Lee Hunt

That is what got me into trouble in the first place. None for me please.
Lee

I'm only typing here what I've read and researched online. I have no personal knowledge other than that, so here goes:
1. For several months post-op, your new tummy is still swollen and healing. So the capacity of your tummy is smaller than it will be eventually (say, a year post-op) when the new stomach has completely healed. This conforms with what I see patients 6-8-12 months out saying about their increased capacity.
2. The portion of your stomach that remains post-op is the LEAST stretchy part of your stomach. I've also read that the maximum amount that anyone's new tummy could stretch is 70%. By that measure, your capacity after 70% stretching would be 1.7 times more than it was before stretching. So if you're eating 4 ounces before your sleeve stretched 70%, you could eat 6-1/2 ounces after it stretched. If you were eating 6 ounces before your sleeve stretched 70%, you could eat 9-1/2 ounces after it stretched. Neither of those are big increases.
3. Nonetheless, some WLS patients develop an "ability" (ugh!) to pack more food down into their gullets. I've read (and been told by medical staff) that some people develop a tolerance for storing food in their esophagus while the food below, in the stomach, eventually empties down through the pyloric valve into the intestine, making room for the food in the esophagus to then go down into the tummy. Again, ugh!
4. Some patients learn how to eat more food by grazing / snacking throughout the day and night.
5. Some patients also increase their food intake simply by not eating in accordance with their doctor's instructions. Instead of always eating Protein first, then veggies, and only then simpler carbs (if they have room), they make simple, processed carbs (like crackers, breads, pastas, Cookies, ice cream) a larger proportion of their diets.
6. Some patients also are unable to stop drinking sweetened and high calorie drinks (sweet tea, sugar sodas, high-calorie coffee drinks, etc.). In other words, it's not hard to cheat the sleeve.
The sleeve is a tool. But WE operate the tool.

That is what got me into trouble in the first place. None for me please.
Lee

That is so awesome... Great job so far. I just had my 2 week post op yesterday.
371 at 2 weeks PRE-OP ... 351 Day of Surgery
332 at 2 week POST-OP
I still have minor pain at main incision too. But doc said that was normal and all looks good.
Lee

30 lbs so far.
My Scale:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/withings-smart-body-analyzer/8648068.p;jsessionid=4B763B0102F29DED2ABFCDDDFDB0508F.bbolsp-app03-163?id=1218882640089&skuId=8648068&st=categoryid$abcat0915013&cp=1&lp=3

Chili is a good lunch. One cup of chili fills me for hours. Also you could make ahead some turkey meatballs and heat them up with marinara. They even sell them at Ralph's premade, but from scratch tastes better. Buy a rotisserie chicken and use it for salads and you could also chop up the chicken for chicken salad instead of canned.

Hi y'all!! The time has finally come...feels like I've been waiting for eons!!
My surgery date is September 8, one week from tomorrow!!
I was hoping to find others that share the same surgery day. We have a thread started for Sept 8ers, so we can keep in touch, I will copy and paste it in a comment below.
It will be so fun to follow each others journey!

Mine is Sept. 9th and I was having anxiety. I am an older woman, over sixty and was not heavy till I hit fifty and started taking Lexapro.
I had an abnormal EKG..bradycardia, and had to go for an echocardiogram and still need a stress test before surgery.
However, you will be fine. Yes, it is stressful to think of the upcoming surgery.
A friend of mine, a 58 year old woman was sleeved on Aug. 27. She suffered no pain, no nausea and was so worried about her surgery before hand. You will be fine.

Mine is September 8th also... I am starting to get nervous. Lets keep in touch Krystal.

September 8th for my sleeve is scheduled. Diet for preop starts 8/25. Having mine done in Plano, tx.