Hi all,

Glad to have found this forum prior to my Plication which will be done on Monday, July 25th in Dalton GA. Dr. Ponce at the Gastric Band Institute will be perfoming the surgery and I'm excited to start my journey. After much research on WLS's, I decided on the Plication for all the same reasons ya'll probably did - no staples, no implants, less risk of corrosion and leaks, and minimal food restrictions post-op. I'm a little discouraged to read some of the posts about slow weight loss and long stalls but everyone is still showing losses, even at 2-3 lbs a week, it's better than I can do right now.

Anyway, glad to meet everyone and I look forward to reading about all your successes and struggles - and sharing some of my own.

Grandma

Age 52

Weight Loss Goal - 130 pounds.

Hey Grandma! Best of luck to you on your upcoming surgery. Keep up that positive attitude and I'm sure you will be a great success!

Wishing you all the best,Let us know how it goes

Best of luck to you!

KUP

I hope everything goes well on Monday. Dr. Ponce was also my doctor for my plication in Dalton. Let us know how you're doing.

Hi all,

Glad to have found this forum prior to my Plication which will be done on Monday, July 25th in Dalton GA. Dr. Ponce at the Gastric Band Institute will be perfoming the surgery and I'm excited to start my journey. After much research on WLS's, I decided on the Plication for all the same reasons ya'll probably did - no staples, no implants, less risk of corrosion and leaks, and minimal food restrictions post-op. I'm a little discouraged to read some of the posts about slow weight loss and long stalls but everyone is still showing losses, even at 2-3 lbs a week, it's better than I can do right now.

Anyway, glad to meet everyone and I look forward to reading about all your successes and struggles - and sharing some of my own.

Grandma

Age 52

Weight Loss Goal - 130 pounds.

Hi-

I started a blog to chronical my journey through surgery. I would love to have you visit it.

http://morethenonereason.blogspot.com/

Thanks all for the well wishes and thoughts. It's done! I didn't chicken out! The surgery went well. They talked about the nausea so much before the surgery that I was a little scared. I HATE, HATE, HATE being nauseous. But I wasn't nauseous at all - not at all! The nurses were amazed that I did so well - they said they wished all their patients came through so well. The surgery was completed by 11am and I was released from the Surgery Center by 2:30 and back at my hotel.

Today is Post-op day 2 and I am home and feeling fine. Other than some pains from the Gas - which for some reason landed in my shoulders and upper back - I am feeling quite normal. liquids are going down well and I don't feel hungry yet.

So on to the journey - here's my stats:

284 - Starting Weight

274 - Pre Surgery (lost 10 lbs on pre-surgery diet)

44 - BMI

From what I see on the posts, most folks are losing 7-10 pounds a month, so I'll make that my goal and see how it goes.

I am glad that all went well. Don't forget liquids for now.

The first week has come and gone with very few issues. I didn't start to get hungry until Day 5 but I stuck with the Clear Liquids until my follow-up with Dr. Ponce yesterday. I must say, clear liquids were easy the first couple of days, but by the end of the week I was sick of Jello, popcycles, juice, and broth. So now it's on to full liquids! Yogurt, milk, pudding, puree'd Soups - Yippee!

8/1/11 -6 lbs this week!

Nice work, 6 pounds.Good for u.

Hi all! Week 2 has come and gone, my how time flies. I have lost another 4 pounds this week and did well on full liquids. I've found that I'm getting full with 6-8 ounces of liquid/soup/yogurt.

I bought a VitaMix and have been puree'ing lots of things to get my nutrients and trying to maintain about 1000 calories. I've heard that the trick to avoiding long stalls is to stay hydrated (64 ounces of water) and get 900-1200 calories every day... so far this is working for me although it is sometimes hard to get it all in.

I started taking a chewable multi-Vitamin and walking 30 minutes a day this week - I feel like an old lady when I'm finished but I'm hoping it gets easier. It seems silly to walk 30 minutes just to come home and take a nap :-) but I'll keep at it.

Also this week, I went to my Primary Care Physician to look at my incisions - they were itching and burning like crazy and I was afraid they were getting infected. He gave me 7 days worth of antibiotics and took a blood test. They look much better after 3 days and are not itching as much.

So on to week 3 - finally get to eat semi-normal foods (soft, easy to chew, mashable), had a scrambled egg this morning for breakfast! Yummy.

Hi all! Week 2 has come and gone, my how time flies. I have lost another 4 pounds this week and did well on full liquids. I've found that I'm getting full with 6-8 ounces of liquid/soup/yogurt.

I bought a VitaMix and have been puree'ing lots of things to get my nutrients and trying to maintain about 1000 calories. I've heard that the trick to avoiding long stalls is to stay hydrated (64 ounces of water) and get 900-1200 calories every day... so far this is working for me although it is sometimes hard to get it all in.

I started taking a chewable multi-Vitamin and walking 30 minutes a day this week - I feel like an old lady when I'm finished but I'm hoping it gets easier. It seems silly to walk 30 minutes just to come home and take a nap :-) but I'll keep at it.

Also this week, I went to my Primary Care Physician to look at my incisions - they were itching and burning like crazy and I was afraid they were getting infected. He gave me 7 days worth of antibiotics and took a blood test. They look much better after 3 days and are not itching as much.

So on to week 3 - finally get to eat semi-normal foods (soft, easy to chew, mashable), had a scrambled egg this morning for breakfast! Yummy.

who was you doctor and how much did it cost,because i live it calif and i will be self pay thank you nancy

Nancy read the post "how much did you pay for your surgery"

And now three weeks have come and gone and I'm ready for a more normal diet. I actually cooked a nice Sunday dinner yesterday with Ribs, Fried Potatoes & Onions, Baked Beans, Sweet Potatoes, and a salad. I fixed my plate with literally two small bites of everything except the ribs - I had about 3 ounces of meat on my plate. I was able to eat it all, very slowly, chewing everything to mush - it was about a cup of food total - and I felt full, very full and satisfied without feeling overly stuffed. I can eat this way for the rest of my life I think.

For the person who was asking, I went to Dr. Ponce in Chattanooga (Surger Center in Dalton, Ga) and the cost was $9600 plus the $250 consultation fee. Worth every penny to me.

So - lost another 4 pounds this week - for a total of 14 since surgery and 21 total. I'll take it!