Yes, a majority of the people who get this surgery are morbidly obese. Responsible surgeons wouldn’t perform any weight loss surgery on someone who had, say, 20-50lbs to lose. Of course, there are ‘surgery mills’ who will perform the surgery on anyone who will fork over the bucks, but I wouldn’t trust them with a scalpel.
And yes, the morbidly obese are more likely to die from any kind of surgery.
If I overeat, I do have excruciating stomach pain for about thirty minutes. That doesn’t happen often. It also happens if I eat rice without some kind of sauce with it or if I eat very dry baked chicken.
My hair did thin out as I lost weight. That also happened under other weight loss programs. It grew back.
Vitamin deficiencies are taken care of with daily supplements and a B12 shot every few months. I also take Tums for the calcium and a chewable form of calcium with a vitamin to help it be absorbed. I’m not anemic and I don’t have constant diahrrea. I don’t have any ulcers. (I don’t take asperin because it might irritate the stomach of intestines.) Don’t know what “stenosis” is. My gall bladder was removed because of gallstones before I had the surgery. My diet is not restricted at all; I just can’t eat as much as I used to. I do have osteoporosis which is almost a given in the women in my family. It would have been unbearable without the surgery.
It is the best thing I ever did for myself. I can walk and stand and move about a room with ease most of the time. It’s easier to breathe. I’m no longer morbidly obese. That means I’m not dying from being too overweight. My surgery (RNY) was eleven years ago.