Question:
For those of you 60 yr+, what what recovery and weight loss like.

Did you feel your recovery took longer and your weight loss was slower due to your age. Any complications? I'm 60yr and waiting for approval from my ins. co.    — Aloha D. (posted on June 10, 2001)

June 10, 2001
I'm 57. My recovery was rapid and event free. No complications whatsoever. Went back to my office job in 5 days. I had a lap rny. The gal in the bed next to me at the hospital was 69 years old and she was running circles around me, that's how fast she was recovering. I stayed in the hospital one day longer than she did. And she was diabetic. So age doesn't seem to have much to do with recovery.
   — Sherry M.

June 10, 2001
I'm posting for my coworker and friend who was so thrilled with my weight loss that she followed me to have lap BPD/DS surgery a year ago at the age of 68. She went back to work after 2 weeks (it took me 3) and had her tummy tuck 2 months ago (again following my lead to my plastic surgeon). She is more surprised than any at 69 to find she is a size 6. Since she is not connected on the internet she finds it hard to believe that she can drop the dieting and depend on this surgery for longterm weight loss, so she has finally begun to enjoy eating and listening to her body rather than those "low fat, low sugar" dieting tapes that don't work. Her blood work is great and she is doing so well that her daughter has also followed in her footsteps. It is the surgeons responsibility to ensure that you are in good enough health to withstand the surgery -- just as if you needed to have ANY surgery, but it can only improve the quality of your health and life. Good luck
   — Jill L.

June 10, 2001
Hi I'm 59 had my surgery in February, they also removed gall bladder at same time. I was back to work after 13 days. No problems so far.
   — connie m