I feel like a bag of assholes.

I had to spend an extra night in the hospital because of the nausea. I'm home now and still nauseous, can't keep down the pain meds and am apparently screaming in my sleep because it hurts to move.

Does anybody have any experience with this? How long can I expect this nausea to carry on?

1st week was liquids and full liquids, 2nd week was mushies, 3rd and 4th I could add in chicken and beef. I'm eating pretty normal now, just not a lot

I had the band with plication apr 2nd. I'm down 20lbs! Im not gonna lie, my recovery was pretty tough the first 2 weeks but I feel great now! Nausea was the worst, but everyone is different. I skipped my first fill caz I didn't need it caz the plication is plenty of restriction. It's crazy how little it takes to get full now. My first fill is Monday and I'm still not sure if I need one. I think everyone should do the plication, weight loss is faster and it prevents from slips ) feel free to ask me any questions

20 lbs is awesome! Thanks ladies I added you both as friends and will keep in touch You both are inspirational.

I was banded with plication on 4/16' date=' I was sore for a couple days but by day 3 was much better. I didn't have too much pain. Hang in there, it will get better![/quote']

I'm glad to see more people getting the band with plication my surgery is May 18. I'm excited and looking forward to hear the success of fellow Bandsters with plication.

I was banded with plication on 4/16' date=' I was sore for a couple days but by day 3 was much better. I didn't have too much pain. Hang in there, it will get better![/quote']

I'm glad to see more people getting the band with plication my surgery is May 18. I'm excited and looking forward to hear the success of fellow Bandsters with plication.

I had the band with plication apr 2nd. I'm down 20lbs! Im not gonna lie' date=' my recovery was pretty tough the first 2 weeks but I feel great now! Nausea was the worst, but everyone is different. I skipped my first fill caz I didn't need it caz the plication is plenty of restriction. It's crazy how little it takes to get full now. My first fill is Monday and I'm still not sure if I need one. I think everyone should do the plication, weight loss is faster and it prevents from slips ) feel free to ask me any questions[/quote']

Thanks for sharing. I'm excited about getting the plication. I agree everyone should get thus procedure instead of doing the others. I've learned it's reversible and prevents a lot of complications with the band. And most importantly if you follow your dr.'s orders you lose more weight. I'm excited my surgery is May 18. I look forward to hearing about your success!

Shy2012 that is exciting keep us all updated!

Great job! It's so inspiring to read good posts! Did your insurance company cover the banding with plication?

I was self pay but my surgeon doesn't charge extra for the plication since its still in clinical trial

I had plication as well and it HURT! Ugh! Luckily, I was able to tolerate taking Zofran to keep away my nausea. On day two, I honestly thought what have I done! I could feel the pain in my stomach. BUT it did get better and while I sometimes still have band pain, I don't have any more plication pain. It was really, really hard to get in enough fluids though. It would take me an hour to get my Lortab, Ibuprofen, and Zofran down because I was afraid of the pain. I also didn't think I would ever be able to eat any amount of food again. It was a rough couple of days. I am 10 days out and feeling much better. We'll see how much plication helps with losing weight. Maybe your doctor can give you some additional meds for nausea? I also slept a lot to get rid of my nausea. Good luck.

I'm struggling on the pre op diet. I'm scheduled to have the band with plication on May 8th. What were you ladies required to do for pre op diets?

I hope I haven't screwed up my recovery. My surgeon required 2 wks on low fat diet with at least 2 Protein shakes per day. 48hrs before surgery no solids.

My surgeon told me that the plication didn't have a billable code yet, and he couldn't bill for it in addition to the surgery. The surgery itself was covered at 100% - I believe I have a $250 hospital admission copay since I had to stay an additional day (instead of the $150 hospital services copay it would've been if I had been outpatient/overnight), but I haven't received any bills yet. BCBS of MA's website sucks and I can't really view my benefits information. I pulled my EOBs, but the surgery claim hasn't been processed through yet. We'll see.

Are there certain requirements to do the plication? A certain BMI? I just emailed my surgeon to see if I'm eligible.

What is plication ?

I am having the Banded Plication, as soon as my insurance is approved. I originally wanted the sleeve but my insurance requires 50 BMI so this was an option, after discussing it with my surgeon I found out the success rate of loss is similar to bypass... But due the band you will have better long term success than any of the other surgeries... Very excited and yes he said its just making the sleeve during the surgery.. Not a lot of extra time..

I am worried about the pain after... Hoping you all are feeling better!

I'm just wondering if they can do the band with plication in single incision? I've been doing a lot of research and plication seems like its worth it despite a little longer recovery time.

Today is day 5 I still feel the nausea a little bit, but it goes away quickly. I haven't thrown up since day 1! I started having some yogurt and cottage cheese today it tasted great, I will have eggs for dinner and hopefully I can tolerate it! I'm so happy to have gotten the plication as I already feel restricted without a fill! I also didn't experience too much pain, other than the first couple of days I feel great! But then again I think dr Snyder is amazing and I talked to a few ppl that had the plication with him and they all say the same thing!