Surgery is scheduled!

I'm scheduled for August 18th! I'm so excited, feels like it will never get here. I'm also scared to death! I'm having RNY instead of LapBand because of my diabetes.  I'm 52 and need to lose about 110 pounds. People tell me I don't look a day over 40 - all that fat plumps out the wrinkles, you know. I'm concerned about the elasticity of my skin. Anybody else over 50 out there who has been through this and can give me any idea what to look forward to? I have already learned a bunch from reading your posts, so thank you for your support!

Hi ..I am 54 and have lost 93 lbs.(need to loose about 60 More) I have already got excess skin but I hope to get the tummy skin taken care of. I'm not to worried about the rest. I am just glad to be more mobile and to feel better. I have had my skin strected to the max for most of my 54 yeaars and I did not expect it to shrink back too much. You will be fine and a lot of people don't have the excess skin prob. that I do. WLS Is worth that price to me. Myrtis Feel free to look at my profile

Congrats on getting your date, it'll be here before you know it!

Congrats to you for reaching your goal! I'm going to be there someday!

Darn right you will be!  It's a roller coaster ride, but the thrill is totally worth it!  :)

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I have to tell you that this is the best thing I've ever done for myself. Feel free to read my profile for the details, but I feel fabulous. I just turned 50 and like you people often thought I was much younger before I lost weight. Many people tell that they think I look younger since I've lost weight. I thought I did for a while, then as I lost the last 15 lbs, I began to think I was seeing some diminishing return. I would say I look my age and look okay. You can look at some of photos to see for yourself. I lost a total of about 120 lbs. I have to say I'm 'very senstive' about my excess skin. Most others don't see it or don't think it's a big deal. If you look at my latest posts you'll see some musings on that issue.

I'm in Raleigh. If you ever want to get together, PM me and I'll be glad to meet you for coffee sometime.

Wishing you every success.

Barb

P.S. My diabetes is in REMISSION ... Not classified as diabetic anymore!!!! YEAHHHH

Congratulations on getting your date!  I know you are excited and at this point that seems a long way out.  Trust me, it will be here before you know it!  I chose RNY over LapBand too.. but not because of any co-morbidities.. just because of a huge fear of having fills.  :)   I am not over 50.. but have lost a ton of weight so far and my skin has bounced back way better than I expected.  I have pics on my profile if you are interested.  It is just hard to tell about the elasticitiy of skin because we are so different!   Good luck and keep us posted.  :)

My diabetes was the main reason I chose RNY, but the followup is another. I spent some time on a couple of lapband message boards, and many of the  people who were within 4-6 months post-op were having adjustment issues. Many complained of constant hunger even after several band fills. RNY just seemed to be the right way for me to go - and I won't have some "foreign thiing" in my body forever. Congratulations on your weight loss - I can't wait til I can say that!