Question:
sCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 6-11-02. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT EFFECTS LONG

TERM. ONLY ONE RESPONSE FOR OVER 5 YEARS. i'M IN GOOD HEALTH, A"LIGHTWEIGHT". jUST CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF. 45 YEARS OLD 5' 7" 280LBS. cAN ANYONE HELP?    — Tina P. (posted on June 4, 2002)

June 4, 2002
Could you tighten down the specs a little? You mean, what's WRONG with us long term or stuff like I'd rather wear a size 3 than a size 30? Not sure what you really mean.
   — vitalady

June 4, 2002
I agree with Michelle. Not quite sure what you are asking, but I will answer with what I think you are asking. My mother had WLS similar to the RNY in 1976. In the 25+ years she has experienced problems with dumping, (only because at that time, nutritional information was not provided to her) problems with gas, (which after 20+ years has discovered that metimucil (sp) does wonders) A serious bout with anemia, (finally corrected with Iron injections) And never being in the morbidly obese catagory again. She lost from 235 to 120 in 9 mos. and is now appox 150. She does diet and watch what she eats. There are still some foods that she avoids because of the discomfort that it causes. She has had her calcium checked...i guess thats the bone scan thing...its fine. But she does take a vitamin. Hope this answers your question.
   — RebeccaP