Mini Gastric bypass or sleeve surgery? which is better

Hi all,

I am not familiar with the mini gastric bypass and none of the doctors here even mentioned it. They have mentioned RNY, sleeve and duodenal switch. Can you tell me a little about the mini gastric bypass and why you chose it over other surgeries and how you have been doing with it so far. Also, do you know a surgeon in NC that performs it?  Do you have to follow the same nutritional supplements as the RNY?  What makes it different?  Any input you can provide would be wonderful as I'm trying to figure out which surgery is best for me. I need to lose around 150.lbs and have heard sleeve might not help me lose that much. 

Thanks!

Hi there,

Putting it simply, I chose the MGB because it is revisable and reversible.  Read more about it at http://clos.net.  Contact any of the staff and they can give you more information.  Dr. Rutledge goes into great detail about the differences between the MGB and RNY.  He can explain it a whole lot better than I can.

However, the more you know, the better decisions you will make for yourself.  I can't tell you what is best for you.  Also, any procedure you pick is just a tool.  In order to keep the weight off is to make some behavior changes.  It would be great if altering the gut also alters the mind, but it doesn't.  It's always a good idea to get all your support systems in place BEFORE you have surgery.  That means a support group, nutritionist, exercise choices, and a therapist or Life Coach that has knowledge in the food addiction and disorder areas. 

So, knowledge is power and that is what you need to make the right choice for you.  If after reading the website you have more questions, let me know, ok?

I am also curious about this b/c have never heard of it in all the research i have done. I could not find an explanation of what it is on the link you provided. but, appreciate your efforts. My rny is scheduled in 18 days but i guess if my surgeon hasn't mentioned it, I guess I can assume he doesn't do it. But, thanks for you help.

Hi,

More and more surgeons are being trained to do this surgery.  Most likely, your surgeon has not been trained and that is why he hasn't mentioned it.

The link I provided is packed full of information.  I don't understand why you didn't get an explanation from it.  However, if you want the full scoop, give Dr. Rutledge a call and he can tell you what you need to know.

Thank you for your response. I think the website just seemed to have articles about other things and I didn't have the time to sort through all of it and there was a LOT to sort through. But, again, thanks.

Gastric bypass is the better option which is performed for weight loss surgery reducing the stomach size .The amount of food you can eat is considerably compact, and since part of the intestine is bypassed, less of what you do eat is absorbed.