Well I'm 2 month post op down 50 pounds I'm really happy with everything but I still throw up every day. I'm taking my acid reducer 2 times a day. It's not like the food gets stuck it goes down and then like 15 minutes later i cough up a slim ball sometimes with food sometimes not then it's over. I feel like I produce a lot of that slimy stuff and my stomach is filled with it. Is my stomach just super sensitive did anybody else go threw this and does it get better.

They use a bougie to stretch an esophageal stricture. Maybe it's something like that. I also read a study that surgeons should stay 5 cm. away from the pylorus when making the cut because getting too close causes nausea and vomiting in patients. I also found this: "The most important consideration in designing a tight sleeve is to ensure that there is no narrowing at the level of the incisura (the sag-point of the stomach where the organ turns horizontally towards the right of the patient). A narrowing will cause a leak at the GE junction or lead to persistent vomiting later, necessitating invasive treatment later. All in all, a highly regrettable outcome could ensue, so it is wise to leave a wider incisura than make it too tight." http://www.bmi-india.com/does-bougie-size-in-sleeve-gastrectomy-matter/ Ask the surgeon what he means.

After reading this article, it makes me want to tell my surgeon to go bigger with my sleeve. I can't stand the thought of vomiting all the time and being nauseous or having a leak or stricture. I know there aren't any guarantees but seems that everything I read, bigger sleeve is better.