Question:
2yrs post ops+ health questions

I have enjoyed this site soooo very much and would love to have wls surgery. Going to an apt today to see about a referral. I have read allot on this site from people 1 year or younger. What I'd like to hear is from the people 2 yrs +, and not about the weight that's gone forever...but about your health. How has this surgery has affected your bones, teeth and your overall health. I think that is my biggest fear, being thin..but not healthy. Any information...I'd love to hear it. Thanks in advance!! Cindy    — Cindy S. (posted on February 8, 2001)

February 8, 2001
6.5 years from very distal RNY. I did have to have a revision due to disrupted staple line. I did not change my procedure at all, as I was very pleased with my result. HOWEVER, most of us are not given the accurate post-op nutrition advice we need. My husband is 5.5 yrs out from the same procedure. Both of us have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. This is not due to our length of bypass, but due to the fact that we have been using the wrong form of calcium all these years. We know now that ONLY calcium citrate with vit D and magnesium will have any effect at all with people without the use of normal stomach function. However, given a choice of having died by 1996 or dealing with this now? NO CONTEST. We both lost sleep apnea, high BP, high cholesterol, our family diabetes, aching joints, and a host of other things. I had asthma, which was gone immeidately. So, long term effects are something worth loking into. Please be aware that Tums & Viactiv and other carbonates are totally ineffective for us.
   — vitalady