Hi. I am not here to tell anyone which surgery to have or not to have.  It is a very personal decision that everyone has to make for themselves.  I just hope that everyone that is considering having some form of weightloss surgery, does  A LOT of research before making a decision on which to go with.

There is not one surgery that is right for everyone.  You must do enough research so that you are 100% comfortable with the surgery you have choosen & you must have 100% confidence in your surgeon. I had lap RNY on July 6, 2004 & I am 100% satisfied with every aspect.  I love my surgeon & his program & I am satisfied with the results of my surgery.  I am also 100% sure that I made the best decision for ME.  I did look into the mini gastric bypass before looking into the RNY.  I attended a seminar by Dr. Rutledge in Greensboro, NC, when he was still here in NC.  I will admit that I was impressed with everything that I saw & heard.  Fortunately for me, a lady that I knew was there & a couple of weeks after the seminar I saw her at a seminar for RNY.  She is a doctor & she informed me that Dr. Rutledge was NOT medical board certified in the state of North Carolina.  That was something that was NEVER mentioned in his seminar nor in any of the information that I was given.  My mother is a nurse, so I grew up around the medical profession.  For me personally, I don't care what other information that anyone could provide about Dr. Rutledge, I would never let him touch me.  You could provide me with good and/or bad information about Dr. Rutledge and it wouldn't matter.  I will never let any doctor that can't get certified by the medical board touch me.  That fact & that fact alone is why I choose not to use Dr. Rutledge or to use anyone that he had trained to do that surgery. You have to look at all the facts & I am so glad that I had someone to show me all the facts before I made my decision.  It is my understanding that Dr. Rutledge is the doctor that came up with this procedure.  I know that it has worked for many people, but just like with the other forms of weightloss surgeries, it hasn't worked for everyone that has had. Again, I am not here to say don't do it.  I am just here offering some information that I found when I first looked into weightloss surgery.  Just as I wouldn't have known some of this had I not spoken with another doctor, someone on here might not know some of this either. But please, don't make your decision to choose or not choose the mini gastric bypass based on what I or anyone else has said here.  Please do your own research & make your decision based on the facts that YOU find for yourself. Good luck to everyone here & I hope that I haven't upset anyone with my posting. Julie 248/140