robotic RNY

Has anyone had robotic RNY? Robotic is all my surgeon does. Pros/ cons? Thank you :)

Are you talking about the divinci robot?

 :) Da Vinci Robot, yes. Sorry to confuse....

it's ok!! My surgeon uses the Davinci too! It's nice hearing that the pain is minimal too! 

Yes and had great experience. Actually no pain at all. Wondered if the surgeon did the surgery when I got back into the recovery room. Highly precise.  

Yes I had my RNY done with it! Loved it and minimal pain.

Thats what I had done. They only pain I experienced was gas pain which was pretty bad but I dont think related to whether or not the robot is used. I am almost 8wks out and the 4scars I have each about an inch long are already starting to fade. I really don't know of any cons. It is a much safer more precise procedure

That's what my surgeon uses. I had no trouble at all. Didn't even have gas, but I think that depends on the surgeon, not the robot.

Thats what my surgeon used and it was great! Smaller incisions and no side effects. I still had gas but walking took care of that!

There are been a number of lawsuits against the manufacturer because of complications and injuries suffered by patients (mostly hysterectomy, protate, and gastric bypass surgeries).  You can find plenty of info by doing a Google search.  Here is a general article on the lawsuits as a whole:

http://news.msn.com/science-technology/is-robotic-surgery-sa fe

 

Lora