tizv123 23 Posted February 9, 2017 I'm being told that the mini RNY and the mini Gastric Bypass are the same, but when I read, it says something different...Can anyone enlighten me? "Roux-en-Y laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, on the other hand, is much more complicated. Unlike mini gastric bypass, with RNY the small intestine is cut and two connections are made instead of one. In addition, the pouch created during the mini gastric bypass is larger ...Dec 31, 2016" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elinor M. Reynolds 17 Posted February 9, 2017 Mini just means it is laproscopic. The MGB is still the MGB and the RNY is still the RNY. The two ARE NOT the same. The pouch for the MGB is about the size of a magic marker. If the RNY pouch is smaller than that, I would be surprised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikerchick519 202 Posted February 12, 2017 Dr. Illan posted on another post here that there is no such thing as a mini rny, there is the mini gastric bypass (mgb). people are using their own terms and not medical terms. 1 GBLady41 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glorot 5 Posted February 12, 2017 I have no regrets my sleeve was 1/25, pain was totally bearable. If you get up and walk even around your dining room table it helps... my only concern is getting the Protein in. Everything I try I taste the supplements, but that being said I am doing my very best!Just follow your doctors instructions to the max! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
summerset 5,265 Posted February 12, 2017 There is RNY and MGB (or single-anastomosis bypass). Both can be done laparoscopically. 1 GBLady41 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites