In the process of having surgery...

eziovale
on 5/5/17 1:51 pm

I wanted to know can my sleeve stretch?

How much weight can I expect to lose the first year?

What does a simple diet menu look like post op?

Gwen M.
on 5/5/17 7:23 pm
VSG on 03/13/14

Yes, your sleeve can stretch if you consistently overeat.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/information/post+op +planner.php

Check out the daily meal thread to see what people eat.

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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mi75
on 5/9/17 11:29 am
VSG on 06/01/14

It depends on how your surgery is done. There is inflammation initially that can last up to 10 months. Once this inflammation subsides you can eat a lot more. Many people confuse this with stretch.

However, it depends on how your surgery was done. if your surgeon uses a very large bougie size, he won't remove all of the stretchy area of the stomach. The upper/outer aspect of your stomach has the most stretch and the majority (or all) of it is removed in a gastrectomy. if your bougie size is very small then this part is all removed.

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