pummychal

I have a dumb question. Lap RNY is not the Gastric Bypass surgery right? I noticed that most who post here have had the Lap RNY. Is Lap RNY the band?

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Lanette
Lap RNY-04/01/08
Pre-op weight-272
Half way to goal, 61 lbs lost, 07/14/08
Onederland! 198, 08/03/08
Current weight-168
100 lbs lost!!! 10/27/08
Goal-150

pummychal

Oh! Wait a second. Lap means Laproscopic. Boy do I feel stupid. So Lap RNY is the Gastric Bypass, right? Duh! So you have all had the Bypass, not the Band, right?

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Lanette
Lap RNY-04/01/08
Pre-op weight-272
Half way to goal, 61 lbs lost, 07/14/08
Onederland! 198, 08/03/08
Current weight-168
100 lbs lost!!! 10/27/08
Goal-150

chiquita

Lap RNY meaning is laproscopic, they go in with the camera and through several punch holes in the belly and do it that way. Differs from the Open RNY where they actually open to reach in.

Lap Band is the platic band they tie around the entrance of the stomach making a tiny pouch separating it from the rest of the stomach. The stomach is not cut in two like in the RNY.

Here is a website that might help

Gastric Bypass - Definition, Purpose, Demographics, Description, Diagnosis/preparation, Aftercare, Risks, Normal results, Morbidity and mortality rates, Alternatives

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1-29-08 / 3 weeks post-op 350
3-31-08 / 3 months post-op 315
6-29-08 / 6 months post-op 274
9-01-08 / 245
(155 lbs Gone!-125 Since Surgery)
Lap RNY Date January 8th-08

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