Great article on WLS and 10 years later

I stumbled across this article and thought I would share.  WLS ten years later

Wow, being able to re-interview 60% of patients is pretty damn good for an analysis that big.

Regaining an average of 75% of EWL is a bit discouraging, but certainly better than regain WITHOUT surgery. Goes to show how important it is to be compliant after the honeymoon!

Thanks - I could not get the article (for free) but the stats were encouraging.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26720434

(if anyone can get it)

I saw 2 other longterm studies with similar results.  One said that at 10 years most WLSers are deficient in some vitamin or mineral - so stay on top of the vits and minerals.

This one shows that for non-accidents, WLSer's death rate is 40% lower than similar people who did not have the surgery.  However, deaths from accidents and suicide increased for WLSers from 6 to 11 deaths per 10,000 people.  So, be careful driving and if you are having a touch of depression - get it checked out.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa066603

Good article, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing!  

I was talking to a friend that is over 10 years out like me the other day.  WE were discussing how little long term stats were available when we had surgery.  Now we are the stats 

THIS is the stuff that makes this place so good. I was struck only by one thought as I finished this. I'm sooooo glad I chose what I chose. 

This is great stuff. Thanks for posting.

Nice article. Thanks.

My surgeon is one of the authors of the article.  I'll have to quiz him at my next visit!