Question:
After surgery is it possible that your life span can be shorter than beforesurgery

Please every opinion and comment is welcomed.    — Loreanna P. (posted on April 15, 2003)

April 15, 2003
If you never took a vitamin, or ate any protein, or had labs run, then yes, you could set yourself up for malnutrition, maybe even contribute to an early death. But with proper nutrition, your life should be much longer since being MO contributes to so many life threatening diseases. Thus the "little" in "little old lady". You don't hear about many "morbidly obese" old ladies, because they don't make it there.
   — mom2jtx3

April 15, 2003
That's not an easy answer. You should have a longer lifespan after surgery, especially if your co-morbids have been reduced by surgery. However, how do you determine how long your lifespan will be? There are too many factors involved.
   — drum_mer1

April 15, 2003
Anything is possible, though surgery should improve your life span and overall health, if you have complications or donot follow suggested vitamin/supplement regime to ensure a healthy body- you could have a shorter life!
   — ~~Stacie~~

April 15, 2003
Well being more active and healthier increases the risk of accidents. Like falling rock climbing or something. Bet there are few MOs rock climbimng or other such activities. I know my life was coming to a end, WLS gave me my life back:)
   — bob-haller

April 15, 2003
I had surgery 5 months ago. My insulin levels are now normal. my blood pressure is normal and I'm off B/P meds. I walk about 4 miles almost every day and my recent graded excercise test with thallium shows that my heart is in excellent shape at this time. I really think I am in better health than I have been in the last 20 years. Maybe the damage has been done, but I think the time I have left will be the best!
   — koogy