Just saw your post. I am truly anxious about my upcoming banding scheduled for Monday. I am 59 years old and feel great about my impending surgery. I have four friends between the 50-60 range who have had the surgey with much success. Each one will remark that they wish the surgery had been available years ago. I have no apprehension about getting the surgery because I know the lifestyle it will afford me in the future. I am real new to this website that was recommended to me by my nutritionist. But you cannot take everything you read so serious. Each person is different. And a person in there 20s or 30s with as much weight as we have are in just as serious condition. So although you might be 53 with the weight off you might feel 33. Best of Luck
