Hi all, I am just trying to figure out what is a good bougie size for a BMI of 36.9. I want to lose around 70lbs. My Dr. uses a 32 but Im thinking a 36 might be fine for me.

My surgeon used a 36 french. Don't know if this matters or not, but he also said my stomach is 2 cm, which is less than one inch.

Thanks for the link - extremely interesting. I am going to put this on my list of things to ask the surgeon at my next appointment.

Mellifrits, I wish I had this done at 23. You look great! Your so young still and now you can enjoy life like a 23 year old should. People keep telling me to work out and diet. I tell them I have been fighting my weight my whole life. Yes, sometimes I lose 15,25 pounds but it just gets harder. Im at 215 now I know for a fact if I didn't do this now I will weigh 230 by 40 and maybe 300 by 50. They don't understand how much harder it will be then. If I would even live to see 50.

Thank you so much! I never would have lost this weight with out my wls. My sister had her's at 42 and it is when I started thinking about it. I am so glad I did. My highest was 210 but I lost some on my own before wls but it was starting to come back.

Oh and I found out my bougie is a 40.

It seems that for my BMI (36.9) a 36 to 40 bougie would be good for me.

I have a 38 BMI and my doc uses a 34 bougie.

AniO