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I have had a band for 3 years..with starting weight of 278lb & lost down to 225lb in..53 lb....in 3yrs. I also have a personal trainer that makes me work my own weight outside the gym & introduced me to running & pushing myself to way past my previous limits. With that being said..i lost more inches than weight as I gained muscle.

While i think my band surgery was & is successful..I have a very busy & in high demand lapband physician who is a one man band when it comes to his clinic. My appts. r usually rescheduled or canceled after i have waited no less than 45min.

I have scheduled plication surg. for May 2016 in hopes of less need for fills/adjustments & increased feeling of fullness after small nutritious bites.

if anyone has had plication surg. after Lband placement please fill me in on tha GOOD-BAD&UGLY!! Im new to this app. so I'm open to all feedback & forum suggestions.

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I did not have plication after a band but I did have a plication and so did my closest friend. We are both very happy with the results though we did not lose weight as fast as people do after the more invasive surgeries. If you search some of the European WLS sites you will find far more info on plication as it is far more popular there. Good luck . I hope you are happy with your results.

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I did not have plication after a band but I did have a plication and so did my closest friend. We are both very happy with the results though we did not lose weight as fast as people do after the more invasive surgeries. If you search some of the European WLS sites you will find far more info on plication as it is far more popular there. Good luck . I hope you are happy with your results.

Congrats 2 u & your friend!!. Mine will be done in Texarkana. I pray I'm just as happy & can give good advice 2 others considering the same surg.Thanks for the reply & suggestion

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You will love not needing those fills. I hope you will do as well with plication as I have. I think it is an underused option in the WLS field.

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You will love not needing those fills. I hope you will do as well with plication as I have. I think it is an underused option in the WLS field.

Thanks!!! ..I feel a lot better about the procedure after further researching as you suggested..i will definitely keep u informed...

May2016PlicationHereICome!!!

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PUTTINGINTHEWORK.....how are you doing? How did the surgery go and how is the weight loss progressing? Not many of us to chat with and encourage each other.

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PUTTINGINTHEWORK.....how are you doing? How did the surgery go and how is the weight loss progressing? Not many of us to chat with and encourage each other.

U dont know how much i means 4 u 2 checkbin on me!!

The surgery experience was horribly scary!!! I woke up in an a legally-high anistesia daze. I was informed that that I had had liproscopic & open surgery. I was then wisked off by ambulance to the local hospital. Needless 2 say, my outpt surg. turned into 4 days in a hospital bed. I was told I developed a bleed so i dont know if I was nicked by tha knife or what tha ×£!! Happened. Im doing much better now..i can tell i have restriction & thats a +. I keep thinking..i should hav just went VSG..but i still like the idea of having my entire stomach. I have lost 15 lb since surgery which should increase this month since i have been cleared 2 start per. training.

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So sorry to hear your surgery was such an ordeal. One of the reasons we go for plication is the ease of surgery and recovery. Glad to hear you rae doing better now and starting to see weight loss. I am enjoying the weight loss so much I have also wondered if I should have chosen the VSG. I couldn't imagine feeling this good. But like you I am happy to still have all my stomach. Additionally I have a post stroke husband who requires care and I didn't feel I could bounce back fast enough from VSG to take proper care of him and have no help. Please keep us updated on your progress.

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How are you doing putting in the work?

Well since you asked...I am looking for a surg. that will remove this plication and band...If you are considering plication..PLEASE DONT!!!..It was a waste of my hard earned money which I dont have a lot of. I have actually gained waight and hunger still remains. & Get this...the expert barriatric MD who placed the plication and reports expertise in LB surgery is looking for other MD to remove his plication work and teh previous LB I had placed.

My advice to anyone is to stick w/ a Center of Excellence (COE).

I have only found one MD that will perform removal of LB w/ plication then VSG but that MD is in Dallas, Texas. I'm seeking COE in Arkansas or Tenn. to be closer to my family for support.

My ultimate goal is VSG as the grehlin will be removed as well as this is the surgery I shoud have chosen 1st.

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I am considering the Plication but am horrified by your experience-you really have had a horrendous time!

I'm sorry you have not lost the weight-is that due to no restriction? The sleeve is an extra £800 at my clinic I am thinking of just saving it and going for it-but I have also read if great success stories with the Wrap.....I just don't know.

As for your surgeon refusing to remove-that's crazy!!!

What country are u in?

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