Question:
im sorry but i dont know what RNY is?
— jdavids2 (posted on February 10, 2009)
February 10, 2009
The gastric bypass where they restructure your stomach and reconnect it to
the intestine. It is fairly intensive and causes some malabortion of
nutrients from food.
— trible
February 10, 2009
RNY= Roux-en-Y (gastric by-pass surgery)
— kathysews
February 10, 2009
RNY is short for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. If you want more info on this
type of weight loss surgery you can check it out on the home page and
follow the links there. There are several variations of gastric bypass
surgery but this is the most common one. Hope this helps.
— Arkin10
February 10, 2009
It's the abbreviation for Roux-n-y. RNY Gastric bypass surgery. DDS is
for Duodenal Switch. Lap RNY or Lap DDS is when it's done laparoscopically
rather than an open surgery. Lapband, is for gastric banding done
laparascopically. There are many other abbreviations that people use on
this website...you'll get the gist once you do a little research. Best
wishes....
— Cheryl K.
February 10, 2009
Roux eN Y is the French name for the Gastric Bypass. It is shortened to
RNY here on the boards for convenience. There are several OTHER procedures
such as the Lap Band, the Banded Gastroplasty, the Duodenal Switch (also
known as the DS) and the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (known as the VSG).
There are BANDED versions of some of these procedures which will have the
word BANDED in front of them so you MAY see a procedure called the BANDED
DS or BANDED Duodenal Switch, but these procedures are NOT common. It is
more common to see a Banded RNY or Banded Gastric Bypass than it is to see
a Banded DS, but even that is not common. The banded procedures are
basically insurance against the failure of the original procedure. If the
original procedure does not work, the surgeon fills the band to apply added
restriction at a later date instead of having the patient come in for a
revision. If you want to know more about the various types of weight loss
surgeries available, check out my profile page at:
http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/hubarlow/. Look for my post titled
"Surgical Comparisons." If you don't see it on the main profile
page, look for it in the March 2008 archives. I hope this helps. Hugh
— hubarlow
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