Also a Newbie

julialois · February 1, 2007

:help:

I'm a 69-yr old grandmother, and about 12 yrs ago I was advised that I was too old for the bariatric surgery. I'm just learning about lapband now and will be seeing my doc on Feb 9th for a referral (I hope). Both my husband of almost 49 yrs and I are rather nervous about the whole thing, but I certainly cannot go on this way. I was NOT heavy as a kid, in fact, I used to kid my mom that she gave me (what at that time was deemed) an appetizer and it had time capsules in it. Any other old-but-young folks out there?

Thanks

juliegeraci · February 2, 2007

Welcome to lapband forum. I hooe your doctor can refer you. The lapband is a great tool. Good luck.

TracyinKS · February 2, 2007

WELCOME and GOOD LUCK!

Devana · February 3, 2007

Welcome julialois. I'm not computer literate enough to link threads here so I'll tell you where a good thread is. Go to "General Lapband Discussion" and look for a thread there called "Anyone over 50 who has a band" or something like that. I do believe we have several bandsters here who are over 60.

Best of luck.

julialois · February 6, 2007

Thank you, Devana. I went to the sites (whatever they're called) (I'm not computer literate, either) and they gave me some hope. I'm just back from my Doc and he's enthusiastic about it. So I'm going to a seminar next week to really learn about it, and hopefully get started on the regime ASAP.

Many thanks to those who welcomed me, too.

Julia

:nervous