yet. I'm still losing, so just stay with the plan.

[sharonraley12 4]

I wish I could be like you. I exercise 4 times a week and ride my bike on my off days. Just got bad news yesterday. I am having knee surgery on the 25th. I am a below the knee amputee and the sugery is on my good leg. I hope this will not effect my weight loss. I just got off a three week stall. I am so unhappy. Do not think I will ever be thin.

[Miss Mac 6,261]

My ability to exercise has been all over the place, depending upon which condition is flaring up at the time. What my sleeve has done for me since my surgery (12/23/2014) is get rid of 65 of the hundred pounds I need to lose. I can move with less pain. The inflammation throughout my body is less, allowing me to reduce pain meds so that I am not a zombie 24/7.

Pre-op,my arms and legs were very weak, and my spine was collapsing under its heavy load. I have already had one fusion. My spine doctor is waiting on me to drop the last 40 pounds before he operates again so I am getting spinal epidurals to hold off the process.

I have slowly worked my way up from no ankle weights and one pound hand weights, to 1 pound ankle weights and 5 pound hand weights. Today, in a fit of boldness, I was able to do my strength training with 3 pounds ankle weights and 10 pounds each hand weights!

This is such a gradual process. There are days when I am just too exhausted (post-stroke fatigue) to do much, so I do Sit and Be Fit kind of stuff. I have a DVD that I use a couple of times a week, Leslie Sansone's Walk Your Belly Flat. It has three 1 mile chapters and I can never make it past the first mile in the living room. If I fizzle, then I lean into my walker. If I can't stand any longer, then I sit in a chair and march in place.

So, even though I realistically can't keep up with the youngsters on here, I do what I can every day. I suppose that when the inevitable full lumbar fusion has to happen, my exercise will be just to walk to the bathroom.

[Queen of Crop 1,103]

Hi everyone....I'm new to the 60's group....have been hanging around the 50's group, but the honest truth is I am 61 so I really need to play with people my own age! I am 3 years post op and some of you may have read my blog 2+ years ago....www.queenofcrop.com I wrote every Sunday for the first year after my surgery. I decided to start writing again....why? Because of the the surgery, I am living a total dream life! So I decided I had more to share....hoping it will be inspirational, especially as we get older.....

Anyway, Hope it's OK that I come in here for a bit and see how all of you are doing!