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.

CONGRATS GRANDMA!! Keep up the great work!

Hi all! It's been 4 weeks since surgery and I am still doing well. I'm back on a mostly normal diet and haven't found anything yet that has given me problems. I have had a couple incidents where I ate too fast, didn't chew thoroughly, or ate too much and I felt totally miserable for about an hour afterward!! I've learned not to do that! I am also having a hard time learning NOT to drink anything with meals and for an hour afterward, that is a difficult habit to break.

I go back to Chattanooga this week for my 4 week check-up and hopefully I'll get fully released from all restrictions...

Oh, and I lost another 2 lbs this week!! Still on track!

Hey Grandma. Glad to hear you're doing well. The whole not drinking with meals has been difficult for me also. It helped me to read the VSG boards and to realize that not drinking during meals can also mean "not more than 1/2 cup of water", depending on which physician or nutritionist you talk with.

I've slowly allowed myself to sip Water (rather than gulp it while eating like I used to do). I try to keep that to a quarter cup or less, but the need to occasionally sip isn't something that I've been able to completely give up. That helps while eating. I do stick with not drinking afterwards for an hour. It often hurts if I don't, and I've made myself sick a time or two when I ignored what my body was telling me. Also, I tend to get hungry again sooner if I don't wait the full hour.

I hope you're visit with the Dr. goes well.