Sarah Elsekhawy

Hello everyone I had gastric plication about a year ago...and it was a complete failure coz I failed to maintain weight loss then put all the weight on ....my doctor advised me to have CT and then he said that my stomach is bigger than it should be at that stage..I failed to continue lossing weight just two months post surgery.It seems that the doctor didnt tight my stomach enough..Now I went to another surgeon to have a revision surgery from plication to sleeve...I'm the first in my country...I had baruim and the doctor said it can be done...Is anyone thinking about a revision from plication to sleeve ....I'm really so scared..need support

Hello everybody I had my revision surgery 2 days ago I had my plication a year ago and it failed So I thought about a revision surgery,it was a difficult decision as I was the first case in my country . I'm now 2 days post my gastric sleeve ...I'm so happy I'm really so excited and ready for the new journey and the new me

Hi 4mygirls I've just read your post I'm so happy for you :purplebananna: I hope you are doing fine It's the best decision you have made By time You are gonna feel better sleeve recovery is faster than that of plication......you are gonna feel a great difference especially in restriction . Sometimes you stomach will accept food and sometimes you want be able to eat much.....Congratulation

Hi Shoppingbeemom The tube went down my nose and through my throat. When they pulled it I was awake ,what really bothered me was the feeling of the tube inside my throat .They kept it inside for 24 hours for all the unwanted Fluid to get out of my stomach. There was another tube coming out of the left side of my stomach for blood to get out. Best of luck on your surgery Sarah

Hi everyone,hope everything is okey Actually, I thought about sharing my progress almost 2 months post my revision.I really feel great :bananapartyhat: :peace: I walk for about 45 min or 1 hr on treadmill everyday. So far I've lost about 35 pounds . My starting weight was 222 Ibs....now I'm 187 Ibs The sleeve is the best thing happened to me.It's a life changing experience.:success1: I'll keep on posting my progress as soon as possible. Sarah

Hello dear My surgeon said it was a little bit different because there were some adhesions because of the old surgery but the space inside was enough for the tube to pass,otherwise he would have revise it to gastric bypass.....concerning the recovery I stayed for 2 days in the hospital but frankly this time I felt much better I didn't feel any pain after surgery except for the tube coming out of my nose ,it was painful But it didnt hurt more than the plication Thanks TijuanaPlication....For sure I'l keep on posting on my progress

Hi Julie,thanks for posting I had my surgery a year ago but for free coz it was a clinical trial I'm from Egypt....so the procedures is not very well known here I'm now back to the starting point as if I had never done any procedure I wasn't that nervous before plication because it seemed so save with no risks with no cutting or stappling But now my case is a little bit different coz the risk of having a leak or bleeding increases(not so sure but I readit in one of the forums) My surgeon said that it can be done and he found enough space to do the sleeve,he tried to comfort me but doing another procedure is scary now ...but I can't stay fat anymore Thank u again for your reply...wish you all the best

Tijuana plication Thank u very much for you support I hope it goes right this time I'll post any progress as soon as possible

I'm 5.5 months out and I've discovered that with plication there is no enough restriction to maintain wight loss For me,I've failed to continue the journey ....Plication is completely different from sleeve ...It's so strange that they r still comparing the weight loss to that of the gastric sleeve I'm so disappointed ....I read more and more about people who r not satisfied with the loss .

I'm 17 weeks post surgery and I've a simple question....How much can you eat 3 or 4 months post surgery? I feel no restiction at all or sometimes little restiction No weight loss My appetite increases 2 days ago i had dinner with friends and I was able to eat a whole meduim pizza I lost hope......Does anyone feel the same?

