very confused transected? VBG RNY???

This may be a dumb question, but just reading some questions in the past and today has brought around confussion. If someone (like myself) has LAP RNY, do I or do I not have to worry about staple line disruption??? Do I have staples that can burst?? I read about this and don't know if someone having this problem has had VGB or RNY. It is my understanding that RNY (Lap or Open) transects the stomach, stitched, then heals completely just like our old stomachs---solid. OR am I completely off-base. I quess my fear now, in reading all this GREAT info, is that my little baby stomach could burst! I know that this probably won't happen, but now I am questioning my knowledge on this subject. Please help clear the air -- I just want to be put to ease without having to call my surgeon. Thanks--Lisa

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