Hi I'm Sarah from Egypt I've done vertical gastric plication 2 weeks ago &I'm quite happy with my experience, I've lost 10 kg so far:thumbup1:I went down from 105kg to 95kg

This syrgery is still in the trial stage in Egypt ,but I've choosen it coz it's safe and has little post operation complications,I'm doing well,but I've to admit that sometimes I feel hungry but ofcourse not like before .This feeling of hunger totally disappear when I drink something &I feel full when I drink a100 ml of juice or any fluid.

I'm ready for any question:001_smile:

You are going to do awesome Mari!!!!

Keep us posted.....

Hey, you had your surgery the day before mine at the same hospital. Did you by any chance talk to my mom and I? She had blonde hair and glasses. I talked to you in my room and I was still in bed. You were getting around great. Just wondering if that was you? My name is Julie and my mom's name is Sharon.:confused1:

Hi Mari, how did you did you do? I haven't logged in a few days or else I would have said more!

Jane, congrats you are probably at you weight goal by now! Your pictures are inspiring..

Thanks EVERYONE!

I enjoy hearing from all of you..keep up the good work!

Hi Amy, Ck, and everyone! I got home late last night and I promise to get detailed account when I feel up to it... As I expected, I feel twice as much pain and heal three times more slow as everyone else : (

My main piece of advice is do not go alone! Although the staff was great, they are no substitute for loved ones. I will post when I can.

Mari

Regarding total calories, many patients losing weight will be around 800-1200 calories per day. Ideally, women shouldn't go below 1200 calories and men 1400 calories. Below this we think the body starts shutting down fat burning as a survival mechanism. Remember that ALL weight loss comes from calorie deficit (burning more calories than you consume). The best weight loss comes from adding more burned calories to the calorie reduction that comes with any weight loss operation. Self-monitoring (tracking eaten calories against burned calories) is a very powerful weight loss tool that has proven effectiveness. The Internet has many self-monitoring tools for free (www.FitDay.com; www.livestrong.com - the Daily Plate; etc). Also, the iPod app "LoseIt" is very helpful. There are many of these free self-monitoring applications out there. Even with weight loss surgery it is hard to starve your way into a calorie deficit. Adding even a little calorie burning can be a huge help - even walking briskly for 30 minutes per day can add a lot of weight loss. I put a bunch of weight loss lectures on YouTube if you search Watkins Weight Loss Class for even more detail on all this stuff.

Brad Watkins MD

I was thinking about having this surgery instead of lap band. I got a notice from the BMI_Bandit on Twitter and just signed up for a webinar on the procedure by a surgeon, Dr. Lopez-Corvala in Tijuana who has performed about one hundred of them ? more than any other surgeon at this point.

I was thinking about having this surgery instead of lap band. I got a notice from the BMI_Bandit on Twitter and just signed up for a webinar on the procedure by a surgeon, Dr. Lopez-Corvala in Tijuana who has performed about one hundred of them ? more than any other surgeon at this point.

I too had thought about the lapband. I actually made an appointment with Dr. Kuri for the surgery. I continued to read about issues that were affecting some people and decided I wasn't willing to go that route. I did have the plication with Dr. Corvala. It went great. It has been almost 4 weeks now and I have lost 13 lbs. The whole experience went without a hitch. The hospital staff and Dr's are wonderful. Nothing to worry about.

Julie, thats great, I hope this will be procedure my daughter can use.

Jane x

Dr. Watkins is about the same amount and he is always there you for followup and questions and is a part of the USA trial in OH. I haven't had the surgery but he is the one I am looking closely at. I will also be tuning into Dr. Corvala's webinar on the 20th. I continue to research and learn.

I had surgery with Dr. Corvala, it is 4 weeks today, and I feel pretty darn awesome!

I am back to the gym, working out, jogging doing my C25K training, and back with my trainer for resistance training. I am not lifting weights yet, but am doing some body movements and resistance (squats, lunges, push up's etc)...we'll incorporate weights slowly in the next 2-3 weeks to get me to lifting what I was lifting before surgery.

