Over 60
Marcine i had my surgery at 65 and was the very best thing i have ever done for me....I will be 70 in January and im am more active than most people i know that are 50 and younger. we will be going to Ecuador this winter and hiking in the Andes mountains there....also to Az and playing in the snow on top of some of the mountains there too. love the tall mountains like that , snow on top and can play in that then go down the mountain to nice warm air. lol anyway good luck on your surgery. Hope you will have even half as much fun as i have had the last 4 1/2 years.
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JAN COOK
Welcome Marcine,
You've come to the right place! I had my RNY a little over 3 yrs ago & got so much support and information here. I don't log in as often as I should, as I know that the support is just as important for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Can you share more? Do you have any concerns? Anything you'd like to get more info on? We're all different, but if you post questions/concerns here, you'll get a variety of experiences and much loving support. So you have an Angel (someone who has been there and will support you)???
Hope to hear more from you!
Jan
The people here are very friendly, willing to answer questions and give support. I would be lost without them.
Annette 
Dear Marcine,
I had my R-en-Y bariatric procedure two years ago this month. I was 61, but looked and felt like I was 75. I did not realistically think I would live to see 70. In addition to obesity, I also had type 2 diabetes. The surgery changed my life--diabetes resolved almost immediately, have lost about 90 lbs. I have more energy, feel terrific, wear a size 12 [down from size 24]. Went from taking 9 medications a day to just one. It has been an amazing journey back to normality for me. I now hope I live to be 100, just so I can enjoy the years ahead as much as I suffered through the 20 years prior. Of course, no one knows what the future holds; but each day is a miracle to me.
I hope you will continue to post and tell us how everything goes. And continue to post prior to surgery to share your fears, expectations, worries, hopes, dreams, etc. All these things float through your mind prior to the operation. It is normal.
One of the naughtiest habits I have developed is going to thrift stores in my area to buy clothes. I did it at first because I could not afford to buy new clothes at the rate my size was changing. But I have kept on thrifting, and my closet is now jammed! I try to follow the rule to take one bag to the thrift store each time I go, but do not always succeed. Somehow, though, i always seem to fill a bag to take home! I figure if this is the worst habit I have, then spending $30 in a month for new clothes is not so bad [4-5 items at least]. Especially since my grocery bill is way down. Lately I have been buying belts [$1 each at my thrift store]. I have a waist again.
So you can see that the miracle of normal weight and a healthy body have not diminished in two years. I have a feeling they never will diminish. I pray for you to have an uneventful surgery and recovery and to experience the miracle of normality each day, as I do.
And hello to anyone else reading this. I draw strength and wisdom from all your words.
Judy G.
Waltham, MA
I had my R-en-Y bariatric procedure two years ago this month. I was 61, but looked and felt like I was 75. I did not realistically think I would live to see 70. In addition to obesity, I also had type 2 diabetes. The surgery changed my life--diabetes resolved almost immediately, have lost about 90 lbs. I have more energy, feel terrific, wear a size 12 [down from size 24]. Went from taking 9 medications a day to just one. It has been an amazing journey back to normality for me. I now hope I live to be 100, just so I can enjoy the years ahead as much as I suffered through the 20 years prior. Of course, no one knows what the future holds; but each day is a miracle to me.
I hope you will continue to post and tell us how everything goes. And continue to post prior to surgery to share your fears, expectations, worries, hopes, dreams, etc. All these things float through your mind prior to the operation. It is normal.
One of the naughtiest habits I have developed is going to thrift stores in my area to buy clothes. I did it at first because I could not afford to buy new clothes at the rate my size was changing. But I have kept on thrifting, and my closet is now jammed! I try to follow the rule to take one bag to the thrift store each time I go, but do not always succeed. Somehow, though, i always seem to fill a bag to take home! I figure if this is the worst habit I have, then spending $30 in a month for new clothes is not so bad [4-5 items at least]. Especially since my grocery bill is way down. Lately I have been buying belts [$1 each at my thrift store]. I have a waist again.
So you can see that the miracle of normal weight and a healthy body have not diminished in two years. I have a feeling they never will diminish. I pray for you to have an uneventful surgery and recovery and to experience the miracle of normality each day, as I do.
And hello to anyone else reading this. I draw strength and wisdom from all your words.
Judy G.
