New Lap Band plus Plication surgery

[bromo 17]

I am scheduled to have my surgery of lap band with plication on Sept 14, 2011. Thank you all for sharing your stories so that I can have some idea of what to expect. I am nervously excited.

[RedDirtRN 8]

My doctor in Fort Worth Texas is doing mine with Plication as well. I am paying out of pocket for my surgery so it only added $500. The stats on the overall results impressed me. He said you loose an average of 15-20 more. I am scheduled for Sept 22.

[Tulip16 1]

I am scheduled for a lap band with plication on September 14. With both, is it an overnight stay? I am thinking that my doctor said it was still outpatient even with the plication. Anyone know about this? I'm getting nervous! Thanks!

[RedDirtRN 8]

I do not have an over night stay. Still an out pt procedure. I should clarify my last post... He said 15-20% more weight is lost with plication. I am nervous too! But I am hearing lots of good things!

[bromo 17]

Tulip, I am having an overnight stay with the addition of the plication. With lap band only my doc does out patient, but plication gets an overnight. Started my preop diet today and had the manditory meeting yesterday with the hospital nurse and dietician. They answered a lot of questions and make me happy to be going to a center of excellence. All the information they give you reassures you and answers to questions you have is easy.

[healthy and happy 64]

I had band with plication done 3 weeks ago. I was scheduled to stay overnite but was up and walking around a couple hours after surgery so my doc let me go on home. I have had no problems at all. No nausea, no stomach issues-everything has been great so far. I had 4 cc fill the day of surgery as well. My doc also told me that the statistics look better for patients who have the banding with plication. So far, I am a fan! Takes very little to fill me up and believe me I was a big eater before. Weight loss is going well, so good luck. I think you are making the right decision!

[plumpdude 8]

I had band with plication done 3 weeks ago. I was scheduled to stay overnite but was up and walking around a couple hours after surgery so my doc let me go on home. I have had no problems at all. No nausea, no stomach issues-everything has been great so far. I had 4 cc fill the day of surgery as well. My doc also told me that the statistics look better for patients who have the banding with plication. So far, I am a fan! Takes very little to fill me up and believe me I was a big eater before. Weight loss is going well, so good luck. I think you are making the right decision!

wow you lost 37 pounds in three weeks? Or does that include preop loss? Ive only lost almost 15 in two weeks and 3 days. But yeah plication with band has been great so far for me. I am pretty much fully recovered already and doing full workouts already.

[bazookadoe 0]

I had the double-whammy and I'm llllllllllllovin' it! No complications whatsoever. It took just three months to lose 35 pounds. I'm avoiding the scale at the moment because I saw the rate slow down a bit but it's not the procedure's fault. I went back to work teaching on August 4th and it sucks the strength right out of me. I often come home so tired that it literally hurts, collapse into the recliner, and can't pull myself out. I will say this, though; I'm still shrinking. I lost significant weight in the past and kept it off for ten years. More than once, the scale let me down but I was still losing bulk. I have this fantasy of losing 50 pounds at the four month mark but I'll have to do a better job with exercise to get there. On the up side, there's a weight room at work and I mmmmmight be able to squeeze in a workout or two per week come Monday. I'm going in tomorrow to try and get up to speed. If I do, I might have more strength and time when the workday ends. Wish me luck. It may TAKE a break from Lady Luck to stop coming home exhausted.

[bazookadoe 0]

Wait, I'm sorry. I lost 35 pounds in TWO months. Duh.

[Tahneesamson 41]

My doctor in Fort Worth Texas is doing mine with Plication as well. I am paying out of pocket for my surgery so it only added $500. The stats on the overall results impressed me. He said you loose an average of 15-20 more. I am scheduled for Sept 22.

[JaxBandster 11]

I want to thank everyone who has had this surgery for their posts! I am having my band removed due to erosion and am currently in the research phase of trying to decide between the sleeve and banded plication. I like the sound of banded plication but am so afraid of having a repeat erosion and then being unable to revise to the sleeve. My understanding is that slippage and erosion are greatly reduced with banded plication as they do not have to fill the band as frequently and as tightly as they do with the band by itself. It makes sense to me and the thought of not cutting my stomach is very appealing. I just want to make sure that whatever I do is successful because this will probably be my last opportunity to do this.