Anyone had "open" RNY by Dr. Huse?

After being in this process since Febuary 2009, August 25th 2010 I was given my surgery date set for Sept. 24th. I meet Dr. Huse one time at the initial consultation in 2009. He told me I should do fine with the laproscopic. On the 25th, they told me I would be having the open procedure. Now I'm freaked out! All this time I have been reading and doing research on the laporascopic procedure. I can honestly say that I am having a hard time getting in touch with people that have had the "open" done recently. Any research I do about open all comes back around to laporascopic because that seems to be the procedure now a days. On Dr. Huse's profile it shows that he rarely does the laporascopic procedure. I have seen other  Dr. profiles and they specialize in laproscopic. I am set to have surgery in 21 days. Do I still have time to change Dr's? Not that I don't trust him but I cannot find a reason why "open" is better than laporascopic. If I tell someone that I'm having "open" they wonder why that particular procedure with todays technology. Please help!!! I'm sick to my stomach just thinking that I'm going to be cut wide open while it seems everyone else has a couple of tiny incisions. Has anyone started with laporascopic then ended up with open? I have read alot about that. I'm looking for anything that says...Yes...open is the way to go and so far I have found none of that. Any input would be greatly appriciated. Thank you.

Lap IS better.. less invasive, less to recover from. I suggest you call your Dr and ask WHY it has to be open. could be something in your medical history. It is NOT to late to change Drs.. you may have to put off your surgery a few weeks but the insurance has already approved the expense. Call insurance and ask them proceedure times if you change Drs.  Dr Huse has a good reputation but why go open if you medically don't have to. You are RIGHT to question.
Linda kay

I just had my wls, which was an open rny, because I had a previous scar down my abs,and the was to much fatty scar tissue. I am glad that I had it done this way, because while the surgeon was in there he removed alot of the fatty tissue.
 Another reason I liked the open was that they could get in there and see what they needed to without relying on a camera.

Find out why they are saying open before you agree to it.  LAP gives you a faster recovery time and less scars.  If it is simply that he prefers open then I would be finding another DR. If there is a medical reason why you need open then go for it.

I have Dr Huse and on 8/12/10 I had the RNY Lap not open. You need to ASK him why he feels you need open...sometimes its the size of our bodies like in the stomach area that they feel lap would not be a clear shot.

ASK why he has chosen open...and that you want Lap...I made that pretty clear...Dr Huse has been doing this surgery 28 years...and you are in the hands of a GOOD doctor I will say that...but YOU need to voice yourself as to what it is you want and if he does not agree then ask why...he has to give you an answer.

I just had my revision to my RNY on 8/17/10. I had asked Dr Huse about lap but could not do because of  my previous surgery.  If you have had any previous surgery that could determine lap or open.  I think he prefers open just in case scar tissue has attached to organ that would require delicate work. I don't know what your weight is but  I know that is you are over a certain weight will determine if the Dr will do lap. Dr. Huse does his own thing - like he never bypasses more then 120cm. If I had know that when I had my org surgery in 2001, I would have gone somewhere else. At my top weight of 472, all others bypass 150cm.