Question:
IF A PERSON IS TRANSECTED DOES IT MEAN THEY CAN NEVER BE REVERSED?

   — C H. (posted on May 11, 2002)

May 11, 2002
According to my surgeon...NO, a RNY can't be reversed if your stomach is transected. When I went for my initial consults, he kept repeating the surgery wasn't reversable, yet I'd read on this web site it was. I thought he was just telling me is wasn't so I wouldn't have the frame of mind that if I wasn't happy with the surgery, I would just "undo" it. It wasn't until after my surgery that he explained that a stapled-only RNY can be reverse, but not a transected one.
   — Cyndie K.

May 11, 2002
I've read in a number of places that a transected RNY can indeed be reversed, at least for some people. It's a challenging and risky procedure though, and normal stomach function doesn't always return (e.g., normal 'churning', normal pylorus function). So, most surgeons want their patients to think of the RNY as being permanent, because there are no guarantees that it's not.
   — Tally

May 11, 2002
From what I've read its a risky procedure to reattach the two stomach portions but it is possible. However, if you were resected (other portion of your stomach completely removed) it isn't.
   — Shelly S.

May 12, 2002
My surgeon is a bariatric surgeon with over 1000 WLS on his record. He transects all RNY patients, and states that the RNY is completely reversible. I think that the ability to reverse these surgeries would depend heavily on the experience and expertise of the surgeon.
   — Diana T.