So I am 5 months post-op and I have PCOS.  Today I had a great checkup with my endocrinologist.

IN my 20s, I was a MO person with a healthy persons blood work. IN my mid to late 30s, I was still MO and my blood work became that of an unhealthy person (I.e. elevated cholestrol, my good cholestrol was too low, and my bad cholestrol  was too high (i.e. HDL/LDL), my FSH: LH ratio was wonky, and my testerone was too high for a woman).  

I could not lose weight or improve my blood work despite steaming/broiling everything and using olive oil (i.e. all the good weigh****chers cooking techniques). 

So 5 months post op, my endo reviews my hormones and other blood work. She loves it and is so happy for me. I officially have "better than normal blood work) (aside from the FSH:LH ratio..it is still less than 2 ..which is a hall mark of PCOS). She is "so proud of me."

I had to burst her bubble. I was "eating properly before." The only thing that has changed is: 1) the volume of food consumed and 2) being physically cut.  I told her so. I still eat the same low carb diet. I still prepared my food the same way.

Her answer?  Gut hormones have changed!  While I think this is probably true, I dont think this answer is sufficient or suitable for the majority of MO americans.  Researchers need to be researching and finding out what is getting turned on and off with surgery!  What is being elevated and finding ways to do this WITHOUT surgery.

And what about all the dieters throughout the world that are going hungry, exercising, and doing everythign right with minimal/no results. I really hated myself and my body which turned against me for about 10-12 years.  Even now, I am waiting for it to "fail me" again because the PCOS is still there. All surgery did was "put the dragon to sleep" but it is still every much alive. I feel that if I were to consume too many carbs, It would turn on again.

I am so disappointed with researchers, MDs and the diet industry for not getting to work on this problem.

Yeah I feel the same way about diabetes, how many have died, lost limbs, had heart attacks etc before we find a real cure.

First off, I'm glad you've had such good results from your surgery. Secondly, I think the tide is definitely turning toward more and more research being done into the metabolic and hormonal changes that need to happen in order to get labwork and blood levels in order and lose weight. It's such a complex problem; first of all, no one really agrees on why we become obese in the first place. And while we know that surgery causes more changes in the body than just restricting the amount a person can eat, it's still unclear what exactly happens. It's definitely a field that requires more study, and hopefully we'll see more research in those areas. I doubt anything earth shattering will be discovered in my lifetime, but maybe in the next 30 years or so we'll have more answers.

I am not so sure thAt researchers and doctors really want to find a cure. If they found a cure,what would happen to their jobs? 

There is a huge amount of money funneled into " finding a cure" for every illness. It is a huge business,why would they want to mess with success,as in money going into their pockets?