What is the difference in Proximal Gastric bYpass and gastroplasty?

PLEASE BEAR WITH ME...I AM BEING A ROYAL PAIN TODAY! I am having Proximal Gastric Bypass-VBG, It is described by the information from my surgeon as follows: The stomach will be completely seperated into two compartments using a row of staples and then create a new outlet to the "mini" stomach by joining it to a piece of the intestine. The stomach is completely seperated into two compartments by two rows of surgical staples. The upper compartment is measured at 50cc, then a new outlet, 1.0cms in diameter is created and joined to the upper small intestine. Food will then "bypass" the lower part of the stomach. Digestive juices from the stomach still flow around to mix with food through a new hook up lower down, thus permitting normal digestion of food in the intestine. There is therefore no diarrhea, no malabsorption and all food which is taken is digested normally. OK call me DUMB but is this the procedure that has failed so many people? Is this the same as what is called RNY? I cant make heads or tails out of this!!! Or are they talking about Gastroplasty which he describes as and operation which forms a small pouch in the upper stomach using two rows of staples. and is then drained to the remainder of the stomach via a small outlet. SORRY THIS WAS SO LONG...BUT I AM PANICKING!

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