Alleusion

Mike, first off, congratulations. Now the hard work begins. Even if you have the best intentions to have the surgery lap, there could always be something that forces them to go open mid-surgery, or even after. The way I see it, there's going to be horror stories. It's like childbirth, everyone has their own experience (or a friend or family member if they don't have kids) to relate, and most often, it's been a bit skewed from what actually happened.

This surgery is nothing to sneeze at. It's certainly not an impulsive decision. If you are to the point where you brought it up to your doctor, I'm sure that you've thought long and hard about this. As far as invasiveness....come on. For both surgeries, your body is cut into and altered in some way. They are both invasive.

Do some online research, do some searches here. Pouch Rules for Dummies is a really good resource. I found it handy even pre-op. It let me know what I was getting into. No matter what, don't let anyone talk you into something you don't want just because it worked better for their sister's best friend's babysitter's second cousin's neighbor.

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