Question:
What type of surgery did Al Roker have?

RNY or DS?? Proximal/distal? I have a bet....thanks!!!    — jengrz (posted on August 31, 2004)

August 31, 2004
I have the same doctor as Al roker, i believe he had prox. Rny.
   — kim F.

August 31, 2004
Al did use Dr. Kurian as did I. She and Dr. Roslin usually do as distal surgery as is possible, although I can't say for sure about Al's.
   — Fixnmyself

August 31, 2004
His web site says that he had lap RNY but does not say if it is proximal or distal. Cruise his site and see what else you can find www.alroker.com he also has merchandise you can buy, as in books. Christine
   — ChristineB

August 31, 2004
Al had a proximal RNY (lap) and in most cases the laprocopic procedures are done proximal. It is very difficult surgically to do a distal RNY when done laproscopically.
   — zena X.

September 1, 2004
As I already posted, my surgery was done by the same surgeon as Al. They do almost all of their surgeries lap, and almost all of them as distal as possible. I asked specifically about whether I was done proximal or distal several times, and was told distal,was also told that as time goes on, the practice does them more even more distal. Al was done within a year of mine so I would still guess distal for him.
   — Fixnmyself

September 1, 2004
Al had Lap RNY (Proximal) in March 2002. He has done great!
   — KathieInHawaii