Hi! I had a band for almost 4 years and lost 120 pounds. I also had 3 slips and 5 surgeries for lapband related issues. After suffering with nausea for almost the last 1 1/2 years, I finally was willing to give up my fight. When I called my surgeon he had a new option for me. It's called a gastric imbrecation or gastric plication. It is similar to a sleeve, except the stomach is not cut, it is folded in on itself. I would like to participate in this forum because, I'm not a bandster anymore. Here is a link to my surgery on utube:

I just got off the liquid diet and I'm trying to figure out how to tell when I've eaten enough. It is very uncomfortable if I eat too much. Any suggestions? Also seem to get constipated and then have loose stools all in the same day. I'm on prilesec, could this be a side affect? Since my procedure is experimental, I have no one to turn to. It seems that the sleeve would be the nearest procedure. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Ladies, Ladies,

Please, slow down. Healthy Long lasting Weight Loss takes "TIME". When/If I get the "Sleeve" procedure...I will be absolutely "Thrilled" if I lose 10 lbs in 30 days!

One has to remember how long it took us to get all those pounds on and the lifestyle and the choices we were making to keep those pounds on, right ? So, it makes sense that it may take at least a year to lose some substantial weight, correct ?

If you lose it fast, you are destined to gain it back...studies show.

I still have not have my lapband removed, but will be doing that in the next 30 days.

Take Care with patience and determination as I tell myself,

peace,

Sara

I just wanted to let everyone who has had Gastric Plication surgery know that this site has a forum dedicated to GPS patients. If you go to the verticalsleevetalk home page, scroll down to other weight loss surgeries and then click on Gastric Plication you will see post from plication patients. I hope this helps. I had GPS on October 15, so far I am doing fine except I am nauseated everyday. Anyone else experience this? If so, does it go away and when?

Congrats on your surgery!!! I do have a question about the surgery you have. What are the risks that the portion of the stomach they "fold" up becoming necrotic? It seems that after a period of time, it would eventually "die" off. Just curious!!!!!!

Mellifrits, the super sleeve is not exactly the same thing as the Imbrecation or plication, please see Tiffykin's post above.Cavyguy, there are a few plication/imbrecations folks here on the forum but it's such a new procedure there aren't too many. Do a search then you can find them.I think the main difference is that it's reversible in theory but the truth is, I doubt I'll wake up one day and want to be heavy again. I'm sure to reverse it would be problematic due to scar tissue so chances of that happening are minimal.The "hunger" sensor in the stomach is taken out or certainly minimalized with the gastrectomy whereas with the plication it is completely left intact, that may prove to be problematic later on, I will have to see. (I'm only going by what I've read, those of you having had the VSG could tell you more about that)The main selling point of plication is its complication factors, quick healing, no staples, no possibility of leaking, etc. Once you've healed we're all the same here, I would imagine.So there, that's my two cents on the two procedures, let us know how you're doing with whatever you decide.BBTD

Sorry if I missed this somewhere, but is Imbrecation the same as Plication? I looked at Tiffykin's post, and understand what the Plication procedure is- just wanted to know if they were the same terms just used synonymous.

Also, I saw a couple of posts talk about the "Super Sleeve". Is that different that the "regular" sleeve so to speek?

Just trying to learn, planning to schedule a consult w/a WLS next week and am trying to do my homework as much as possible beforehand so I can go with my list of questions for him.