Liver Disease

[Dimples58 167]

Has anyone been diagnose with liver disease during WLS or know of anyone who had liver problems prior to surgery? If so, what was the outcome? Is checking the function of the liver a requirement before WLS is preformed??? I'm just curious.

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

A lot of people have liver disease (especially obese people) and few even know because most stages show no symptoms. The pre-op diet is to leave nothing in question with the liver shrinking and being a non nuisance during surgery.

Liver disease is a comorbidity that adds to the justification of having WLS done. The livers of the vast majority of people who have WLS improve provided they follow the lifestyle changes required. There are a very few people who have worsening liver problems but they're special circumstances.

I have stage 3 fibrosis and it's improved with the surgery.. to what degree I'll find out from my hepatologist.

Edited May 24, 2017 by PatientEleventyBillion