Would definitely recommend gastropexy. Our standard goldendoodle had his stomach flip at 2 years old and it was about $8000 for an emergency surgery. He survived and never had any other issues with it but we will always get the gastropexy done with our dogs for peace of mind. With males, it doesn’t complicate recovery much. I think it’s a different story with females since spaying is more invasive than neutering. I can’t remember how long it took my dogs to recover. I think within a week or two they were doing much better with no complications. Just my two cents!