Long time 'Sleevers' 1yr or more?

Bf516
on 6/6/12 1:06 pm

My question to you is;
Have you had any stomach stretching?

USAF Wife
on 6/6/12 1:12 pm

Nope.

I'm 3 years out.

Here's the best explanation that I can offer.

Trauma, swelling, from surgery keep the stomach tight. Not only the trauma/swelling, but nerves are cut and stapled off so the stomach doesn't really know what to do.

During that healing time, anything going in there is very limited.

As the months progress, your stomach "learns" how to mush down food again and work properly, move food out into the intestines.

There are some studies that show gastrectomy patients have faster gastric emptying time. But, my stomach really hasn't stretched. It's the size of a medium banana, I eat the same amount of dense protein I ate around 7-9 months post-op. I can eat a lot more of the slider foods, but that goes back to the explanation that the stomach mushes those foods down faster, and those foods just do not stay with us long.

Everyone's mileage will vary. BUT, if the surgery is performed correctly, stretching is not a major concern. If it's not performed correctly, if the fundus is not fully dissected then yes, there have been patients posting about stretching, way lax restriction.

Band to VSG revision: June 3, 2009
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs

INgirl
on 6/6/12 1:34 pm

VSG on 04/11/11

I'm only a little past a year, but have noted no change in volume since about mo 6 onwards.

pcannedy
on 6/6/12 2:53 pm - Sacramento, CA

VSG on 09/07/10

My stomach after 21 mos poar op, has nor stretched at all.

lanunes
on 6/6/12 8:52 pm, edited 6/7/12 6:11 am - CA

VSG on 07/19/11

Keep in mind......eating dense proteins you should always feel the restriction. If you eat carb type foods or stuff other then dense protein it can slide right through you, so with that said, it doesn't matter how much restricition you have if you eat the wrong foods.

(deactivated member)
on 6/6/12 9:30 pm - Newnan, GA

VSG on 05/04/09 with

*This*

lanunes
on 6/7/12 6:08 am, edited 6/7/12 6:11 am - CA

VSG on 07/19/11

Really? I guess weight loss doesn't change everything!

Leslie Nunes

(deactivated member)
on 6/7/12 6:18 am - Newnan, GA

VSG on 05/04/09 with

:lanunes has posted a reply to your post, 'Long time 'Sleevers' 1yr or more?'

on Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Forum (VSG)

Original message was:

*This*

lanunes's reply was:

Are you seriously correcting me? How about.....Read my mind? I wrote this

post at 4am after working a 12 hour shift and all you can do is correct my

grammer....get a life!"

*confusion* I was agreeing with you.

MyOwnSunshine
on 6/7/12 8:20 am

VSG on 09/13/11

*wow* (LOL)

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