[jasonfarnon]

" failure to comply with life style changes post-op is easily fatal"

My understanding is naive but I always thought it was no longer possible to fail to comply after this intervention?

[SamoyedFurFluff]

No, you can seriously damage your stomach, which is now already severely scarred.

[confoundcofound]

You can rupture your GI sutures if you do not adhere to the post-op diet, and risk death.