laparoscopic surgery

Have any of you had lap. gastric bypass? I have a bmi of 70 and I'm really considering having this surgery. But, I'm scared to death to be cut on. I hear lap. is the easier way to go (if there is an easy way). Thanks!

Hi Bobbie, I did not have laparoscopicis surgery but one of our peers Cartina Raiford did. She made history at OSU Medical Center on last week by being the first SMO person to have laparoscopic RNY. She posted to this message board on this week that she is out of the hospital and doing well. You may want to touch basis with her ... she is an amazing woman and has an incredible story. Georgeann

I weighed 358 pounds and had a little over a 50 BMI and I had lap surgery. Besides having killer gas that caused me alot of pain, I had no problems at all.

I was at 458 and had it not a problem in the world to name doing great and lossing more then a pound aday

I will be having Lap RNY, BMI was 54.5 when I started... I'm down a little bit now, but will be doing Lap RNY sometime in October.

Bobbie, The plan is for my surgery to be Lap RNY on Tuesday. My husband was also VERY heavy (406 on the day of surgery) and he had lap with no problems. It has been explained to me that it isn't so much your BMI but where you carry your weight and how your liver is positioned and the fat around it. You will have better success with being done lap if you try to lose weight pre-op... I know, you have tried to lose weight already and that is why you are having surgery. My hubby lost 30 pounds the month pre-op and as of Friday I had lost 16 for my pre-op month. Our surgeon says that when you start losing fat, it tends to come off quickly in the liver area and the liver shrinks so it increases your chance of being able to be done lap. So, if you want to do lap really trie to lose some weight between now and your surgery, especially the month before. Some surgeons will not do lap if you are over 50 BMI. My surgeon tries to do everyone lap if he can but with the understanding that you may wake up with a zipper. He said he has done people bigger than me and had no problem with lap and he has done people smaller than me and has had to end up doing open. I am praying for lap but mentally prepared for open I guess I will find out at about 1:00 on Tuesday when I wake up!!!! Patti 2 day ride to my surgery date

My BMI is 51. My weight is right around 330. I am scheduled for LAP RNY on 8/11. Hopefully, all will go well and they won't have to switch to open! Good luck on your journey!