Although gastroplasties of all kinds are well known to be somewhat ineffective for long term weight loss retained, they have generally been thought of as among the most benign of weight loss surgery procedures. However, in meeting several long term VBG patients and one 30 year post op horizontal gastroplasty patient, and finding out that all three have identical symptoms, I cannot help wondering if these "benign" surgeries are not so benign on the long term. The following are a group of symptoms described by the 30 year post op horizontal gastroplasty patient. It should be noted that ALL WLS procedures except for the lap band include a gastrectomy and thus, possibly might be a factor in these symptoms on the long term (including the RNY and sleeve gastrectomy). It should be noted that two other VBG patients 19 and 24 years post op, confirmed that they, too, had all of the following symptoms (all three patients are in their 40's):
| Occasional cloudy/out of focus vision Dry Eyes & sensitivity to light and sunlight ... all the time
Heart palpitations ... occasionally Dry Mouth Diarrhea ... most days .. especially within 30 minutes of eating Occasional Sharp pains in stomach Frequency of urination ... every day
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