Can the stomac shrink after surgery??

DanielaGiron
on 1/10/14 3:25 am - Canada
VSG on 12/09/13

I'm 5 weeks post-Op, It's been about a week I'm eating normal AS PER my docs plan, everything's been going down good and better, it used to take me an hour to finish 1 egg now about 30min BUT now my tummy won't accept what it used to, for example, last  week went for dinner at a restaurant, I had 2 chicken wings and 2 pieces of meat of a brochettes , and yesterday I barely was able to eat 1 piece of meat... I've had 2 spoons of chicken salad spread on 2 Melba's no prob and now I can only eat 1... I can get all my fluids with no prob, it's the food that I can't eat... Is my stomac getting smaller???

(deactivated member)
on 1/10/14 6:23 am - Canada

Are you eating too soon after drinking?  That will lessen your capacity.

Hislady
on 1/10/14 8:32 am - Vancouver, WA

This is purely a guess since I'm not sleeved but I wonder if you ate more because you just couldn't feel  you should stop because of the nerves being cut and not working to tell you "no more food". Now they are healing and saying "oh no,we can eat anymore". Like I say just guessing but makes sense to me. kiss

Happy Gurl
on 1/10/14 9:29 am
VSG on 10/26/12

^^ That would be my suggestion as well - the nerve endings coming back to life.

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KathyA999
on 1/10/14 2:47 pm

And then there's this.  Some days you can eat more than others. Even some meals.  Weird, no idea what that is or why, it just is.  I don't think your sleeve is shrinking.  Just moody.  :-)

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Riomama
on 1/10/14 8:17 pm
VSG on 08/20/13

I think it's the stenosis because of scar tissue forming.  I had to get dilated 3 months after surgery because I wasn't eating/drinking enough and things shrunk/stenosis increased ( narrowing). I was also dilated because I started having nausea and vomiting frequently

 

happyteacher
on 1/11/14 2:17 am

I have days I barely eat for whatever reason, and then days I consider typical, and days I feel like I am a bottomless pit.  I associate it with hormonal changes.  The last two days ate very little... started back on my Tamoxifen (hormonal changes result from this) and I have been starving all morning.  Don't worry about it for now, but if it continues or becomes progressively worse let your doc know.

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DanielaGiron
on 1/11/14 4:02 am - Canada
VSG on 12/09/13

Thanks guys!! Really appreciate it:)... Today I had 1 hard boiled egg and about 5 min later half came right up :(... It's the first time since surgery... If it continues I'll defcall my doc although I had my 1 month check up just last Thursday... Had a scan done and doc said everything ok.... Hopefully it's just a moody pouch or nerves cuz I'm flying in 9 days lol

        
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