Jenn

Find 0 or low cal snacks. Try weight watchers 0 points snacks. Sugar free popsicles or fudgesicles. Good luck and KUP.

Congratulations on your decision. I hope you have a successful journey. KUP.

I am a banded plication and have been SO happy with my results so far. I had a lap band placed in 2001, lost about 110 pounds but it took me about 3 and a half years. I had two successful pregnancies with the band but after our daughter was born I had a slipped band. After many, many fills and unfills I opted for the plication with the band. My band is completely empty and I plan on never filling it. You can read more about my journey on my blog in my signature. Ps my procedure was covered by my insurance.

Hope everything went well. KUP.

Great! Good luck with your surgery. K.U.P.

I am a revision banded plication patient, however I plan on never ever get my band filled. I was originally banded in 2001 and did fairly well with it until my band slipped. I was considering the sleeve as well but could not get over the idea of 80 percent of my stomach being thrown away. My procedure was also covered by insurance.

Dr. Helmuth Billy, Ventura, CA performed my banded plication. Very happy with my results so far. I need to update my ticker as I'm down to 216.5 from 283 in about 9 months.

I always have a funky pain on my left side but it's because that is where my port is located from my band. Not sure what you are experiencing but KUP.

I agree with a lot of what you said as well. However, after losing 110 pounds and regaining most of it with a band I definitely favor the slower, more natural way. I am really trying to be more accountable to myself this time around with exercise and diet. Hopefully this will get and keep me at goal!

This is taken from my blog... I'm attaching a picture of the amount of food I can typically eat at 8 months out from surgery. I eat at restaurants very frequently for business and socially so I thought this might be helpful for some of you that have recently had surgery or are considering plication. I ordered a BBQ chicken sandwich, baked potato and the restaurant serves biscuits. I ate 2 bites of the biscuit before my meal came, about 3-4 bites of the potato and about 3/4 of 1/2 the sandwich. I normally don't eat the bread on top of the sandwich, but I hadn't eaten breakfast and was pretty hungry! I also had 2 bites of banana pudding and 1 vanilla wafer cookie. I was very full and now I have dinner for tonight! Take care,

Spice, good luck to you on your journey. I also have a lapband with plication, however, I am a revision patient. I was originally a banded in 2001. You can read more about it on the blog in my signature if you want more information. I have lost about 65 pounds so far and would like to lose about another 40 more. My band is completely empty and I plan on leaving it that way. Take care and please let us know how it goes.

Too bad they couldn't have taken it out when you had the plication Take care

I had my first consult with Doctor Calvert in Newport Bch. I am interested in brachioplasty, tummy tuck, maybe a breast lift and perhaps, something done with the extra skin on my neck. I want my arms done first so we r researching arms with breaat lift. I am hoping some, if not all, will be paid for by my insurance. The surgeries will be scheduled appriximately 6 months apart. First arms and bl in December (hopefully) then tummy tuck in June. I want to lose at least another 30 pounds before the tummy tuck so hopefully I can get down to my goal weight by my 1 year anniversary in Feb. 2012. I will keep everyone posted when I find out about my insurance. The dr's office said it should take about 6 weeks to hear back. Fingers crossed!!

Hi MsMook I am a revision from lap band to plication with lap band. The reason I chose plication with lap band was due to insurance, they paid for my procedure. I started at 283 and am currently at 219. I have a blog in my signature, please feel free to browse through it if you have any more questions. I am extremely happy with the plication and hope to reach my goal in about 1 year. Good luck to you in whichever procedure you decide.

Hot Mama!! ))

Good points grandma!

Woo hoo!! That's awesome! Congrats!

Before my lap band and plication surgery I had a gallbladder test. The results came back fine so I did not need to have it removed. However my doctor said that if I ever need it out, he would also go in and check the sutures from the plication and stitch it if needed to make my stomach tighter.

Chow, A lot of that information is new to me as well. I will discuss this with my doctor when I see him in October. The increase in stomach volume doesn't surprise me as I think this is pretty common for most WLS. Even if the stomach increases to 250 ccs that only equals about 1 cup. An average unaltered stomach holds about 7-8 CUPS of food!! And Im sure I ate that much before surgery!! I'll post any info. that I get from my doctor.

Well the title says it all. I finally am into the teens. 219 as of this morning. I have it exercise much this week and has not been really tracking my food and then I get on the scale this morning and bam 219. I actually got off the scale and got back on like 3 times just to make sure. As usual, I'm on my phone so I can't update my ticker but Im doing a happy dance

I agree with a lot of what has already been said about the plication. It is a slower form of w l s than others however it is important to remember that no matter what kind of surgery we have we must use our tool to the best of our ability. I was banded in 2001 and I did eventually lose 110 pounds however it took me 3 years. At the rate Im losing with plication I will lose roughly the same amount of weight in about half the time. I am very happy with my results however I do my part also. I work out at least 4 times per week and try to eat "right" the majority of the time. I had w l s to live a normal life not to take tons of vitamins every single day or watch every single thing I put in my mouth. So far for me plication has meant a more normal life.

Lena tee hee! Yes the fifth graders keep me on my toes!

Wow! You are doing great!! You have lost 56% of your excess weight. Remember WLS is considered successful if you lose and maintain 50% so you are doing better than average!!! The hard part - which you discussed - is keeping it off! I lost 110 lbs with the band and put almost all of it back on. KUP - good luck with your 5K! Jenn

Wow! You are doing a great job!! Congrats to you! KUP

As of this morning I am down 60 pounds!! Woo hoo! Started at 283 and am now at 223. I'm updating on my phone so I can't change my ticker but I will do when I get home. I am very happy with my results so far. I am a little behind on my goals but I am okay with it though because I am pretty much eating normally just a lot less and working out about 4 times per week. Most of the people in my life do not know about my WLS. I am hoping to lose another 40 or so pounds and would for sure like to be under 200 by my 1 year anniversary. Take care,