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I had Lap Band with Plication in May of 2011. I weighed 239lbs. and was 5 ft. 9 in. tall. I now weigh 162lbs. and I feel great. I am very happy I had it done. I would like to hear from other people who have had this surgery. I also am a urostomy person. I don't have a bladder and they still did this surgery on me. I feel so much better to have lost all that weight and I have more energy. I eat pretty much what I want to just less of it. I also drink a lot of Slim Fast. Let me hear from you!

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I am in the process of getting the iBand- Lap Band with Gastric Imbrication/Plication- The paperwork is off to the Insurance company now....... I hope to hear more about your thoughts /feelings since it has been done.

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I'm scheduled to get the band with plication on Friday. I'm really excited about the potential results but nervous about surgery overall

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I was nervous too. But I did really well. The Dr. was great and he even had prayer with me before the surgery. I am still losing a little along. I really think I have lost enough. But I don't mind if I lose a little more.

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I am so excited for us!

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I am excited for you too. When are you going to have it? I have done do good. I feel so much better and I have a lot more energy. I can get around so much better now. I was getting really slow before I had the surgery. I hope you do really well. Let me hear from you soon.! Cloudie

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I had the lap band with Plication on Aug. 10, 2011. Since then i am down 80lbs. I love my band. I did not plan on getting the plication but my surgeon said he seeing 25% more weight loss with it. GOOD LUCK!

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It has been 11 months and i am down to 196!!

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I am scheduled for a hiatal hernia repair with a plication on Monday. I have a lap band for 2 yrs now and weight loss is stalled. I'm wondering how long after surgery did people resume going to the gym. I'd like to keep doing some cardio --even at a low level. Some treadmill, bike, or eliptical. I know that lifting will be curtailed for at least a month. Thanks.

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Hi I'm scheduled for this new iLAP procedure on 7/30/12.

I'm very nervous about it, because I have never had any type of surgery before. Can anyone talk about how your recovery went? My Doc does it as outpatient, so I plan to go home the same day. How was your first days after surgery?

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Hi I'm scheduled for this new iLAP procedure on 7/30/12.

I'm very nervous about it, because I have never had any type of surgery before. Can anyone talk about how your recovery went? My Doc does it as outpatient, so I plan to go home the same day. How was your first days after surgery?

hi done

i had that very surgery and recovery went well.

please keep in mind that this is major surgery so expect some pain or discomfort. other people handle pain better than others. my left shoulder hurt and my neck for several days afterwards and with me doing fluids in, fluids had to come out. haha but they give you pain meds to help. i suggest ythis ou use them. again, i am just speaking for me. i am down nearly 40 pounds and hopefully more in the coming future.

i highly recommend this surgery. my incisions have healed wonderfully and right at 100% again.

please read, ask questions but def keep a positive attitude. you can do it.

all the best

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I am scheduled for a hiatal hernia repair with a plication on Monday. I have a lap band for 2 yrs now and weight loss is stalled. I'm wondering how long after surgery did people resume going to the gym. I'd like to keep doing some cardio --even at a low level. Some treadmill, bike, or eliptical. I know that lifting will be curtailed for at least a month. Thanks.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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