sassyxxkathy

Why do you think that regular sleeve "forces you to comply more than the ESG"? Do you just mean that the requirements pre-surgery are so stringent (per insurance)? I did a lot of research deciding on ESG. Post-procedure requirements are almost identical. But ESG was SO much easier and I had virtually no recovery time. So don't talk people out of it, it is often the way to go. Only downside is that insurance isn't covering it--yet.

Why on earth would you have to be on a liquid diet for 4 weeks? I was on a clear liquid for a few days, then full liquid until two weeks out, and I found that to be torture! Congrats on sticking to it!

No cutting, no stomach removal. Not head hunger; it was stomach growling hunger. I know that there is an issue with ESG not removing gherlin producing portion of stomach.

flew in wed, came back home to Ann Arbor thurs.

Funny, I just had my procedure at Silhouette Clinic in Germantown, MD. I'm from Michigan.

Hi, had ESG 6/29 and although it went very smoothly and I feel great, I have been crabby about liquid diet. I have been HUNGRY. I tried to find research about the healing process and justification for the full liquid diet for 2 weeks after ESG, but can't find anything at all. It just seems as though we are following more or less the same protocol as post-bariatric surgery, although I think the trauma to the stomach and healing period should call for something significantly less drastic. Especially since I am doing so well. Nonetheless, I have stuck with it, with the exception of allowing myself some hummus. I've lost a modest 8 pounds, but who wouldn't with no food and about 500 calories a day for 16 days! Now, my big concern is that of course I will gain weight after switching to a soft diet even if I follow it precisely, which will really be demoralizing. It's all had me rather irritable and I'm so curious to know others' experiences along this line.