winifred76

Hi - I'm in Jacksonville too! Dr. Cywes is a great doctor so you are in good hands. I'm hoping for 9/15! Keep in touch!

Hi, I'm also from Jacksonville. I'm looking at having the surgery in September. How did you feel about the plication? Are you more sore, did you have to stay out of work longer? They kind of sprung it on me at my appt. He said it was an "investigational" technique. Then when I talked to the psychologist, she said that insurance might not cover that. So I called Patti. She said yes it was an extra $800. I'm trying to determine if it is worth it. Would love to keep in touch.

Hi - have you heard or gastric plication? My lap band surgeon is recommending both. The lap band and the gastric plication. It is a fold over of the stomach with stiches (not staples). They don't cut out anything. It is a relatively new technique. He says that results show that you begin to lose weight quicker without the fills and then start with the fills and the combination gives much better results. Recovery time is the same as the band and they don't reroute anything. Theoretically they say it is reversable like the band. I have about 100 lbs to lose and am thinking about doing both....... Good luck.

Hey can someone explain the different stages of eating after? Looks like you have liquieds and then ful liquids and then mushies? My nutrition appt didn't cover this...... Thanks

Tammy, how are you doing now? Could you give a narrative of what happened. I'm looking at September and trying to get a feel for when you feel better and how long it takes to get back to work. Thanks Winifred

Ok, I'm looking at having this done in early september. The problem is I dont' have a lot of vacation/sick time available. I initially was thinking I could be back to work by day 7. My surgeon is talking lap band and gastric plication. But he also says 90% of the time he also has to repair a hernia. Could I realistically be back at work at day 7 with all that? Thanks for your comments.

It is a relatively new procedure where they fold over the stomach and put stiches in similar to a gastric sleeve. However they remove none of the stomach. The folding over is supposed to accomplish the same thing and supposedly helps with the restriction even before you start filling the band

wow I feel better. How long ago did you have it done?

Gingy, could you update us on your progress? I'm about to have both and was curious 3 months out how it's going. Thanks.

So It's July 11th. How are you doing now 10 days later? Feeling ok to get out and about? Any issues? Very interested in hearing how things are going......

What is an LVT?

Hi there. I am about to have the band and plication surgery. I will tell you that the feeling of never being full is an issue that was created by our society's excessive use of carbs. My doctor has recommended a book :Why we get fat" which explains a lot of this. I am still being banded but hope to use it as a tool to assist with the process.