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Debra deLuis's avatar

Thanks for bringing this information into the light. WLS was suggested or "offered" to me in the past, though I'm a data-lover so went looking for facts. The lack of study at 5 to 10 years post-op kept me grounded and astounded. I've lost a few friends and my favorite aunt who all died within about 3 years of WLS (ages ranging from 42 to 63). So heartbreaking. Their loved-ones still believed the surgery added years to their lives. And here I am - fat and 70 - still healthy and gratefully playing with my grandkids.

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A dear friend from childhood had gastric sleeve surgery nearly 10 years ago and ended up in 'group three.' She was only 33 years old and left behind a small child. I have not seen any real discussion of the serious risks of these surgeries, and as you point out there are truly serious risks, including malnutrition, dehydration, malabsorption. To this day I don't think most people who knew my friend blame the surgery for her death, but I do. Her profile on the gastric sleeve dot com forum is still there and I go back once in a while to read through her posts. The forum's tagline: 'the groundwork of all happiness is health.' Ugh.

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