A place for bandsters in their 60's

AthinnerDenise · 08-23-2007, 06:55 PM

I read a post that someone in their 60's wrote and
said there was nowhere to go where people are in
their age group. I thought maybe they would like to
have a thread where the 60 yr old (and/or older)
people could come and talk with people around the
same age.

AthinnerDenise · 08-23-2007, 07:21 PM

I am replying to this to bump it up in case someone in their 60's is looking
for something like this. I hope this thread takes off. Older people have
different issues than the people in their 30's etc.

FoxyGramma · 08-23-2007, 07:52 PM

I have been searching this site to see how successful
people have been with lap band if they are over the
age of 60. As we get older, our metabolism slows
down. I wish more 60 and above had posted in here
so I could see how much weight they have lost.

Ilene62 · 08-23-2007, 08:05 PM

Thank goodness! To finally find people in their 60s who have had lap band. I know people have it done at our age because Medicare will pay for the procedure, but I'm always the oldest one in the room. I was banded on June 20 and am still getting adjustments. How long did it take any of you to get the adjustment just right?

Biomama · 08-23-2007, 08:05 PM

I turned 60 a couple of months after being banded in Feb of this year. It will be nice to have some others in this decade to share experiences with. In 6 months I have lost 40 pounds. Not bad, but a bit slower than I'd like. I am also doing Curves 3-4 days a week and swimming when I get invited to the neighbor's pool. Want to lose another 55 pounds so it will be a while before I get there. Other than a few "golf balls" I haven't had any of the other problems I've read about. I'd do this again in a heartbeat.

GonnaBSkinny · 08-23-2007, 08:39 PM

Hello, I am 61 and will get my band on September 5. It seems like an eternity since I first decided to do this. Last February, to be exact.

I am 100 pounds overweight and looking so forward to getting it off. I hope this time next year, I will be close to my goal.

Gail

lonestar · 08-23-2007, 09:28 PM

I am 63 and had my band since 23 Jul. I have a VG band and trying to stick to my diet. (it's hard) First fill is 7 Sep. I hope I will have some restriction. I have lost very little, but that's OK.

**Jack** · 08-24-2007, 08:27 AM

Count me in.....although since my Band I feel 30 years younger!!!

aussieladie · 08-24-2007, 09:09 AM

Oh!!! that is a wonderful idea. Count me in also please. I am an Aussie. Thanks Denise

CrochetGranny · 08-24-2007, 01:18 PM

Hi, I will be 60 in less than 2 months so would like to join this group also! I had my band on July 20, 2007. There was an older thread for over 60 but I guess it died months ago!

**Jack** · 08-24-2007, 06:14 PM

I *think* one reason the 'over 60' thread fades away, is no Bandster I know feels 'over 60' for long, after banding....

Frankly, I feel barely out of my teens now due to Banding, and with vastly more experience to avoid the same mistakes the first time around....

Trish2U · 08-24-2007, 07:52 PM

Hi
I am almost 65 and I was banded Aug.1, 2007. I wanted to lose 132 lbs. when I investigated lap band surgery. I hope that is not wishful thinking. I have lost 23 lbs since the preop diet which started July 22. I am afraid to go on the scale again and find that I have gained it back. I am now on "mushies" and the doctor said most people don't lose during those 3 weeks and maybe even gain some because there is no restriction yet. The important thing is to heal and more losing will start after my first fill on Sept. 18. I am okay with losing slower than the young ones, and I am delighted to find a site for my age group. I have gained and lost many pounds during my adult life; the harsh part is gaining it back plus a few more. Hopefully the band will put an end to that. Unfortunately I have not been able to exercise much. I have knee problems and may need surgery soon. I'd love to keep in touch with others in this thread.
Trish

claramae · 08-24-2007, 08:11 PM

Hey guys; I have been visiting the site for those over 50 and banded. I will get my band on the 27th of August. I will be 59 in October. So, there are a few of us out there. The thing is, if this was available when I was 40, I would have done it then. But, alas, here I am at almost 59 and getting a band. We have different health issues than we did when we were in our 30's and 40's. Good to be here with you'll.

FoxyGramma · 08-25-2007, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by claramae

Hey guys; I have been visiting the site for those over 50 and banded. I will get my band on the 27th of August. I will be 59 in October. So, there are a few of us out there. The thing is, if this was available when I was 40, I would have done it then. But, alas, here I am at almost 59 and getting a band. We have different health issues than we did when we were in our 30's and 40's. Good to be here with you'll.

I am so glad to see others posting in this thread. I figured that there
must be quite a few of us in their 60's since Medicare will pay for it
They must have decided that paying for this surgery will be cheaper in the
long run than paying for knee surgery and heart bypasses, etc.

I am losing slower than I would like too, but I recently started
going to water aerobics so I hope the little bit of exercise I can
do will help with weight loss.

I have had my band filled 3 times, and I think this is the right amount
for me. I am afraid to get more, because I have thrown up a few
times when I forgot to eat slower. It's hard not to gulp food down
when I am so used to eating so fast, but I am learning to eat slower
so I don't throw up.

GayleTX · 08-25-2007, 07:30 AM

Okay, this 63 year old is here to tell you it can be done. It was my last hope and I went into it as a sick, depressed agoraphic old lady with diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, and using a walker to get out of bed in the mornings and taking 11 perscription meds a day and weighing 350 pounds.

Six months later..... I was 10 years younger, was walking a mile a day, was off my blood pressure meds, off anti-depressants, and getting out of the house.

A year later .....I was 20 years young, walking and working out at the gym, completely off diabetic meds and arthritis meds, drivng and taking vacations and doing all my own housework and shopping again.

Now, a year and a half later.....I'm off all meds except a diuretic and protonix. I have a life again and a future as well. I recently had my fat apron removed (a panniculectomy) and that was a wonderful advancement in my mobility and my appearance. Maybe I'll have a little more work done after I get to goal.

It has been my observation over the past couple of years that most of the older wls patients do very well. Most of us are choosing to do this out of desperation.....we are doing it for our health, for our future, not just to be able to fit into a cute pair of jeans. If I never reach my goal, it's okay.....every pound I have lost already (152 pounds so far) have made my life better so that makes it all worthwhile. It has also my the lives of the people who love me much happier....my son doesn't worry about me as much, my husband doesn't have to do all the work around here, my mother gets to live with me and not in the nursing home because I can take care of her now. What more could we ask?

Best wishes to you.....

A place for bandsters in their 60's

A place for bandsters in their 60's

I am So Happy to find a Group for ME