Too Old?

[mrsmomrn1 0]

I am 67 years old and seriously considering sleeve surgery by Dr. Altamirano. Anyone out there know what age limits are out there?? I am fairly healthy, need to lose about 65 lbs and I am sick of the vicious circle I am on! Help!

[Babbs 14,681]

Oh my gosh you're NEVER too old for a new lease on life! One of our most successful and prominent members of this site had surgery over a year ago at 69 and has lost 95 pounds and is as happy as can be with her new life! Right @@VSGAnn2014??

[padremama 101]

I was sleeved last May at the age of 65. When I first asked Doctor about it, she said I was not overweight enough,, and I told her to look again. I was 100 pounds overweight. So the first thing would to find out if you qualify for insurance.

Other than that, I am extremely happy with my decision. Losing slowly which I find the older I get the slower I lose, but still losing! As many others have said, I wish I would of done this years ago, but never too late. Good luck.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Oh my gosh you're NEVER too old for a new lease on life! One of our most successful and prominent members of this site had surgery over a year ago at 69 and has lost 95 pounds and is as happy as can be with her new life! Right @@VSGAnn2014??

Babbs is right. I'm as happy as a baby doe about my new life!

Minor correction: I had VSG surgery at age 68. Am now 69, almost 70.

Unlike many here, I don't care that I didn't have VSG surgery earlier. Heck, I had it as soon as I could after I found out it was available.

One other thing ... there's some bizarre idea floating around that "old people" don't have a lot of things going on.

That's so wrong! We have SO much we want to do and SO much life to enjoy. We finally have the money and the time to live like we want and no longer give a fig what others think. It's one of the best times of your life!

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

age limits

@@mrsmomrn1

you are never too old to become healthy

people are living longer these days

therefore you have plenty of time to enjoy your healthier, happier, longer life

go for it

you are young as you feel!!

good luck

kathy

[Miss Mac 6,262]

My maternal grandmother lived to the age of 98. In that case, you have 20 years to go. Why be miserable? Grandma went without teeth from about 65 years or so, because she felt like she was not going to live that much longer. She could have had dentures for 33 years if she had not been so stubborn.

If you need the surgery to be healthy and happy, then go for it. Actually, for me, the hardest part was pre-op and one uncomfortable week post-op. I had my surgery at three weeks shy of 63 and don't regret it at all. I am soooooo much healthier and off of 7 out of 10 meds.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

OOPs ! 30 years. That's even better.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Not quite as old as some but like @@Miss Mac longevity runs in my family. My maternal grandpa passed at 102. I was 50 when sleeved, if I live as long as gramps, that's 50 good years!

[RickM 1,748]

Health is usually a bigger consideration than age - one needs to be strong and healthy enough to withstand the anesthesia. My doc has done several in their early seventies, and that's with the more complex DS rather than the simpler VSG; indeed, for patients (of any age) who are too weak and or heavy to comfortably withstand the lengthier RNY or DS procedures are often given a band or VSG to help them lose enough weight to be healthy enough to go in for the longer procedure.