Open or closed?

Like so many others here have said, I too, went with what my surgeon suggested. I had my surgery in AL while living there. My doctor was a WLS patient himself, had done the surgery on his daughter, his head nurse and others who work for him. I did my homework for months before deciding on my surgeon and I was thrilled with him from the moment I first spoke with him. That being said, my surgeon prefers lap vs open, but he has a pretty tight criteria that patients must meet in order to have lap vs open. I had the lap procedure and couldn't have had much easier recovery time. Best of luck to you hon whichever way you go. Getting your life back is worth whatever recovery time you have and regardless of which procedure you have. Hugs, Donna P RNY 11/17/04 At goal! Down 116 pounds.