I attended a support group meeting last Tuesday in Palm Springs and came away with a number of questions.
There were two post-op patients that spurred these question.
The first lady had had WLS nine years ago and was back for another WLS attempt. Over the nine years she had gained back all the weight.
The second lady was 2+ years post-op and is gaining back the weight.
These two woman set me to thinking and I now have a number of questions haunting me.
This surgery is said to change you ability to eat sugary and fatty foods.
1 - Is this true or is it true only for a few months following surgery? Does the effects of the surgery "wear off" over time?
2 - At what point does one's appetite return to a pre-op conditions and you end up back where you started from...Fighting your food cravings and weight?
****Please no newbie post/pre-ops with stories of 'friend's success/failures'....I am looking to hear from those who have already walked the path and experienced the effects the surgery had on their life.