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Just curious, do you know what % of your stomach was removed? I see many people say their doctor removed 85%; however, I was reading in a notebook my doctor sent me home with that he removes 75% of the stomach.

Anyone know what difference this can make?

I wonder if this can affect the amount of food you eat?

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Just curious, do you know what % of your stomach was removed? I see many people say their doctor removed 85%; however, I was reading in a notebook my doctor sent me home with that he removes 75% of the stomach.

Anyone know what difference this can make?

I wonder if this can affect the amount of food you eat?

I was going to ask my doc how much he took out, but I never seen him (holiday) I just seen his partners the rest of my stay. I am going to ask him when I go for my check up this week.

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Just curious, do you know what % of your stomach was removed? I see many people say their doctor removed 85%; however, I was reading in a notebook my doctor sent me home with that he removes 75% of the stomach.

Anyone know what difference this can make?

I wonder if this can affect the amount of food you eat?

Our "group" was told at the seminar that he removes approx. 85% of the stomach, that we'd be left with a 3 oz tummy. I have a copy of the surgical notes and he did a size 32 bougie.

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My doc says I was left with a 3 oz stomach. Not everyone starts with the same size stomach, so in order to be sized to the relatively standard 32f or 36f bougie, then it would be a different percentage for everyone.

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Everyones stomach is differet sizes tobegin with so what you are left with is based on what size bougie they use. So I think they just average it out to 75-85%

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The final size also depends not only upon the bougie size used, but also how tight the surgeon wraps and sutures it.

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My doc says he removed 80% and uses a 34-36 bougie. have no idea how much that is in oz of stomach left.??:blink:

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