Hi everyone I saw my surgeon last week and he added to my confusion.He said that it's normal to eat that amount when you eat out and chat with your friends.He advised me to calculate my calories and exercise.....but ......How come when I feel hungry all the time? .....How can I avoid eating more when I don't have enough restriction...Why did I have that surgery then? He told me that if I'm eating half the amount of what I used to eat before surgery then the stitches are still doing their job....... I really felt that he failed to adjust the size of the bougie or he didn't make the stitches tight enough.... It's a new procedure and I was his second patient to have vertical plication .... I need your feedback

Thank you very much for your post.You really said what I exactly feel about myself and my surgery I have experienced all this but with vertical plication I'll start to address my issues and food addiction This has been very helpful Thank you once again

Hi Kathy How much do need to lose ? what's your weight now? I have the same fears I've lost 37 Ibs only since my plication on 10th of July I need to lose more but the scale is not moving anymore I ve not lost a single pound for more than a month

Hi everybody I'm now 6 weeks post operation & I've a question...... Whenever I read or listen about other surgeries ,I find that people suffer when they eat too much &they vomit,but I found that this isn't the case with TGVP. A week ago,I had dinner at my friend's and I ate too much:crying: .....My stomach hurted me&I felt terrible:svengo:, but I couldn't vomit... I wish I could vomit that day coz my stomach was killing me.....Is this normal?Did anyone experience the same situation? I would appreciate any feedback...

Hi everybody Congrats Ck This is awesome I start to lose weight again 12 weeks now since my surgery I'm down 37.5 Ibs Starting weight:231 Ibs My weight now:193.5 Ibs

Hello everyone I'm really very disappointed coz the scale isn't moving for 3 weeks now I don't know what shall I do.....Is there something wrong with my surgery? Why am I not losing weight anymore?I don't exercise and I eat more than before. I don't have time to exercise coz of my work..I come home exhausted....My surgeon adviced to quit eating sweets and to try to exercise,but I'm not sure if I'd find time to do that...I need your advice I've lost 33 pounds in 11 weeks,but I really worry if this is going to be my final result.

Thank you Joani I'm going to start counting my calories.. Mw9955 You r so sweet ,thanks ..this was quit encouraging ..I'm happy that I'm not the only one who is thinking in the same way Ck This is very helpful... you do comfort me &I'll try not to lose hope Ya you are right..It needs mindfull eating to achieve the desired goal Congratulations everyone ....keep it up

Hi I'm Sarah from Egypt I've done vertical gastric plication 2 weeks ago &I'm quite happy with my experience, I've lost 10 kg so far:thumbup1:I went down from 105kg to 95kg This syrgery is still in the trial stage in Egypt ,but I've choosen it coz it's safe and has little post operation complications,I'm doing well,but I've to admit that sometimes I feel hungry but ofcourse not like before .This feeling of hunger totally disappear when I drink something &I feel full when I drink a100 ml of juice or any fluid. I'm ready for any question:001_smile:

8 weeks=33 lbs

Thank you Ck......This is really encouraging:001_smile:

MS LISA A kilogram =2.2 pounds There are many calculaters that convert kilos to pounds And vise versa,just search yahoo or google

Hi everyone I'm so happy that we have now more and more members here in this forum. I've lost 15 kilos so far or about 33 Ib but without exercising. I'm just trying to walk more,but I'm little worried about my weight I always have that feeling that my body is going to resist weight loss ,since the third week , I've been losing 1 kilogram each week.Is this enough?Is this normal?. I'm so worried ,but I've noticed that those who had the procedure 6 or 7 weeks ago had lost the same weight..........I also have a question... Has anyone noticed that this procedure is different from other procedure coz I found that we can eat like normal people,but people who had other procedures suffer when eating certain food and even vomit.My friends who know that I had surgery wonder how I can eat everything........I'm so worried ....Is this normal or there is something wrong with my surgery .....I'm going to see my surgeon 10 days ago but I realy need support and encouragment. N.B:I'm from Egypt and this surgery isn't well known here .I'm even the only one who had it in my city.

No,my stomach doesn't growl a lot,but I've experienced that feeling of emptiness after I've finished the Fluid and the liquid phase but that feeling will decrease when you start to eat solid food .I remember that this feeling made me doubt the success of my surgery but it gets better by time..Good luck:thumbup:

Thank you JoanieW I think that by time we'll understand our new stomach more and will know when it's time to stop.....I'm happy that I experienced that pain coz I now know that I'll never overeat again and I'll always remember to chew chew chew