Close to deciding?

TravelHappy · August 24, 2011

I'm optimistic for you with your band over plication. Hopefully this will give you better restriction, but being in less need of fills you may have less problems than a lot bandsters experience.

Jenn also had the same procedure as you but is further out.

Thanks, I'm hopeful it will go well. Dr. Cottam also thinks there will be potentially less band slippage over plication because of the uniform size of the smaller stomach. Right now I'm in a phase where I want to yell, "Enough with the heartburn!" despite taking prescription Prilosec.

TijuanaPlication · August 24, 2011

Oh dear. How much Prilosec are you taking? I know it's usually 20Mg once a day but I've heard of some people taking double that. Maybe your PCP will let you take more until it resolves. I know it's OTC but I prefer to run that kind of thing by a doc.

Thanks, I'm hopeful it will go well. Dr. Cottam also thinks there will be potentially less band slippage over plication because of the uniform size of the smaller stomach. Right now I'm in a phase where I want to yell, "Enough with the heartburn!" despite taking prescription Prilosec.

chowchows · August 24, 2011

I take 40mg, although I think my reflux has lessened since the surgery and I am planning on trying 20mg when my prescription runs out. It takes care of my acid!

mcclains5 · August 25, 2011

I dont know how everybody else used their surgury, but so far ive used mine as a TOOL. I didnt want anything missing in me, i just wanted a chance to control my life again....eating, exercise, work, ect... plication gave me that. it hasnt been 4 months yet for me, and imdoing great. im down 77lbs. since surgery and my wife is down 60. im eating better, less,... working harder , and more. Doc said my projected weight would be 193. i said 200. i know im going to make it. i went to mexico, and i would do it again!

chowchows · August 25, 2011

They 'supposedly' do, but my doc was trying to push me towards the band on the day of my op given that I only just scraped in at a BMI of 30! I think it's not that easy finding a reputable doctor to do it (I think Dr Aceves does it).

I liked the fact that Angeles Health covered any complication costs as I've heard tales of thousands of dollars of expense on different forums. Plus I spoke to a surgeon who only operated on BMI 35+ and he strongly recommended the plication. He's meant to be pretty senior in eastern Europe and given he wasn't going to get anything from me I trusted the advice.

I know most every doc probably has a 'horror story' out there, but I saw this thread on the VSGtalk board about a Dr. Aceves surgery, and I was floored. $1.5 million-oh crap!

Lena, maybe you should converse with this guy and see if he was able to get anything out of Dr. Aceves. Between this story and Lena's Dr. Ortiz story, I'm actually feeling very lucky that everything went so well with mine. Scary stuff!

chowchows · August 30, 2011

I tried to get in touch with him but he hasn't been on since May,I wonder what happened to him

Hope he's ok...that's concerning!

churiechurie · September 6, 2011

well i had the pilcation may 2 went in at 217 right now i am at 198 i am not to happy i feel iike i am loosing inches i have a bad leg so i cant excersie much but i do walk i am 66 yrs old help