Does any one know when or if any studies with data 8 -10 years out there ?

It hasn't been around that long. When I had my surgery in 2012 my doctors aid it was only five out and there was a lot of unanswered questions.

OMG! I guess we will be part of the long term studies!

The longest I believe was a 3-5 year prospective (aka follow patients over time) study that found that half of the patients were deficient in at least 1 micro nutrient (such as vitamins) and around 10% had comorbidities. However it was found that most of the deficiencies arise in the first few months and after that, its not likely to show up. Another point was that be wary that your deficiencies before your surgery might worsen after. Read some peer reviewed articles and they do show lots of deficiencies as the worst side-effect of the surgery. As for longer term than 5 years, there has not been any. [i feel necessary to add that there are many benefits found in shorter studies showing diabetes to become easier to control, lower cholesterol, and blood pressure (which reduces the chance of heart attack and stroke)].

My mom had stomach cancer 23 years ago and basically had 3/4 of her stomach removed. She went from 190lbs to 125lbs and has been there since. She has been normal and healthy since, she eats small portions just like me.......

My mom had stomach cancer 23 years ago and basically had 3/4 of her stomach removed. She went from 190lbs to 125lbs and has been there since. She has been normal and healthy since' date=' she eats small portions just like me.......[/quote']

Yes, the surgery has been around a long time but was not specifically used as a stand-alone weight loss until a few years ago.

Edit: here is the history of the VSG: http://bariatrictimes.com/the-history-of-sleeve-gastrectomy/