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Good for you! Your post is encouraging, thank you!

i love how positive you and everyone on here are,i join the banded tomorrow so very scared,nervous,excited,well just a ball of emotions.but iam sure u know how that feels congrats on ur weight loss keep it up....

What a great attitude! This is what I am truly hoping for - I should be having my surgery in early April. Just awesome!!

WE WILL DO THIS WITH THE HELP AND SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER AND THIS PAGE !!! GOOD LUCK.....

Also early studies have shown that plication helps to prevent some band complications like erosion and slippage.

exactly what mrs Lewis said,i had the iband done on dec 21st

I'm getting banded tomorrow too!! I am so nervous. excited, you name it. Praying that we both have a fabulous and pain free recovery. Let's keep in touch on our progress. Good Luck to us both!

Hey Sunshine! The lap band controls your intake of food but can be adjusted to suit your needs. The plication limits your food intake but can not be adjusted. My insurance covered the plication as long as I do it in conjunctioin with the band. My doctors says it is the most effective way. The plication helps you get the weight of faster and the band helps to sustain the weight loss. Most insurances don't cover the plication alone but will if you do the banding as well. Hope this helps! Good Luck!

Joyce, we are the same except i choose soup a lot. and I too can't eat Lettuce.... but i can eat the mixed greens... crazy. Japanese... i eat the snow crab salad...omg. Another thing i do is i pack away 3/4 of my meal before i take the first bite. This way i won't be tempted to eat too much. I then give the leftovers to my son or my husband.... I don't do well with left overs.