I'm prepared to get responses that tell me I'm out of my mind, but I am having a gastric sleeve procedure one week from now and I turned 81 years old in January 2020.

My rationale is that while I might not have many years left on this planet, I want to look as good as I can and feel as good as I can. Summer is coming and I mind the heat dreadfully. I'm looking forward to being more comfortable come the hot weather. Yes, I have air conditioning but I do go out the door sometimes.

I'd love to hear from people in my age bracket who had undergone this surgery. I am in the Boston, Massachusetts area, and I am told by the weight center where I am being treated that they have several people in my age group scheduled for upcoming surgery.

On 2/20/2020 at 9:36 AM, IAmGrace said:

I'm prepared to get responses that tell me I'm out of my mind,

Age is just a number... if you feel WLS will improve your current lifestyle, does it really matter how old one is when they make this decision? If your doc, who is the only persons opinion I would consider says it's OK and and you want to do it.. I say go for it! ?

I did! Last Wednesday was my surgery date. Thought I would die the first and second days, but I turned the corner on the third and am doing well....THANK YOU for the kind message!

Grace

Grace, good luck with your surgery. I’m also in the Boston area and had a great experience at Newton-Wellesley.

Age is only a number that represents the amount of wisdom you have. Good for you. I’m 52 and having surgery in 3 weeks. I live in RI

8 hours ago, lisab6889 said:

Age is only a number that represents the amount of wisdom you have. Good for you. I’m 52 and having surgery in 3 weeks. I live in RI

Beautifully stated, and Oh. So. True. —Thanks for sharing!

Thanks to everyone who has offered good wishes. I'm 6 days out now and weigh more than I did going in!!! What a dirty trick LMBO......I'm sure it will drop....SOON I hope!

Best love,

Grace

Grace, From 1 future foxy old lady to another I'm glad to hear your surgery went well.Yes we all do gain a little bit of weight with the procedure.Which is primarily due to the fluids they gave you as well as your organs are swollen from the actual surgery. It will go down overtime. You have to be patient. I'm now 12 days out from my surgery and feeling really good. But I've only dropped 5 lb since surgery date so it gets frustrating. We just need to be patient. Getting the proteins and fluid in daily is getting easier and easier and it's Easy to know when my stomach is full. Hunger has not been an issue but I am anxious to sink my teeth into some real food.

Thanks so much for your message. Yes, my daughter had it done a year ago and she said that she went through the same thing.....really slow loss at first.

I know what you mean about sinking your teeth into some real food. I see ads on TV for burgers and such and it's so appealing. I honestly think I could eat something like that but I'm sure not going to try yet Off to the yogurt!!