Good Morning Dakotabear & RMezzo, (and Everyone Else) I read your posts and gathered that you both were worried about your age. As others posted, some of us are older BUT we want our quality of life to change for the better. I am 70 years old and asked the Dr. if he thought that I was too old to undergo this surgery. He said that he has many patients older than me! I realize that I might not bounce back as fast as I would have 30 years ago BUT this is now and I will give it my best shot. Keep reading the posts on this board, these experienced people who have had the surgery can answer so many questions while others like us in the "waiting room" can calm our fears reading and rereading the posts. I have my surgery scheduled for next Wednesday and will let you know how it goes.