Waltham, MA
Judy,
Not sure if you are an old member here and reposting, or new, but it does not matter, so let me just bid you a welcome to this wonderfully supportive forum, populated by wonderful women and a few men (at least there are only two that I know of who post here). Congratulations on your thusfar amazing journey!
Regards, Laureen
Not sure if you are an old member here and reposting, or new, but it does not matter, so let me just bid you a welcome to this wonderfully supportive forum, populated by wonderful women and a few men (at least there are only two that I know of who post here). Congratulations on your thusfar amazing journey!
Regards, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Thank you so much for the warm welcome.
I have wanted this surgery for a long time.
My physican wouldn't give me the OK. She just wanted me to keep on trying with diets. Of course they all failed.
Finally I was assigned to her PA and she agreed
to give me the go ahead.
I was given two choices the university hospital or
a center of excellence about 50 miles away. The University is so busy so decided to go to the hospital 50 miles away.
My daughter-in-law went to the seminar with me because she also had the go ahead for the surgery.
In the end her insurance company would not pay for her surgery and I was given the okay by mine.
I had one surgery scheduled in September but was canceled by my blood test which showed my thyroid elevated.
Now with all things fine I now can have the surgery.
My children think I should not have it done, so when
I got a new date I decided not to say anything.
I decided to start slowly with the liquid diet
because it might be hard to do.
Well thats all for now.
I have wanted this surgery for a long time.
My physican wouldn't give me the OK. She just wanted me to keep on trying with diets. Of course they all failed.
Finally I was assigned to her PA and she agreed
to give me the go ahead.
I was given two choices the university hospital or
a center of excellence about 50 miles away. The University is so busy so decided to go to the hospital 50 miles away.
My daughter-in-law went to the seminar with me because she also had the go ahead for the surgery.
In the end her insurance company would not pay for her surgery and I was given the okay by mine.
I had one surgery scheduled in September but was canceled by my blood test which showed my thyroid elevated.
Now with all things fine I now can have the surgery.
My children think I should not have it done, so when
I got a new date I decided not to say anything.
I decided to start slowly with the liquid diet
because it might be hard to do.
Well thats all for now.
Marcine Luke
Marcine,
Welcome to one of the most supportive forums on here. I believe that you will be happy with the results once you have had your surgery, as it is seldom that I've heard anyone state regrets other than having waited so long to decide.
My life before surgery was more about being a spectator and now it is about being a participant and the difference in what I can do, as opposed to what my obese self was limited to, is amazing. I can run after and play with my grandchildren, which was not the case with the older two of my grands. My health has never been better and my energy levels, well, I am on the go constantly now, with not enough time to do all the things I do.
As has been said, feel free to ask questions as we have many on here who are "old timers" in having been on this journey for quite a number of years.
The short of it is, listen carefully to what instructions you are given by your surgeon and/or nutritionist and you will do well. Most importantly is to learn that the early days post-op (first 9 months in particular) are the ones in which we lose the greater sum of our weight and you will best aid yourself by doing some form of physical activity and changing your mental attitude with relation to food, not easy, but to maintain successfully your weightloss down the road, it is vital to change the lifetime of bad habits. I wish you much success as your turn to join us on the Loser's Bench comes around.
Laureen
Welcome to one of the most supportive forums on here. I believe that you will be happy with the results once you have had your surgery, as it is seldom that I've heard anyone state regrets other than having waited so long to decide.
My life before surgery was more about being a spectator and now it is about being a participant and the difference in what I can do, as opposed to what my obese self was limited to, is amazing. I can run after and play with my grandchildren, which was not the case with the older two of my grands. My health has never been better and my energy levels, well, I am on the go constantly now, with not enough time to do all the things I do.
As has been said, feel free to ask questions as we have many on here who are "old timers" in having been on this journey for quite a number of years.
The short of it is, listen carefully to what instructions you are given by your surgeon and/or nutritionist and you will do well. Most importantly is to learn that the early days post-op (first 9 months in particular) are the ones in which we lose the greater sum of our weight and you will best aid yourself by doing some form of physical activity and changing your mental attitude with relation to food, not easy, but to maintain successfully your weightloss down the road, it is vital to change the lifetime of bad habits. I wish you much success as your turn to join us on the Loser's Bench comes around.
Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
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