Hi, everyone I had the plication done on Oct. 18 and till this date i only lost 15 pounds . Is this ok or should i've lost more? my Doctor said, it's good because i was o lower BMI #33 so the more u have to loose the faster u loose it, I want to loose 50 more pounds.What do u think? About my 15 pounds? Thank u all.Happy Holidays.

Hi, everyone I had the plication done on Oct. 18 and till this date i only lost 15 pounds . Is this ok or should i've lost more? my Doctor said, it's good because i was o lower BMI #33 so the more u have to loose the faster u loose it, I want to loose 50 more pounds.What do u think? About my 15 pounds? Thank u all.Happy Holidays.

Congratulations! 15 pounds sounds great. What is the plication procedure? Happy Holidays to you too!

Lena,

15 lbs. is great! I am interested in the plication also and it seems, from the research

that I've done, lower BMI patients lose weight slower. Good advice from others

on this site work for the plication too:

1. Track and log your food

2. Exercise - move daily, even walking helps

3. Drink plenty of water

Good luck to you and I hope you keep us updated on your progress.

genepha

Congratulations! 15 pounds pounds great. What is the plication procedure? Happy Holidays to you too!

Hi ,the plication is the same as the sleeve with no cutting of the stomach, what they do is they roll the stomach tissue in and stitch it ,and that does not allow u to eat that much. And if something ever goes wrong all u have to do is remove the stitches,and your stomach will go back to normal.Thank u for replying

Hi ,the plication is the same as the sleeve with no cutting of the stomach, what they do is they roll the stomach tissue in and stitch it ,and that does not allow u to eat that much. And if something ever goes wrong all u have to do is remove the stitches,and your stomach will go back to normal.Thank u for replying

I notice most people with VSG hit their 50% mark between 3 and 4 mos, that is 50% of their excess weight. That is what I did too, I was at 3.5 mos. Then in the next months I lost very slowly. In 10 mos I've lost somewhere around 83% of excess weight. And now it is hard to get off.

I have no idea how this compares with plication studies since it is so new, but it doesn't sound like you did the 2 week liquid diet most of us do before surgery. Definitely that accounted for some of my weight loss. Kind of gives you a running start.

So half of your excess weight would be like 32 lbs. You are almost half way to that point, and that doesn't sound bad.

If I had known about plication I would have considered that. My primary doctor isn't real fond of the fact that I cut out most of my stomach. I hope this surgery will alleviate concerns for many people. Like I have a brother needing surgery but scared of the radicalness of the VSG. I'm scared if he doesn't do something he will never feel good again. So I'm proud of you for choosing something that is kind of a compromise. Especially bc your BMI isn't that high to begin with.