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Age with wls I am 70 was ready now the surgeon close to me says 65

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  • It seems like you are trying to say that you are 70 and the local surgeon says you have to be 65 or younger. If that’s the case I would get a new surgeon. I hear of many people on here who are older t

  • Oakgrovelady
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    Hi newbie, there are surgeons who do surgery on 70 year olds . Iam 70 had RNY in November as of today 12 weeks out lost 40 pounds. Hang in there and search for your surgeon.

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Is the surgeon saying they won't operate because you are aged 70 and will only operate if you are aged 65 or under?

I think we aren't sure what you mean either. Can you rephrase this?

Are you saying that the surgeon won't do WLS because of your age and you have to be 65 or younger?

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It seems like you are trying to say that you are 70 and the local surgeon says you have to be 65 or younger. If that’s the case I would get a new surgeon. I hear of many people on here who are older than 65 getting the surgery and they are very successful. If you have medical issues that prevent you from surgery that’s one thing but using a magic number (age) to say you shouldn’t do surgery that just doesn’t make sense.

70 isn't as old as it used to be.

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