How old were you when starting your WLS journey?
Personally I wish I would have had wls as an option when I was your age. I just turned 50 and am waiting for a surgery date. My weight has been fluctuating for many years, but once I hit 40's there was no losing any of the excess. Slowly year after year the pounds kept adding up.
Good for Lina_Ann for choosing to do something about your weight issues while your young.
Best wishes for a happy , and easy journey.
Vertical sleeve, Sept 15
I'm 56. If the surgery had been available when I was your age I probably would have gone for it then.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
I'm 56 as well and like terrylynn, things really started to go downhill for me in my 40's. I have always been big, but was always in great shape (always at the gym) and never above a size 12. I had my daughter when I was 40 and after that I was exhausted all the time...stopped working out, spent many afternoons sleeping when my kids napped (my son was a toddler) and eating anything and everything as I was always hungry. Hormones played a big part as well...went into menopause immediately after nursing my daughter. No matter what diet I tried in the past (ie. weigh****chers, bernstein) I lost weight then gained back much more. I'm really looking forward to surgery, living a heathy and active life, getting my body back, and enjoying my later years fully engaged in life. Thanks for the post, and good luck to all who are on this journey.
Thanks for listening,
Barb
Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti
Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141
PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs
Congratulations! And welcome to the boards.
i looked at getting lap around 27 ish? But thank god a backed out. Then I got serious around 36. Surgery at 37.
there aren't too many people here under 30 from what I've seen. You will find tons on Instagram though.
I love Instagram to see more of what people are eating and doing. But a word of warning, I've found there's a lot of questionable advice on there. (Well, everywhere really)
its great to find people your age *****ally understand your specific challenges and a shared experience, but keep in mind the best advice will come from those vets who've been at this a lot longer, and that will skew older.
Signed,
an old and a newb
RNY Sept 8, 2016
M1:23, M2 :18, M3 :11, M4 :19, M5: 13, M6: 12, M7: 17, M8: 11, M9: 11.5, M10: 13, M11: 10, M12: 10 M13 : 7.6, M14: 6.9, M15: 6.7
Instagram:InsertFitness
Hey,
I'm at the surgeon appointment stage in this journey. When I was referred last year, I was 20! I am now 21! I've heard many people say how incredible it is to make this move while we are young. Our bodies are a little more adaptable to change, and our skin has a better chance of bouncing back! (Not fully, but better than most)
feel free to add me on here. Congrats on getting to this point. Hopefully it won't be too much longer now! Keep us updated!
I'm starting at 5'1, 255lbs btw!
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Referral: September 15 2016 Orientation: December 12 2016 Social Worker: March 23 2017 Nurse Practitioner: April 05 2017 Nutrition Assessment Class: April 11 2017 Dietitian Appointment: June 13 2017 Psych Appointment: July 06 2017 Surgeon Appointment: September 29th 2017 Pre-op Appointment: January 22 2018
Surgery: Feb 12 2018
Instagram: @TheShrinkingDiary
Hi there! I started at 40 and got my surgery before I turned 41. I am so happy I did. Only wish I had of done it earlier. I know a few people that are around your age or a little younger that are in the program...the ones that have had surgery already are doing AMAZING!!!! And so will you!
All the best on your journey!
Orientation:Dec 12/16 Nurse:Jan 5/17 SW:Jan 10/17 Psyhc: Jan 10/17 Nut. Class: Jan 17/17 Nut. 1 on 1:Feb 1/17 Surgeon: Mar.17/17 Surgery Date: Apr. 7/17 - NO OPTI.
HW/SW:260 CW:158
M1:25 M2:11 M3:10 M4:10 M5:10 M6:6 M7:8 M8:5 M9:5 M10:3 M11:3 M12:4