Hi, I am new in this forum and I just need some advise. I was reading about all kind of surgeries but I am most interested in lapband or plication surgury. I have Dr appt to disscuss about lapband and semminar on April 20th, I am vey nervious but at the same time very excited because I really need to lose weight, well as all of us that's why I am here. I was reading about gastric plication surgery and I found it is very interesting I am just scared for the pain... I will see Dr Peter Henderson in Raleigh NC. I would love to know is someone in this forum had surgery with him, nobody refers him, I don't know nobody who had these kind of surgeries in NC. Please give me some advise, I will really apprecite it. Thanks for all your support and help.

Hi, I am new in this forum and I just need some advise. I was reading about all kind of surgeries but I am most interested in lapband or plication surgury. I have Dr appt to disscuss about lapband and semminar on April 20th, I am vey nervious but at the same time very excited because I really need to lose weight, well as all of us that's why I am here. I was reading about gastric plication surgery and I found it is very interesting I am just scared for the pain... I will see Dr Peter Henderson in Raleigh NC. I would love to know is someone in this forum had surgery with him, nobody refers him, I don't know nobody who had these kind of surgeries in NC. Please give me some advise, I will really apprecite it. Thanks for all your support and help.

Hi Minina,

I am new to all of this also. I have been looking at the lapband for over 6 yrs (knowing it was approved in Europe for over 15 yrs before it got approval in the US). I recently had my preop appointment and one of the physicians mentioned the lap band with plication procedure. I'm scheduled in two weeks. I chose the lapband for a less invasive surgery rather than having a more extensive rearranging of organs such as the gastric bypass and vertical sleeve. The surgeons warned me realistically that the lapband average weight loss is about 47.6% of excess weight at a rate of 1-2 lbs per week. That's more than I've been able to do on my own with some mobility issues. Last week, the surgeons mentioned the plication procedure in addition to the lapband. It offers a more rapid weight loss, a higher percentage (76%?) and total poundage weight loss and is comparable to weight loss of the Vertical Sleeve with less change to the GI tract. I was told the greatest risk was bleeding, from cutting blood supply to the stomach wall, that if the stitches didn't hold, the stomach resumed it's normal shape/size, and that there was a low risk of food getting stuck in the folded muscle and causing infection. I'm in Durham, seeing doctors at the Duke Bariatric Center. I've only lived in NC for a short time, so I don't know any physicians' reputations, I'm sorry.

Hi, I am also followed at Duke Bariatric Center - and am having a lapband with the modified plication tomorrow morning!

Hey everyone I had the lapband with plication with Dr. Yoo at Duke in NC

Had it done friday june 10 and so far doing good. I am never hungery and I have not even had a fill yet, lost 10 pounds in one week. Do your research but I am very happy.

Good Luck

Theresa

Hi, I am also followed at Duke Bariatric Center - and am having a lapband with the modified plication tomorrow morning!

Dr. Yoo is also doing my surgery! Glad you are doing well postop.

Congrats!! I'm scheduled on June 28!

Hi, I am also followed at Duke Bariatric Center - and am having a lapband with the modified plication tomorrow morning!

Theresa,

Thanks for sharing your experience and congrats on having great results!! From what I've read, the plication works first without fills needed for a while, and then when weight loss slows down, adding fills helps us from plateauing much.

Hey everyone I had the lapband with plication with Dr. Yoo at Duke in NC

Had it done friday june 10 and so far doing good. I am never hungery and I have not even had a fill yet, lost 10 pounds in one week. Do your research but I am very happy.

Good Luck

Theresa

I have had the lap band with plication on 4/26/11 and I didn't need a fill on my 6 week follow-up. Glad I did it

Congrats!! I'm scheduled on June 28!

Ditto here, with Dr. Portenier (who I'm tempted to start calling Frenchie). I'd heard nothing of plication until today, which surprises me because I'm a google-aholic. Accordining to Portenier, Duke is the first to offer plication along with a lap band; I assume from what I've read here that he meant first in the US. Opting for this means I'll have two surgeons on hand during my procedure; the second is someone to observe because this is so new. Again, quoting Portenier. Maybe I'll bump into you!

Ditto here, with Dr. Portenier (who I'm tempted to start calling Frenchie). I'd heard nothing of plication until today, which surprises me because I'm a google-aholic. Accordining to Portenier, Duke is the first to offer plication along with a lap band; I assume from what I've read here that he meant first in the US. Opting for this means I'll have two surgeons on hand during my procedure; the second is someone to observe because this is so new. Again, quoting Portenier. Maybe I'll bump into you!

My name is Janet (duh) so maybe we'll bump into each other at the hospital (please feel free to look for me). My surgeon is Dr. Torquati.

One of the fellows said the plication with lap band has been in clinical trials in the US for about 3 yrs, and at Duke for about 6 months. I hadn't heard of plication either until my preop appt, but if you describe it as a modified stomach stapling, they get the idea. I don't mind getting a low risk bonus tool for weight loss!

Good luck!