Since being banded on March 24th, I've had great restriction - even though I have not had a fill yet and my band is empty. I eat 6 times a day... about 1/2 cup to 1 cup at a time. My body tells me I'm full and there's no mistaking that full feeling. I attribute most of this to having gastric plication surgery at the same time as lap band. Before my surgery I could eat like a bottomless pit. I hardly ever felt full and when I did I loved that full feeling. I ate to get stuffed, most of the time. Then would be eating again in less than an hour... just because the food was there.

Now I hit that full feeling and want to stop because I feel awful if I don't. Then I don't eat again for 3 hours. I'm scheduled for my first fill on May 9th. Not sure what to expect. I'm barely getting enough calories already... so if I start eating less... not sure how to get in enough calories each day.

My weight loss has been slow, I feel... but I'm done worrying about that. At least I'm losing and not gaining!

So if anybody is thinking about having the gastric plication with the lap band... I recommend it! Have had a good experience so far!

Gingy

That's cool! I had to google it. I had never heard of it before.

My doctor at Duke told me about it when I went in for my first consult. I googled it, researched it and read as much as I could. Then decided "yes, I want that!" I don't know many others who have both... just a few. But I'm very pleased so far.

I just watched a video about plication here: http://gastricplication.org/2010/12/3d-surgery-diagram-video/

My question is, why do plication and the band? It seems very much like the sleeve.

supposed to help with long term weight loss. keeping it off. you always have a good amount of restriction with it. it's nickname is "the sleeve killer" because people are opting for this rather than the sleeve.

the idea is faster loss, more loss and a better chance of keeping the weight off way down the road. -- WE'LL SEE!!!

supposed to help with long term weight loss. keeping it off. you always have a good amount of restriction with it. it's nickname is "the sleeve killer" because people are opting for this rather than the sleeve.

the idea is faster loss, more loss and a better chance of keeping the weight off way down the road. -- WE'LL SEE!!!

It does sound better than the sleeve. Maybe they should try this instead of gastric bypass on those they say are too obese for the band.