There seems not too much activity in. This forum. Is it because there are not many mature sleevers?

I am 63 and will be sleeved tomorrow morning. After all the hoops, I can't believe it's finally here! Feeling a bit of nerves but know it will be worth it. My starting weight was 237. Current weight 222. Have high blood pressure, fatty liver, type 2 diabetes. I am hopeful to eliminate all that. One step at a time. Tomorrow I will be on the losers bench!!

Hey- I am 62 and will have my sleeve surgery in February. I am having some illogical doubts lately. I think about the future and think well.....what if we have a severe depression, the economy goes south and vitamins become hard to get- then what? Or I think what if food becomes scarce and can't get enough protein? Mildly frightening survivalist stuff, which I've never been troubled by before! I think it is probably just the usual pre -surgery jitters manifesting themselves in unusual thoughts. Oh boy!

Sorry to jump in here but I was perusing the various logs, saw this and had to respond. I'm 61 and over on the RNY side so I do have something in common with ya'll. That said, I sometimes think about survivalist actions too and what would happen if I ran out of vitamins. Maybe I need to stock up on all of them just in case. I haven't acted on any of this but it's strange how my WLS has consumed my every thought and action. I hope you and everyone else here has great success in this journey we chose.

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Hi all, I am 63 and will have vertical sleeve surgery on 2/9/15. I am elated and nervous.

Hi Im 65 going on 66 in may had Sleeve on THE 7 th of jaanuary Dont be nervous You Will do fine it really isnt that bad just do What They tell You to do sip sip sip And walk THE more You walk THE better You feel I am so Happy I had it done I had it done on wed And went home on thursday I Was nurvous to Dont worry You Will do fine .

Had mine done this past Tuesday, one night in hospital. Doing so much better than I expected. Very mild nausea controlled by a low dose of Phenergan twice a day. I am taking a half dose of the pain medicine--liquid Hydrocodone--before bed. May even skip that tonight. A couple of doses of liquid Tylenol twice a day does the trick. Only really hurts (and it passes quickly) when I get in and out of bed because it stretches the area where the largest incision is. I went shopping at Walmart on the way home from the hospital while they filled my prescriptions, and went back today and had no trouble or pain at all walking around for about 15 minutes. No problem at all meeting the liquid requirements. Hope yours goes as smoothly.

Diane63--hope all goes well for you tomorrow. Be sure to have them show you how to get in and out of bed without straining your incisions--that was really the only pain I had. Good luck. C

Hey- I am 62 and will have my sleeve surgery in February. I am having some illogical doubts lately. I think about the future and think well.....what if we have a severe depression, the economy goes south and Vitamins become hard to get- then what? Or I think what if food becomes scarce and can't get enough Protein? Mildly frightening survivalist stuff, which I've never been troubled by before! I think it is probably just the usual pre -surgery jitters manifesting themselves in unusual thoughts. Oh boy!

LOL! Funny post!

If food becomes scarce you'll lose weight anyway.

Or you could kill and eat a fatter, slower person than yourself.

Hi, I'm 63 and was sleeved on Dec. 30, just in time for the new year. My recovery from day one was much easier than expected.

What I suggest for newbies is measure yourself, or get your SOB ( significant other being) to do it for you. At week 3 I hit a stall. And though my weight hasn't budged much, the inches are melting away. I put on a pair of pants the other day, but couldn't wear them because they looked like clown pants. I'm wearing pants I bought on sale, just incase I ever lost some weight, and they will soon be too big. I don't know why the scale doesn't reflect the loss of inches, but it should all work out eventually.

I'm still challenged by getting enough Water in, but I am filled with hope and promise. Wish I had done this sooner, but oh well.

Good Luck and stay on your path.

Paula

@@Diane63

Good luck today and a speedy recovery!

I am 68 and was sleeved on Sept. 9, 2014. I have lost 60 lbs. so far. I am in a stall at present, but am hopeful that things will work out. I feel tired sometimes, but all in all, my knees feel a LOT better and I am hopeful for the future. Hypertension is a lot lower, too. Sleep apnea is being taken care of by my CPAP machine. I am still glad I got the sleeve and would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I have been overweight for a long time and am so grateful that we have the sleeve as a helpful aid to improving our health. Good luck everybody and hang in there!

Thank you I think I just to be patient !

Cococat: It encourages me that you wrote that your knees are better. I just had surgery two weeks ago, and have to stay off anti-inflammatory meds for another month. My knees are hurting much more than the surgery did. One of the main reasons I had the sleeve surgery was I need to have my knees replaced, and it would be too risky with my obesity and related problems. I am having to use a walker now, until I can get back on the meds. Thank you for your post. I'm sure you will get past the stall you are in and will reach your goal.

Hi, Babalou,

The pain I experienced with my knees made me want a sleeve (besides my other co-morbidities). Now, after my sleeve, I can get up out of a chair without a struggle. I just ... get up! NO pain. No meds. It still amazes me. I was so afraid that someday I would have had to have had a knee replacement. But I think sleeve surgery has put that off ... maybe forever if I am lucky. The difference in my knee pain level is significant and I encourage you to envision yourself not only weighing less but in bounding out of chairs and walking with ease. I used to humorously sign off my emails to friends with "Got to waddle," instead of "Got to run." Now, I can write, "Got to run!" and mean it.