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I started out about a 40 bmi. I've lost about 55 lbs and am 11 months out. I do feel some small amount of restriction and that is all that is keeping me where I am these days. My cravings are through the roof. I'm trying to get back on some kind of plan, but I feel rather lost right now.

Struggling myself these days guys...haven't lost any in over a month. I'm trying to stay positive though and you guys are a help. I haven't been on this board in awhile, but I realize maybe I need to to inspire me. :-)

Congrats to you both!!!

I was just coming on this forum to ask you what they planned to do LMom. I'm glad you were able to get surgery so soon. Hang in there! My plication was easy, but my GB surgery hit me like a ton of bricks. I have heard that it takes a year to recover from a surgery...so when we have two in a year or so, I'm sure it adds up. Take care of yourself and try to keep a positive attitude! (I know, it's hard)

Hope all goes well..keep us posted!

Enjoy this time of not having hunger and try to maximize it by doing exactly what your doc said about getting in protein and fluids. Your weight loss is fastest right at the beginning, so the less hunger you have now the better in my opinion.

amen!

Very well said MauiJax...it's a journey, not a destination!

Do you mean keeping it secret from your doc also? That might be hard, but from everyone else it is definitely possible! Everyone I have told has been surprised. They expect someone with wls to lose like 30 lbs a month and with plication it is more gradual and you will be able to eat like a pretty normal person. I didn't tell my doc for several months, but after I developed gall bladder issues I had to come clean because they could see it on the ultrasound.

I for one value what TijuanaPlication has to say. I wish I had seen more of the truth (good and bad) before I had surgery. When I had surgery there was such a scarce amount of information out there. I would have probably still had plication, but it would have been nice to have more info. I think most people are going to take all the posts, both positive and negative, and weigh them against their own situation and personality and then make their own decision. TP isn't bullying anyone, and she isn't saying she is giving medical advice (far from it, her signature implies just the opposite). On the other hand, when you say you are a medical professional, that lends some weight...however, unless you are a gastric doctor, and have specifically treated a patient in particular, I don't think your advice is any more weighted in my mind than that of TP. I don't mean to be mean...just to say that we are all in a similar boat here. We are all either post plication or are thinking about having it, and ALL information is valuable. I wouldn't want to censor anyone, just because they critique something that I like or something that worked for me. I want to hear what everyone has to say...it's all been very helpful, and I don't want to see ANYONE bullied on these boards for their opinion. I'm not looking for drama..in fact just the opposite..let's all be supportive of the active exchange of information and encouragement. Despite the fact that TP's plication didn't work for her, she has been a big cheerleader of each and every one of our successes along the way-that takes some character, I think it would be hard for me to be happy for other's weight loss if I had stalled out!

I actually had a bad night this week..lots of pain in gallbladder/liver area and lots of acid. Overall though (95%) of the time I feel fabulous and my acid is much less and I have no issues with GB or anything I eat. I thought I had an ulcer too, but they said no. Hang in there and please let us know what the GI says! Have you had an endocscopy?

The pains on the right side were pretty intense the first month or so. If I eat a lot of fat nowadays, I get pains over there sometimes, but not always. That's really the only side effect I still have these days. Glad you're feeling better!

Sorry for the delay in writing, I don't come on this board much anymore. I felt kind of bad for a month, then just ok for another month, then I felt normal again after that. How did the actual surgery go? I would definitely give yourself time to heal. I felt immensely better post surgery, but compared to where I was that wasn't saying much. I look back now and realize that it is still a healing journey for a couple of months after surgery. Did they tell you how your plication looked while they were in there? Hope you get to feeling better fast!

Now that I am am past the gallbladder issues I can eat anything I want without any issues. It might not be the sugar, it might be the fat affecting your gallbladder. That's what was going on with me, and at first it only happened with sugary items...as it progressed it was almost anything I ate that bothered me. Hope you get it figured out and that it ISN'T GB issues!

I totally get where you're coming from on pretty much all you said. Congratulations on the 70 lbs!