SO THIS IS MY FIRST POST ABOUT PLICATION. MY WIFE AND I MADE THE DECISION TO BOTH GET THE PLICATION SURGERY IN Mexico AT THE OCC. IM 37 YEARS OLD, AND FOUGHT MY WEIGHT MY WHOLE LIFE. I LOST 145 LBS A DECADE AGO, DOING THE ATKINS THING. SLOWLY PUT MOST BACK ON......SO WE WENT TO MEXICO.

I FIGURED NOT MANY GUYS POST ON THESE THINGS, SO ILL GIVE RESULTS AS OFTEN AS I CAN. FEEL FREE TO ASK ME QUESTIONS, ILL TRY AND ANSWER.

SURGERY WAS MAY 9TH. PRE OP DIET I WAS 312.SURGURY DAY I WAS 297. MY 5 WEEK WEIGH IN(I WEIGH IN ON MONDAYS) 260 .

NOW MY SURGURY WENT OK. HAD TO STAY AN EXTRA DAY. WE BOTH HAD TO GET IVS. COULDNT HOLD ANYTHING DOWN THE DAY AFTER SURGERY. WAS REALLY WEAK AND SORE FOR ABOUT10 DAYS AFTER SURGERY. THIS WAS MY FIRST SURGERY EVER, SO I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. I FEEL REALLY GOOD NOW. I CAN DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. I TRY AND EAT AT LEAST 4 TIMES A DAY. ONLY A COUPLE OF OUNCES OF food AT A TIME. IT WAS KINDA TRICKY FIGURING OUT WHEN I WAS FULL.THE ONLY ISSUE IVE HAD IS HEARTBURN. NOT ALL THE TIME, ITS ONLY HAPPEN A COUPLE OF DAYS, AND I THINK ITS FROM WHAT I ATE THE DAYS BEFORE.

ALL AND ALL IM PRETTY HAPPY WITH MY RESULTS SO FAR... WIFES DOING WELL TOO! HOPE THIS HELPS SOME PEOPLE MAKE THIER DECISIONS ABOUT THIS KINDA SURGURY. KEVIN

update...so its been a little over 4 months and im down to 225. im in the gym now 4-5 days a week....its seems the more active i get, the more i can eat. and with that said if i sit around all day i eat a lot less. my body finally tells me when it needs fuel. ......not my head! i feel great, im looking much better, and im very very active again. couldnt be happier.kevin

Congrats!

update...so its been a little over 4 months and im down to 225. im in the gym now 4-5 days a week....its seems the more active i get, the more i can eat. and with that said if i sit around all day i eat a lot less. my body finally tells me when it needs fuel. ......not my head! i feel great, im looking much better, and im very very active again. couldnt be happier.kevin

Any updates mcclain? How is your wife doing?

Any updates mcclain? How is your wife doing?

sorry its been a little bit(holidays). so im 210!!you know, my personal goal has always been 200, but i am going to pass that. i feel great, look completely different, every aspect of life is better!

my wife is down to 170! shes like 30 pounds away(same as me, by what Dr. Ortiz said we would be) you know its funny, the doc said it would take me a year to hit his goal, and my wife 2 years.... well shes right on track with me. we are both very,very happy and wouldnt do anything different, except.......... do it sooner in life! i really feel like you get outta this what you put into it. follow their directions, they know what they are talking about. DONT CHEAT...IT ONLY HURTS YOUR PROGRESS!

anyways, im out. good luck to all and have a happy new year... ill have christina post pics soon!thanks, kevin

Thanks Kevin! We are the same age and almost the same beginning weight. You have me Sooo excited for my plication. I hope my wife and I have the same results as you and Christina

Kevin, is there any chance I can call you? My wife and I are scheduled next week and we have some questions. We are the same age and starting weight. Let me know if this will be ok.