does bougie size matter in. how much you can eat mine was 32 I think. just wondering when the dr tried to explain things to me I really was not listening just wanted it fine on a mission from the day I meet with dr our was over in a month everything happened really quick when I saw my dr friday the staff asked me what my next mission is lol, they have gotten to know me. the next mission is when I an done plastic surgery to get rid of skin if

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I've seen many posts on this and I think the general consensus is that the difference in bougie size is so small that it doesn't really add up to a noticeable difference to the patient.

~Cheri

I agree with CLK above, it seldom matters. The bougie is just there to ensure that the Dr. does not accidentily close off the stomach or make it too tight by running THROUGH the stomach and THROUGH the pyloric valve to hold it open, the staple line does not snug up against the form, it's just there to provide some clearance.

My sister and I were having this discussion this morning. My bougie size was much larger than what I find most ppl on VST have. I was a 44 or 46 I believe.. Since December 5, 2011 I've lost 71 pounds for a grand total of 84 pounds lost. Sounds like my larger bougie is working just fine! I asked my doctor why he uses that size and he said he has found that with a slightly large bougie there is less chance of heart burn issues developing. A few weeks ago I was having a lot of HB issues, I'd hate to see what it would be like with a smaller bougie!

I think I'm a 34 bougie, and I've never had heart burn issues from surgery. I figured I would because I had horrible heart burn with both pregnancies. It's interesting how different people react to this surgery.

I read an article about 4 months ago about the differences in sizes. If I remember correctly the difference is about a tablespoon. So not much at all.