when does the swelling in your sleeve go down and the sleeve gets to be "healed" for a lack of a better term?

At about 6 weeks MOST of the swelling is down. It can take up to 6 months or more for it to totally settle down and achieve it's ultimate proportions. Everyone is different.

Remember you just cut most of the little guy OFF it'll be a while before he's up to snuff

I've heard the same thing... 6 weeks for the initial but up to 6 months to get to your "norm". I actually just hit my 6 month mark and noticed that I can eat a bit more. At first I was worried but then everyone on here reminded me of the whole 6 month thing.

YUP! Anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months. Just remember that if your sleeve gets irritated it can become inflamed and be swollen again for a short while.

Glad this was asked. I am 18 days out and can only get about 1-1.5 oz at a time

And I was wondering if/when I would have a tad more room.