RNY Verses VGS

I just found out after my endoscopy that i have GERD and a Hiatal Hernia. I am told that not to do the VGS now!

So what I want to get from all of you that had the RNY what make them so different? I heard good and bad thing about it. I do not want to ever go without enjoying my favorite foods like I love Chocolate.

Any advice on which surgery that I should do would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Some (like me) can still enjoy chocolate after RNY. (Proven by the Halloween candy I've eaten this week-- all chocolate). Some VSG'ers dump on sweets too- you never know what hand you will be dealt.

What is so different...VSG has a higher likelihood of making GERD worse. My sister has VSG and has regurgitation issues. It due to the design of the sleeve I believe, vs. how he RNY pouch is designed.

Only you can decide on the surgery, but if my doc was telling me no to VSG due to pre-existent GERD issues...I would listen.

Thanks for answering me. I have not met up with the Dr. yet. I do next week. All the information that I have been getting is from the women on the VGS site. Many say that it is okay to do the VGS still that sometimes it gets better, then others say do the RNY

One of my big concerns are the re-routing of food, that scares me and being on so many vitamins the rest of my life. I had a friend that did the RNY and she is miserable she is always throwing up anything fatty and has the worse gas that smells awful Has anyone else gone through this experience a well.

I was on the fence beforehand but went with the RNY because of that exact reason - GERD. I have not had any problems with GERD at all since the surgery.

I've never had any of the problems you mentioned - like gas. Some do, some don't. But there are things that can happen with VSG as well - like GERD - some have problems with it, others don't.

you'll have to take vitamins the rest of your life with VSG, too. Not as many, but you will. I bunch mine up so it doesn't seem like I'm taking as many as I do (e.g., I take a small handful at breakfast, calcium at lunch, a smaller handful at dinner, and then iron before I go to bed). It's really not as bad as I thought it would be.

It's Sleep Tech Appreciation Week this week, and I had a small piece of the cake my boss got for us with no issues. Any more than that and I would have had a problem, though. I only changed course from VSG to RNY because of my GERD, but I'm now appreciation the forced moderation, because moderation is something I have traditionally sucked at.

As for the gas and GI issues, these usually come from eating the wrong foods and can happen regardless of procedure. I had RNY and my husband had VSG...only one of us has sharted themselves TWO SUNDAYS IN A ROW while out hiking, and it wasn't me!

I am so grateful for my RNY. Cured a huge congenital birth defect ,,,, made a beautiful defined totally hot body possible

With RNY you usually lose more weight more quickly than with VSG. RNY usually cures the GERD and the surgeon will fix the hiatal hernia during your surgery.

I learned my gas issue was coming from the sugar alcohols in my chewable vitamins, so I switched to a brand with no sugar alcohols. I do not get sick from fatty foods, but still avoid them for the most part. The same with large amounts of sugar, I just avoid both.

I found ways to enjoy chocolate that do not have enough sugar to make me dump and have some chocolate every day.

I really worried about how strange it would feel to have my intestines rerouted. I was surprised to learn that I did not feel the way they were routed before surgery so did not feel any different after.

I take my vitamins which is as natural now as brushing my teeth or taking a shower. I feel great and love being a size 4. I have labs done yearly and they are all good.

Do the surgery that gives you the best chance as being healthy.

I don't remember if I ever said this, but thank you for giving me that advice awhile back about the gas being from Celebrate vitamins! That was certainly my problem. Of course I discovered this through experimentation right after buying 2 270-count tubs of their calcium supplements, so for the sake of my wallet, I'll just have to be gassy until I run out and can switch to non-chewables.

Wow size 3 that's amazing. I am just worried about the re-routing of my food. I do know with the VSG many loose their hair. Does the RNY do that was well?

Hair loss is really from the anesthesia that puts you to sleep for surgery. It puts the hair follicles into a resting state and they fall out about three months later. Years ago babies were delivered using anesthesia and hair loss after pregnancy was common.

If you do have hair loss after surgery, make sure you are getting plenty of protein and all of your vitamins. It comes back after a few months.