Additional health issues improved or resolved from WLS

I found this chart in a website from a WLS provider in the US (http://www.thenewprogram.com/bypass.html).

Disease /Improved /Resolved
Arthritis /47% /41%
Asthma /69% /13%
Depression /47% /8%
Diabetes /18% /82%
Gout /14% /72%
Headaches /29% /57%
Heartburn /24% /72%
High cholesterol /33% /63%
Hypertension /18% /70%
Sleep apnea /19% /74%
Urinary incont. /39% /44%

Although they don't state a source, I would assume it's from surveys with their own patients (which they seem to have had a lot of). Even as a general, non-scientific survey it has some merit and is interesting!

I find this info fascinating. Although I don't suffer from all of these, I do suffer from a few of them... the largest being headaches. It has never occur ed to me that being fat is what gives me migraines. But now that I think about it, that kinda makes sense. It's already hard on my heart to move around the blood and maintain a even blood pressure... the huge weather shifts here increase the pressure on the brain and if you're sensitive to it then it's awful. Every time a high pressure system comes in I'm toast... lights off, in bed, lots of Tylenol. If there's even a reduction in the severity or frequency of these headaches, I'd be thrilled.

I'm also curious about the improvement of urinary incontinence. After having my son I've had some problem with that (I know, too much info), I thought it was only because I'd had a child which is certainly hard on your bladder and other "nether regions". Again, it never occur ed to me that this could be weight related! More to research!!