Munchkin
Full of Fairy Dust
The DS was easy for me. I had mine in 2003. No malnutrition or deficiencies. If I had it to do over I would get a smaller stomach and a shorter CC.
I don't want to last 'til my late 80s because everyone in my family who did was thoroughly senile and dependent on others. I adored my mom, but she was an exhausting PITA and not at all happy most of her last ten years. Dad didn't recognize his children and his surviving siblings hated him by the time he died. Eighty, maybe. But not LATE 80s. And frankly, from time to time, with all the (non-DS-related) stuff going south, 68 sounds like enough. Just sayin'.)
Sue
,you have way too much Spinky and life in you to be talking about 80 will be good for you!I'm 68.
Had my DS, a revision from the band, almost ten years ago.
No malnutrition...mostly because I get labs done and take supplements.
(Your desired longevity may change over time. What looks do-able at 51 may look more daunting at 61 or 71. I don't want to last 'til my late 80s because everyone in my family who did was thoroughly senile and dependent on others. I adored my mom, but she was an exhausting PITA and not at all happy most of her last ten years. Dad didn't recognize his children and his surviving siblings hated him by the time he died. Eighty, maybe. But not LATE 80s. And frankly, from time to time, with all the (non-DS-related) stuff going south, 68 sounds like enough. Just sayin'.)
Sue
About longevity: I was 54 with diabetes, hypertension, blood clots, sleep apnea and transient ischemic attacks at 285 lbs. DS saved my life. At 64 now, none of those problems at 141 lbs. nurses have told me that they rarely see someone my age with such normal blood pressure. I have no signs of malnutrition, perfect labs, blood sugars on target. My heavy cousin just died from kidney failure from diabetes, after 3 years of dialysis and disability. morbid obesity is not harmless. I am compulsive about compliance. I take about 10 vitamins/day every day. Don't do DS if you cant make/afford that commitment. Anemia has been an issue and I have had two infusions over 10 years. Does good blood pressure make up for bad smelling poop? Putrid smelling farts have been a burden, but I can reduce, but not eliminate them with food choices and probiotics. I poop once or twice in the morning on most days. But, two or three days a month I am in the bathroom more often, maybe 5 times/day. And perhaps once a year there is fecal incontinence, usually because I have ignored the "call" too long after eating badly/drinking, or like AA, for unexplained reasons in the middle of the night while I am asleep. I accept that as the price i have paid for losing diabetes, insulin shots, dialysis, sleep machines... As long as you bow to your "DS master" in lifestyle, the balance between life threatening risk factors and annoying bowel problems is definitely in my favor. But your experience may be entirely different. If your health as an obese person is good, it is a different calculation. We all have a finite number of years. As in Indiana Jones, choose wisely.
My husband is now 55, a 26 BMI now...he was 50 when he had his. His BMI was 38.5 and he was absolutely miserable. His only comorbids was sleep apnea and high blood pressure. He never had diabetes or even pre-diabetes. He was just MISERABLE fat.At 51, I'm in good shape for a guy that's 100 pounds over my ideal weight (I'm 6'3" with a 37 BMI). I only have mild hypertension and high cholesterol both of which are controlled by small doses of medication. My blood sugar and everything else is fine. In fact, I walk to work (4 miles roundtrip) almost everyday.
Thank you, Dear.So it won't let me edit. I meant to type 80 and put 68
Thank you...I am doing FAIRLY well right now...except for the third chalazion in my left eye since June...AND...living in a one bedroom, one bathroom corporate housing apartment....AND...dealing with jackasses who have truly convinced themselves that they will get a 100% plus return on money they spent on cosmetic crap on their house and not have to either provide repairs or substantial price reduction for the shoddy, non-journeyman-like DIY work on gas lines and electrical and such. You spent $100k on "upgrades" and do NOT address structural and safety issues and you have essentially applied $100k worth of lipstick on your pig. And psssst! It's still a pig.@Spiky Bugger
Um, NO. 68 sounds like NOT enough. And I want to be reading amusing posts from you 30 years hence so frankly 80 is not enough. Keep in mind, you are certainly bright and likeable today and I think time will show that you will fare much differently from your predecessors in terms of lasting mental agility, darn it!
Thank you...I am doing FAIRLY well right now...except for the third chalazion in my left eye since June...AND...living in a one bedroom, one bathroom corporate housing apartment....AND...dealing with jackasses who have truly convinced themselves that they will get a 100% plus return on money they spent on cosmetic crap on their house and not have to either provide repairs or substantial price reduction for the shoddy, non-journeyman-like DIY work on gas lines and electrical and such. You spent $100k on "upgrades" and do NOT address structural and safety issues and you have essentially applied $100k worth of lipstick on your pig. And psssst! It's still a pig.