Hi Barbi: Could you share with us, what Dr. Rosenthal had to tell you about the mgb that you decided for RNY.
Reason why, I´m asking you is that i am right now undecided for mgb, rny or vsg.
Thanks for your reply
Regards Pedrof

From what I have read the gastric sleeve does not do anything with the intestines. They just make a smaller stomach. But the pouches are bascially the same. After my mini bypass I was told my pouch was the shape of a "magic marker".

Hi,

The TRUE MGB was developed by Dr. Robert Rutledge who now performs the surgery in Las Vegas. Although my surgery was done by Dr. Walsh who was trained by Dr. R. and is no longer with CLOS, Dr. R. has also trained two other surgeons in Michigan and Florida.  I had this surgery in 2004 and have gone from 392 to 178.  Go to CLOS. net to find out all about this option.  I have no regrets!

 

Sandy

Okay, this is for those of you who had written to me and had asked me to write a follow-up on the consultation I had (in person) with the doctor that came to NY from Rio. I met with him for about 1 1/2 hours on Saturday 4-22 in my Hotel. He brought his computer with a huge memor file that contained hundreds of photos of patients with whom he had done their work. He took the time and he explained what he did for them and I asked all the questions I wanted. He was very patient with me, spoke wonderful English pretty much, he was very nice and "extremely handsome! (whew) Anyway, we spoke and I told him what I didn't like and he told me he would fix everything and I would pay the Hospital direct $1000-$1200 (depends on total OR time we end up using) and I only need to pay him $2000. For that $2000, he said he would lipo my tummy fat I have left, and the fat on my back. He would transfer that Fat to my butt and sculpt my butt for me. He would do a Vertical Incision on my abdomin to "cinch" my waist by pulling the excess skin from the back to my front and trimming it off there. I'm not sure if he will need to redo my belly button or not. He will also remove all remaining Bra Fat that the 1st Bra Fat surgery didn't get, and he will re-do my back fat incision line to get the remaining skin from my back at my shoulder blade area. I also mentioned that I already had my neck flab fixed once but that it was still there when I looked down. He said he could fix that and "I THINK" he's going to do that too for the $2000. Anyway, his prices (in my opinion) are much better than I could have gotten anywhere else in Brazil. AND, the Hospital he uses, he told me that movie stars and many rich people use this particular hospital. He said that he has "cheaper" hosptials he could use for us bu that most Americans dont' like the cheaper options. Anyway, I didn't at all find his costs to be outragous and I love the idea that I'm not going to be ripped off by Concierge. (not pointing to anyone/concierge in specific) Again, this is only what I plan on doing and I don't preach to anyone else that what I do is the only way the rest of you should do. I only promised to share once I got back and once I heard more. And I hope this might help the rest of you. Tina, if you see this and if you have mroe questions (or anyone else) feel free to write. Peggy in Iowa

Hi Sandy~ I just joined ObesityHelp tonight and saw your message. It might be too late for you for this info (you may have already had some other surgery) but I wanted to reply anyways. There is not a surgeon in the state of Washington that does the MGB. I live north of Seattle and I went to near Las Vegas to have the minigastric bypass with Dr. Rutledge. It was totally worth it, even with the "hassle" of traveling out of state. I am 16 months post-op and down about 100 pounds. God bless you and your husband for your sacrifices for our country's freedom! I will pray for his safety. Carol in Seattle