I had lap band w/ plication on Tuesday the 24th and I just want to know what others who have had the same procedure are doing. How has your weight loss and food consumption been?

going well

the food consumption is (fine) although i dont know what you mean by that...i eat my allotted amounts and have not pb'd, slime, got stuck or came across anything i cant eat...i have done a 100% turnaround from what i use to eat to a totally different lifestyle (thanks to the band/plication) and the motivation it gave me to make myself well..it is just a (helper) and if we help it, the success is there for the taking.......congrats on your surgery.....pm me anytime if you have questions

I had band w plication April 3... love it... I can eat what ever I want...I choose to eat healthy... I keep protien about 100-110 a day carbs half of that so abou 50-60 gram.. calories I come in btwn 1000-1200 a day..drink 100 oz water... I excercise 7 days a wk and I'm down 72 lbs since pre op... love love love my band w plication:-)

I had the band w/ plication in May '12. So far, so good. I'm close to goal.

I meant pbing and sliming thank y'all so much. How about fills have you had? iIf so how much if you don't mind me asking.

I've nevet pb'd slimmed etc... I had my first fill july 15 I had nothing in my band prior to that ( pa emptied when he did my fill which was easy since it was all the way empty...he said sometimes there is a cc or 2 in there from surgury sometimes not..I was a not) he gave me 2 cc July 15

Thank you, I am just trying to get as much info from people who have the same tools for this journey.

I have gotten stuck and PB'd before. Most times it's my own fault for taking too big a bite. It's a learning process!

I figured as much and I think it will happen to everyone at some point but to learn from the mistakes and utilize those lessons in the future.

Lapband with plication in Dec '12. Have had five fills but don't know the amount as I didn't want to focus on that number. I have gotten stuck, but I know it's from not properly chewing.

I'm down 71 lbs with no pre-op required. I eat under 1100 calories per day. I need to exercise more as that's always been my issue. I think the advantage the plication gave me is that I've never been "starving". I don't feel like I experienced "bandster hell" before getting fills.

Good luck to you!

I'm not fully versed on band-lingo... What are we talking about here??? What is band/plication???

Plication is a relatively new procedure. You can get it done at the same time as getting the Lapband or alone. Basically the stomach is folded in upon itself and then stitched. Doing that reduces the size of your stomach but is reversible unlike the sleeve procedure.

WoW!! Thanks for the explanation. Now I've got to go and research that

I had the lap band with plication surgery on 7/18/13, and I'm feeling great! I have had a lot of hunger pangs though, which was quite a surprise to me. I am on full liquids for two weeks following my surgery, but that includes soups that have been blended in the blender. Looking forward to mushies on Thursday though! I haven't had trouble with anything so far. Went to my post-op appointment yesterday, and I'm down about 20 pounds from when I started the liquid diet on 7/8. I really wanted the plication too, so I hope it helps a lot! It's nice to see other people on here who have had the same procedure. Thanks for starting this topic!