Has anybody had the open Gastric -by- Pass surgery.

           I was wondering if anybody had the open Gastric-by= Pass.   I guess if the old fashion surgery.  Where a surgical cut instead of a laser and a small incision.

I did.  My recovery was uneventful, but I got a blood clot in one calf.  I did not walk enough in my opinion.  This didn't have anything to do with having open surgery.

At least with open surgery you don't get the post-op gas you get from lap surgery.  (With lap surgery there are five small incisions, not one small incisions like you mentioned.)  Loris

Based on my size I had an Open, plus my doctor will only do open bypass surgery. I believe his opinion is that the trade off of recovery and scar beats leak prevention and time on the table. I'm 12 days out. No complications or issues.

 i had open RNY 2=23-09 an have lost over 250 lbs total... since that surgery an recent plastics...  i had one scar length of a dollar bill from like breast bone to near belly button... an it healed nicely an was no complications... i had open because of how large i was an i also had my gallbladder removed at same time.. there are pics on my profile if u'd like to see them.. feel free.. good luck with ur decisions an ur journey... 

I had open because the laproscopic didn't work for me.  The incision was fine just adding it to my already lovely collection.

i, too, had the open procedure. minor issue with the incision pulling open and taking about a month to close. not a big deal.

i've lost 295 lbs, and no other problems.

good luck to you!