Since Naomi missed the overall point of your question, I'll take a shot at answering you: The bleeding and hernia are certainly complications not to be taken lightly, but a good surgeon who's performed many procedures (regardless if you're doing lap band or rny) will know how to deal with it. I'd check with your surgeon rather than take your regular doc's word that the surgeon can just repair it during the procedure, but I don't know of any medical reason why that wouldn't be possible - all other things being normal. A hernia repair usually just involves sewing the muscle/tissue wall closed once everything else is done - it's not necessarily an impediment. This is assuming, of course, that you're having an open procedure. A hernia would be an obstacle to having RnY done laproscopically, for example. As for the iron deficiency - that will be something they will want to follow-up with you on more strenuously during post-op, but that doesn't mean that you'll be even more iron depleted than before. It may mean increasing the dosage of your supplement or whatever form you take it in. I've heard from people who had your same conditions and yet one additional complicating factor who had RnY done just fine.