Suzi

I would not do it again. I had my plication done Nov/2010. In March/2011 I had a revision as stomach was stilll too big. At that time I could only eat 1/3 of what I had been eating prior to Nov. I was very happy and optomistic. To this date I have lost ZERO pounds. I do not drink calories or eat sugar. If I had it to do all over again I would just do the gastric bypass. I have had quite a few friends go with that proceedure and all of them have been successful. Plus, now my doctor says I have type 2 diabetes. I'm very discouraged.

Actually I feel better than before surgery. Still have some sharp pain in my upper left side. Probably just tried to do too much too fast. I have lost zero pounds since coming home. Too much soup and not enough water? I will not get discouraged.

Hope your're still doing well, Leslie. I had my plication done on the same day. Hope you had a good trip home. Pain is a little less every day. Using my blender quite a bit and will be for a while.

I stayed at the Camino Real and I wouldn't do it again. They spoke little english and didn't want to take dollars, only pesos. Close to a big mall but the mariott is also close to a brand new mall and a casino. No problem with english or the dollar there. They knew exactly what Ortiz's patients needed. This info from the people who were staying there. Wish I would have switched before I stayed four miserable nights at the Camino Real.