GiGi

Hello everyone. I am scheduled for Plication Surgery on July 16th with Dr. Ponce. Part of the clinical trial. I am very nervous about the surgery after reading a lot of the issues that I have read here. I felt like Plication would be a great alternative to having my stomach removed but now I am afraid it is not going to last and I am not going to loose the weight I need to loose etc. Can anyone give me an update? I called the office and asked if I could talk to someone who has had the surgery and ask them questions and see how they are doing. I am waiting for a call back. We cannot really afford this surgery right now so it has to work. My legs are in horrible shape... I am pooling blood in my lower legs, they swell, they hurt. It is getting more and more difficult to move around. I am very movivated to follow the pre-op and post op plan. I go on the protien shakes next Monday for 13 days then the one day of Clear liquids. Any tips, information.. anything would be helpful. GG