I had my consult and was told because my BMI is over 50 I will have to have open rny

I want to know why some surgeons are doing lap on people with high BMI's like me ( I've read quite a few profiles where I have seen this!!) instead of the open rny? My surgeon explained that the reason she does it like that is because the less time a person's "on the table" the less chance for death. So, on a high BMI person she's not going to want them out for the longer time it takes to Lap vs RNY. Anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm just curious why some people can get the LAP and some can't. Is it the surgeon's decision?

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