This morning I was watching My 600lb life and DR. N said to Pauline after 5 years the effects of the surgery wears away. Pauline had gastric bypass so I'm not sure if this would be specific to only that WLS or was he just giving her a wake up call or if it's a fact.

Anyone have any insight on this?

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Exactly what "effects" wear away? For bypass, your intestines are still rerouted and your stomach is still a small pouch. Sure, you can stretch the pouch if you aren't eating correctly, but there is still malabsorption. As for a sleeve, you don't grow back your fundus so your stomach will still be much smaller than an unaltered stomach 5, 10, or 20 years later. Your restriction will be less than immediately postop, but you will never ever have the same capacity as preop.

"Exactly what effects wear away" was a questions I was hoping one of the vets on here could answer. I figured I'd throw it out there and see if anyone could provide more insight

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I suspect he was trying to scare her. I have friends 5+ years out from bypass some have done well some not but if they did not do well they are eating around it. For the others they use their tool and it still works

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Scaring her was my first thought... I'm pre-op, wouldn't change my mind about having surgery but I like to gather as much info as possible. Important to be an educated patient.

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