Any older dser's?
I was 55 when I had my DS. I did take 8 weeks off before I went back to work. I had a textbook recovery. I'm 59 now and feeling in my 40s.
Chris
HW/225 - 5'1" ~ SW/205/after surgery 215 ~ CW/145~ BMI-25.8~Normal BMI 132 ~DS Dr Rabkin 4/17/08
Plastics in Monterrey - See Group on OH Dr Sauceda Jan 13, 2011
LBL, BL, small thigh lift, arms & a full facelift on 1/17/11 UBL 1/21/13
Love my Body by Sauceda
Do not let age stop you ! There are a lot of people over 50 who have had the DS and gone on to have VERY normal lives with no issues ! Just be sure and use a vetted DS doc. Have you picked a doc yet ? see www.dsfacts.com if you have not. If you have sorry picked one sorry I missed it, been very busy lately ! 
Ginger<><
Revision #2 Dr John Rabkin June 21, 2013; First Revision DS - Dr Maguire 5-18-09; First DS 7-15-2003 Dr Clark Warden = Third time is the charm 
k9ophile
on 12/3/11 8:31 am
on 12/3/11 8:31 am
57 at the time of my DS and doing great now. I had a rough recovery, but I have no idea if it was due to my being older or just the way it was for me. Some younguns have had problems as well, so I'm not sure how or if age even matters.
"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us." Stephen Covey
Don't litter! Spay or neuter your pet
There are lots of us who were switched in our 50's. I was 56 when I got the revision to DS and that was more than 3 years ago. Mine was a difficult surgery and recovery, but after a couple of months I started feeling better and better and by 9 months I was water skiing. Go for it, my only regret is waiting so long to get the revision from the old RNY / Gastric Bypass hack job.
Kerry
Kerry
Most Active
Recent Topics