Tomorrow is my official weigh in....so I'll post tomorrow....I am training myself not to step on the scale but once a week.

I'll also take 1 month pictures and post on blog....plus re-measure....

I am eating all normal foods now....I had a steak taco the other night, last night I had fish and shrimp, and tonight I think I'll have Soup....just because I want some...as if I didn't get enough during my liquid food phase...LOL

I am so glad I had this surgery.....

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You are doing awesome, Carol!! Sounds like you are going headfirst toward your new you! I've been doing a walking video. (Notice I said video.) It's an old one but still gives me a good workout. I actually sweat, LOL. Getting into new foods is great, isn't it? I can't wait to hear what you lost!!

Hi Julie and Carol! I am 10 days post and I just started walking a little.. You guys are doing great and help keep me motivated!

2lbs lost this week, total of 23 in 4 weeks....

I don't know if I'll see huge losses like I did the first 2 weeks again, but I know that I could not have lost weight without this surgery. I'm just happy to continue on a losing path!

I had no problems with Dr. C in T.J. I have lost 14 lbs at 4wks. I went alone and was so glad I did. Dr. C and his staff were wonderful. I too considered the lap band but was disgusted at all the negative side-effects. I have had no negatives so far and am already on all normal food. I was a "power-eater" never feeling full or satisfied. Now I feel full after a very small meal. I only have 50 lbs to lose, but am so glad I made this choice. I think I will have no trouble reaching my goal.....ck out the website "the world according to eggface".....she is so inspirational, helpful, informative and encouraging....she is a gastric bypass patient, but the tips for WLS patients are all the same.....Let me know if I can answer any quest. about the plication procedure or Dr. C.

Hi Everyone that has had Plication or does this surgery, this is probably a DUH-stupid question, but I feel the need to ask it anyway. Do any of you still have the shakey, hunger that feels like low blood sugar? Or is that what supressing the Ghrelin hormone does, keeps you full a whole lot longer due to size of small size of stomach-so you don't get the "low blood sugar feeling"? I find that I have a few types of hunger/cravings. There are "cravings" because one might be bored, happy, sad, tempted, or just flat out want to have something-trying to work on these : ) and have come a long way. Then there is HUNGER. It could be a growling stomach, it could be that famished feeling like you could eat 6 tacos, then there could be the weak, shaky hunger, when you've ignored your hunger for too long. I found when I was on Phentermine, it blocked that shakey, low blood sugar hunger, where as normally I couldn't go more than a few hours without atleast a snack. Thanks for your thoughts and feedback!

Hi Everyone that has had Plication or does this surgery, this is probably a DUH-stupid question, but I feel the need to ask it anyway. Do any of you still have the shakey, hunger that feels like low blood sugar? Or is that what supressing the Ghrelin hormone does, keeps you full a whole lot longer due to size of small size of stomach-so you don't get the "low blood sugar feeling"? I find that I have a few types of hunger/cravings. There are "cravings" because one might be bored, happy, sad, tempted, or just flat out want to have something-trying to work on these : ) and have come a long way. Then there is HUNGER. It could be a growling stomach, it could be that famished feeling like you could eat 6 tacos, then there could be the weak, shaky hunger, when you've ignored your hunger for too long. I found when I was on Phentermine, it blocked that shakey, low blood sugar hunger, where as normally I couldn't go more than a few hours without atleast a snack. Thanks for your thoughts and feedback!

Amy, I have low blood sugar but have not had any problems yet. Doesn't mean I won't, though. I have been very hungry, real hunger with my stomach growling. It sounds like I'm not the norm, because most people say they don't. The growling is a little uncomfortable in my tummy, but it doesn't take much food to stop it. I have been very disappointed about the hunger part of this, but It's still better than that awful feeling I used to have after I had pigged out the night before and felt like I had a food hangover. I'm hoping this will change once I'm on regular food. liquids have always gone right through me. I'm learning that everyone is so different. Joanie