Question:
Do people age faster after surgery?
I read that after RNY people lack a hormone similar to human growth hormone, which results in rapid aging. I am waiting for ins. approval for a lap RNY. Frankly I feel like I'm 80 right now so I don't think this is going to deter me. (I'm actually 43) Anyone know anything about this. — Cheryl V. (posted on July 10, 2002)
July 9, 2002
Well I LOOK older, but feel like a teenager:) Able to walk endlessely, dont
sweat like a pig, most bad body odor gone, can buy clothes at any store
cheap, off all prescription drugs, can eat anything in limited quanties.
Well thats boith good and bad I dont dump:)<P>
Aging faster? Who dreampt that up?
— bob-haller
July 9, 2002
There is so much misinformation on the net. I try to listened to only
those who can quote a reliable source. Logically, how could being thinner
and healthier age you. In some people, when they lose the fat in their
face, they now look their age because the wrinkles become more visible.
— faybay
July 9, 2002
Well I'm 39 and I can EASILY pass for 28!!! If that's old, then let me be
OLD!!
— Patty H.
July 9, 2002
My mother-in-law said the same thing. We have several friends who have had
WLS. I agree in the beginning when they were healing and sore they looked
pretty bad. I have had back surgery and a C-Section. That first week
after, I looked pretty bad too! Now they look great. My friend Debra
Reeves looks at least 10 years younger now that the thin person who has
been smothering inside her all these years is out. I see all the pictures
on here and I am amazed at how much younger some of these people look. I
say, they look great and feel great and there is always someone like my
mother-in-law, aka ray of sunshine to look for something nasty to say.
Ignore them!
Good luck to us all.
— Pam G.
July 9, 2002
I have not had the surgery yet-- to answer your question- go to photos and
click look at the before and after pics---judge for yourself---I think
you will find your answer=
PS you guys all look wonderful---don't let anyone kid you!
— Linda L.
July 9, 2002
Maybe it just seems that way since life is so much better now that the time
just seems to fly by. :-)
— Ed D.
July 10, 2002
It probably has something to do with the fact fat stores estrogen, and
estrogen makes skin look more youthful and elastic. Therefore, our skin and
faces may lose a bit of glimmer when we lose weight because those hormone
levels are approaching the normal range.
— Patricia E.
July 10, 2002
It probably has something to do with the fact fat stores estrogen, and
estrogen makes skin look more youthful and elastic. Therefore, our skin and
faces may lose a bit of glimmer when we lose weight because those hormone
levels are approaching the normal range.
— Patricia E.
July 10, 2002
my birthdays still come only once a year so i dont think i am aging any
faster post op lol. j/k. if anything i feel 30 again. i just turned 51 2
weeks ago & people tell me i look wonderful. my face is much thinner
but i have no sagging skin. wish i could say the same for my apron &
bat wings lol.
— sheryl titone
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