I will be sleeved on March 7th. I asked what bougie size would be used. I was told 44 fr. and that he would over sew the staple line. Just how big will my sleeve be? Just how much of a role does bougie size play in the amount of weight that will be lost? From reading the posts on the forum I'm seeing 32 and 34 are the norm. How will my sleeve be different from a sleeve that had a 34 bougie used?

Thanks for any information on this,

Deb

Here is a discussion on this very subject several months back

Bougie Size

I will be sleeved on March 7th. I asked what bougie size would be used. I was told 44 fr. and that he would over sew the staple line. Just how big will my sleeve be? Just how much of a role does bougie size play in the amount of weight that will be lost? From reading the posts on the forum I'm seeing 32 and 34 are the norm. How will my sleeve be different from a sleeve that had a 34 bougie used?

Thanks for any information on this,

Deb

I will be sleeved on March 7th. I asked what bougie size would be used. I was told 44 fr. and that he would over sew the staple line. Just how big will my sleeve be? Just how much of a role does bougie size play in the amount of weight that will be lost? From reading the posts on the forum I'm seeing 32 and 34 are the norm. How will my sleeve be different from a sleeve that had a 34 bougie used?

Thanks for any information on this,

Deb

mine was 32 with oversew to 28F . . . but that was mine. . . your doc has reasons for making yours a 44