I'm scheduled for band removal and sleeve plication on Feb. 7 with Dr. Helmuth Billy in Thousand Oaks, CA. He has just started offering sleeve plication. But he has been doing bariatric surgery for quite awhile and is fairly well known in the community. Past patients have good things to say about him, so I feel pretty comfortable with my decision.
Of course, I'm nervous as this is my 2nd major surgery in 5 months - I had my port replaced and a hernia repair in Aug, 2010. I will be doing a 2 day liquid diet prior to surgery and most likely about a week of clear liquids followed by 2-3 weeks of full liquids then mushies. I think since plication is fairly new that the aftercare protocol is similar to sleeve gastrectomy.
I am hoping, because I am a band patient and I've lived with the band for almost 10 years, that this will help me adjust to the sleeve plication.
I have started journaling on fitday.com and am keeping spreadsheets with my weight and goals. Hopefully this will keep me accountable and on-track.
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