I had my first appt with my surgeon today. I was expecting him to say Gastric Bypass for me as I am 50 and have to lose 100 pounds. I do not have any other health concerns excepts my knees, arthritis and oh yes I am obese.

I have been concerned with the malapsorption of the gastric bypass but also the sleeve with gerd. I am having an EGD to rule out

Hiatal Hernia and from there the surgeon will give me his recommendation on surgery.

QUESTION: If U had gastric bypass & U had 2 do all over again verses the SLEEVE would U

Yes, I would do it again. I had RNY and never regretted it, not for a second. It was way more successful than I expected. I went from a 2X/22-24W to a sz6/small! I never dared to dream I could get that small! At best I was hoping for a size 14. :-)

I am 3 1/2 months post RNY. I feel wonderful and have lost 100LBS since the liquid diet phase. I'm eating about 700 calories a day and walking 2 miles 5 days a week. I feel great don't crave sweets. I can't eat bread, crust or anything similar. It makes me sick...I also need to cut up my meat into tiny bit size chunks. Other then that I LOVE IT! I wouldn't change it a bit. I'v very very pleased with my progress so far and i feel 100%. Good luck on your decision...I highly reccommend the RNY!

I am 3 1/2 months post RNY. I feel wonderful and have lost 100LBS since the liquid diet phase. I'm eating about 700 calories a day and walking 2 miles 5 days a week. I feel great don't crave sweets. I can't eat bread, crust or anything similar. It makes me sick...I also need to cut up my meat into tiny bit size chunks. Other then that I LOVE IT! I wouldn't change it a bit. I'v very very pleased with my progress so far and i feel 100%. Good luck on your decision...I highly reccommend the RNY!

I am so new to this and have no clue where to start. I am still learning the WLS lingo and trying to figure out how to navigate on here. If this posts it will be a small miracle!

I had researched all of this for the last 5 years. Back then my insurance wouldn't cover anything. Over those 5 years, I just got worse until my pulmonary doctor again recommended trying for it again. Thank god it was covered ($5000) deductible and copay first, but I as ready. I knew what surgeon I wanted from research and was comfortable with going forward. I had lost 100+ lbs twice over the last 20 years and always put it back on. I knew I needed something to keep me or in other words force me to eat right and not over eat. RNY was my only choice as far as I was concerned. My surgeon agreed. I had RNY on August 11,2014 and just 5 weeks out ( counting two week liquid pre op diet) or 3 weeks since surgery, I have gone from 400lbs to 347lbs. In just those 5 weeks, I can breathe much better and walk in stores without being out of breath and dropped 1 shirt size and 1 pant size already! I am not hungry, no complications , and eat what I am supposed to until I feel the sense of enough. I am so happy I can't describe it. I still have a long way to go but I have no doubts I have a tool now to keep me honest. I am 5' 10"" and 57 years old. Before this I knew I was going to die literally. I worried if I would be here next year. I actually feel reborn. If you are severely over weight the RNY is the only way to go in my opinion. I have really come to terms with how I will have to eat for the rest of my life and I am comfortable with it. I know that was long winded so I will stop now.

I had researched all of this for the last 5 years. Back then my insurance wouldn't cover anything. Over those 5 years, I just got worse until my pulmonary doctor again recommended trying for it again. Thank god it was covered ($5000) deductible and copay first, but I was ready. I knew what surgeon I wanted from research and was comfortable with going forward. I had lost 100+ lbs twice over the last 20 years and always put it back on. I knew I needed something to keep me or in other words force me to eat right and not over eat. RNY was my only choice as far as I was concerned. My surgeon agreed. I had RNY on August 11,2014 and just 5 weeks out ( counting two week liquid pre op diet) or 3 weeks since surgery, I have gone from 400lbs to 347lbs. In just those 5 weeks, I can breathe much better and walk in stores without being out of breath and dropped 1 shirt size and 1 pant size already! I am not hungry, no complications , and eat what I am supposed to until I feel the sense of enough. I am so happy I can't describe it. I still have a long way to go but I have no doubts I have a tool now to keep me honest. I am 5' 10"" and 57 years old. Before this I knew I was going to die literally. I worried if I would be here next year. I actually feel reborn. If you are severely over weight the RNY is the only way to go in my opinion. I have really come to terms with how I will have to eat for the rest of my life and I am comfortable with it. I know that was long winded so I will stop now.

What does rny mean

Hi I am 5 weeks post opt gastric bypass since I had the procedure I my heart beats fast and im constantly having verdigo. Does anyone else have these symptoms?

What does rny mean

RNY is short for Roux-en-y gastric bypass.

I have never heard of that kind of gb. how is it different from the others?

That is just the official medical term, it isn't any different. Sort of like Influenza being the official term but we all call it the flu.

I had the gastric sleeve done 5 years ago and am now having the RNY revision done on 7/22. I wish I had done the RNY the frst time, but I was terrified of the surgery and thought it might be too drastic. I di lose about 40 pounds, but it crept right back on after 4 major surgeries and now I am back where I started. I am still worried about the RNY but this time I will go through with it. It has to be better than carrying all this weight around, especially with the peripheral neuropathy of my feet.

I am just wondering how you are doing?

My surgeon encouraged the rny for me. It's the gold standard for bariatric surgery, has the longest track record for success, it's malabsorptive and restrictive, it forces compliance a little more than vsg, and if you have a sweet tooth, it helps with that. He also said that managing a leak with the sleeve is much trickier, and every surgeon's nightmare. And if you have any sort of issues with reflux, the sleeve is prob not your best option because with the sleeve a high pressure system is created, and it tends to exacerbate reflux issues. He was also concerned that I have a quirk with hiccups sometimes when I eat, and thought this could also cause a potential issue with the sleeve. Ultimately, I decided on rny and so far so good! I'm 10 day post-op, no issues, and down 13lbs. Good luck!

I had RNY on July 31st 2014. I almost backed out at the last minute. So glad I didn't. I am down 78lbs. and feel great. Don't let fear of complications talk you out of WLS. Choose your surgeon wisely and stick to the program. You are going to love the new you.

I wanted to thank everyone who posted in this topic for their feedback. I am in the very early stages of my journey and am on the fence of RNY vs VSG and reading other posters thoughts has been very helpful.