Hello everyone,

I am typing from my hospital bed in Mexicali. I just had the plication done by Dr. Abril. I feel great. I still do not have pain, just discomfort. I am finally able to sip some tea and juice, with a teaspoon! It is really agonizing, but I knew this was coming. I really thank you all for support. I am still a newbie to this forum and I find myself checking in a lot. I wish there were more of us, plication patients, that were here to tell their stories, good bad or otherwise. I would say another great doctor to add to the list of good guys is Dr. Abril. The hospital he works out of is a small but VERY cozy friendly place. Santa Catalina is the name of the hospital, Check it out!! Thanks again.

So glad that you are doing well! I am scheduled to have this surgery on the 15th of February so please please keep us updated on your progress. I would love to know what to look out for and especially what kind of weight loss you are seeing. Hang in there!

Yeah! Glad u r feeling good and on the road to recovery.

I'm scheduled for Feb 7 so I'm very anxious to know how everyone does right after surgery.

Olivia - who is doing ur surgery? Our dates r close so we can help each other!!

I only had vomiting right after waking up, but nothing since. My pain is almost non existant. I would hate to have such a good experience and you have a terrible one. Not all patients are the same. I was scared shitless before and the Dr. was like, don't even have it done if you are this nervous because you will make yourself sick, but now I can't believe I was so scared. The Doc says you can never tell who is gonna be okay and who is going to have a hard time with it. That is fair, I think. I wish both of you the best of luck and that you both feel as great as I do. Ciao!!

melanie...everyday will get better...and keep in mind that you will be able to eat regular foods again after the healing just in smaller quanties...I had surgery on 12/20 and just started eating regular foods but I remember being down because I thought I would never be able to eat regular again...like i said everyday will get better and over time you get use to your stomach being smaller and no your limitations...Congrats Melanie...