I LOVE seeing everyone's before, during and after pics!
I've been updating this as I go. I just did it the other day because I felt discouraged over very little weight loss recently but I can tell in the face picture that my body is changing. The difference between the second and third image is only about 7-8 lbs but obviously there are still other changes going on too. The last pic in both is from Friday, down almost 90 but plenty more to go.
I've read probably close to everything on these boards about sleeve stretching and I've read as much as I could find out in the inter webs. There are a lot of different opinions and people have a lot of different experiences. So ....
today at my 2 month office visit with my surgeon, I asked him about my sleeve stretching. I wanted a definitive answer to this question that has been driving me nuts. He said that you can "challenge" your sleeve by eating more than you should. You can even challenge your sleeve every day. This means eating way too much (not that it necessarily hurts to do it). Then I asked him if you could permanently stretch your sleeve. He did say that over time as you heal and begin eating more normally, your sleeve will relax, which is good because you do want to be able to eat somewhat normally. I would also guess that if it never did relax you might be in danger of losing too much.
So based on this conversation, my understanding is that the sleeve will eventually relax many months out but it does not stretch and will not stretch permanently. You can, however, challenge it all you want. But that would be cray cray after going through all that vsg entails.
The next time you meet with your surgeon, please ask him or her the same question and post here to share what you found out directly from your surgeon (not your primary care doctor or nut).
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