Anyone here had both open rny AND a c-section? Wondering how the two compare.

I'm currently pre-op (waaay pre-op...Still waiting for my surgical consult date, May 23rd), but I'm curious to know how the pain of open rny relates to the pain of a c-section? I had my daughter, Jade, via c-section almost 10 months ago. Because of my belly size, the surgeon couldn't do the now-traditional "bikini line cut". Instead, I had about a six-inch incision which runs from the center of my belly through my belly button area - about the same area as open rny! With this in mind, I'm anxious to know how open rny compares to a c-section like this. I had pain afterward, but it wasn't excruciating - and I'd like to think that I could tolerate the pain after an open rny. I wish I could have lap, but I have an incisional hernia that's about the size of a small beach ball - and I kind of doubt they can fix it AND do the rny laparoscopically. Any words of wisdom/advice in this area would be most appreciated. Thanks!!! Amy

We greatly appreciate your interest in helping us build our Q&A database. To discourage vandals from posting garbage, however, we require people to register before posting.

You must be logged in to post an answer. Click here to log in.