How long did your actual RNY/bypass take?

And was anyone's surgeon unable to do your surgery laproscopically? My surgeon said at my pre op appt last week that my body type (short & fat) was the most difficult to operate on and sometimes (but not often) they find they can't do it laproscopically once they begin.

Hi LaLa Weez

I am 5.4 and had mine laparoscopically. I had mine Sep 2, 2013. I had quite a bit of scar tissue so it did take them 45minutes just to get thru it. But all went well. Here are my STATS: HW 249 this time I was up to 285#'s but managed to lose down to the 249 SW 232 LW 117 CW 125 I got to my goal weight in 6 months so I have maintained my loss for 2 and 1/2 years. I hope you get awesome results from your upcoming surgery.

My bypass took just over an hour. I, too, am short and fat (not as fast anymore! ), and my surgeon never mentioned not being able to do it laproscopically. It wasn't even a question.

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I'm 5'4, and I am very short waisted (my ribs and my hips almost touch. The size of my baby belly defied belief, because she had nowhere to go but out). My doc had zero problems with my surgery being done lap. I was under for two hours and five minutes for a duodenal switch, gallbladder removal, and liver biopsy. Plus an unexpected excision of some lymph nodes.

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I had my bypass on 11/9/16 and am 5'1 they did laparoscopic with no problem at all. I was in surgery for 5 hours

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Sounds like you need to get a second opinion.

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My surgeon said that he rarely has to open someone up but he must always let patients know that it could happen.

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A bit scary to me. Please get that second opinion. Be safe.

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Can people explain to me how your bypass surgeries only took an hour!

Hi LaLa Weez

I am 5.4 and had mine laparoscopically. I had mine Sep 2, 2013. I had quite a bit of scar tissue so it did take them 45minutes just to get thru it. But all went well. Here are my STATS: HW 249 this time I was up to 285#'s but managed to lose down to the 249 SW 232 LW 117 CW 125 I got to my goal weight in 6 months so I have maintained my loss for 2 and 1/2 years. I hope you get awesome results from your upcoming surgery.

Sorry my RNY was on July 2, 2013. My hubby's failed revision was in Sept of 2013