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Congratulation on your success!

I'm 8 today. Chilling!

It happened to me a couple of times when i ate too fast or too much after VSG.

Oh Fluffy so sorry to hear that. I know you're very strong woman so fluff your feathers, girl and recover fast. Praying for you!

YOU CANNOT STRETCH/DILATE out your sleeve to anything remotely close to its original size. From LapSF/Dr. Criangle: The removed section of the stomach is actually the portion that stretches the most. The long vertical tube shaped stomach that remains is the portion least likely to expand over time and it creates significant resistance to volumes of food. The fundus is ALL but removed with VSG. The fundus is the upper most part of the stomach's greater curvature. The fundus is: 1) the stomach's stretchy/expandable tissue, capable of expanding 2-3xs its resting 'unfilled' size 2) the pre-op 'mass quantities' of food, waiting to be digested, storage section 3) where 70% of the body's grehlin a "hunger hormone" is produced. Stretching, due to overeating is most common in RNY because more of the stretchy fundus part of the stomach is retained to make the 'pouch'.

If a larger bougie size is used, the sleeve will be larger and the operation safer, but the concern is that it may not produce enough weight loss.

Standard bougie sizes in the United States range from 32-50F. The bougie size is not the same as stomach size, although it does influence the size of the sleeve. Generally, the smaller the bougie, the smaller the new stomach size, but the same size bougie does not always create the same size stomach. The finished sleeve size is determined by how close the stapler gets to the guide and whether the surgeon oversews the staple line and if so, by how much. While the gastric sleeve is now widely accepted as a primary bariatric procedure, there is not yet unanimous agreement on an ideal bougie size. The decision is trying to find the size that will provide the safest results with the most amount of weight loss. With a smaller bougie size, the smaller the sleeve and greater the restriction, but greater the risk of leak and stricture rate.

My bougie was 40F which is 1/2 inch.

That was question number one i asked my surgeon during our first meeting

Omg sorry to hear about all this. Praying for your recovery and healing. Stay strong and positive. And healthy!

Way to go! Congrats!

It's called corneal abrasion. It's very common. During anesthesia our eyes don't shut closely and cornea is exposed and gets dry. Plus all the patches and meds to dry us up to prevent any vomiting during intubation. I got blurred vision too after my vsg. It lasted more than a week then disappeared.

Congratulations! What an amazing story, very inspiring.

My FMLA papers had a section to be filled by surgeon which states i need this time for recovery from surgery. And NAMES this surgery as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy! However this information is considered PHI and protected by HIPAA. Thus your HR required to keep it confidential.

Congratulations on your successful surgery! I started walking in my neighborhood one week after surgery. On my 3rd week i started exercising using YouTube videos. Cleared to use gym after 6 weeks. My HMLA papers had a section to be filled by surgeon which states i need this time for recovery from surgery. And NAMES this surgery as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy! However this information is considered PHI and protected by HIPAA. Thus your HR required to keep it confidential.

Congratilation on your amazing achievements. I enjoy reading your posts.

Also skin looses elasticity. You may look up "skin turgor test".

Signs of dehydration include fatigue, lightheartedness, headache, dark yellow urine, constipation, among others.

Yay! Good luck to you!

Congratulations on your successful journey!

Omg you look stunning! Congratulations on your success!

Nalgene 32oz is my favorite too! For the same reasons as above!

Congratulation, what a great news!!!

I snack on hard boiled eggs, mozzarella cheese sticks, thinly sliced cucumbers, carrots and apples. Also Greek yogurt.