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blisandt · 05-23-2008, 05:33 AM

This is all great folks. Thanks...

My present "quirk" is: why is the "latest procedure" the one you want?

I am referring to the checklist in MiladyB's post which reads "It is a good idea to look for surgeons who offer the most modern gastric bypass techniques and/or utilize the latest advances in LAP-Band technology procedures."

I am not in any rush to return to work - this is too important a step for that to be a consideration.

I am pretty certain the possibly additional discomfort of open can be managed.

And the safety issues of and open and exposed operation site outweigh the risks of it (and do away with the risks of leakage (found or unfound in so many lap RNYs) almost completely)...

I am not trying to be argumentative here, folks.. just thinking it out for myself.

Thanks for all the time and care you put into your posts and responses.