Is the Gastric Bypass (RNY, Fobi pouch, Duodenal Switch) reversible?
Most surgeons when asked this question by their patients will assure the patient that the RNY gastric bypass or duodenal switch (like earlier surgeries i.e. the stomach stapling – gastroplasty or the intestinal bypass) is reversible. However those seeking reversal sometimes found out differently. One four month post op patient whose body reacted poorly to the surgery rendering her bedfast, sought reversal from several surgeons. Although each physician she saw said the surgery could be reversed, none of them wanted to do it. Another woman did find a surgeon to reverse her RNY gastric bypass, however, it took six operations and today she must receive her food through a feeding tube. In considering the nature of the surgery in which the most of the stomach is cut away (discarded in the duodenal switch) and the intestines are totally re-sectioned, logic would tell us that the surgery is not really reversible. In reality, despite the promises of many surgeons, there is not much evidence tha
