I'm having surgery 2/26. I am very excited to finally lose the weight. Still a little scared, though.

How likely is it to gain all the weight back after the sleeve? I know the stomach can stretch, but can it stretch that much?

I'm definitely not a grazer, a sweet freak, or a calorie drinker. I eat meat....and lots of it. I eat too much at 1 sitting.

Any advice is appreciated. This site is awesome, & has answered a lot of my questions/fears.

My doctor also explained the soda thing to me the same way: carbonation expands way beyond the liquid and will ruin your sleeve if you continue to drink carbonated beverages.

There's WAY more to that story. You should not state stuff so matter-of-factly if you do not have all the information.

I totally agree w you ..this is a lot of assuming and partially facts

I hear what you're saying about the expanding part' date=' but I think they were saying drinking a 12 oz soda on a sleeve is analogous to drinking 48 oz of soda with a "normal" stomach. It would be way too uncomfortable to even attempt in either case.[/quote']

I agree

Um, I really don't know how to respond to this nicely and still get my point across, so here goes.

There is no way in hell tgat 12oz of carbonated beverage equates to anything near 48oz. If that were the case, there would be more exploded sleeve stories than you can imagine.

Secondly, the sleeve is nearly impossible to stretch out, tgat portion of your stomach has been removed.

Perhaps you are right. Who knows? But considering that my Dr. has performed over 8,OOO of these procedures, at this point, hard as it may be, thinking gonna go with go with his opinion. My registered dietitian preaches the same thing. I will be avoiding carbonation. I believe you can regain the weight. Look at Al Roker, Carnie Wilson. While they were both bypass, they did in fact gain the weight back. I know someone else who is over half way back. The surgery is not magic. You have to put the work into it and follow your Doc's advice.

a sleeeeeve buddy! I'm also having surgery 02/26

I am sleeve buddy and have the same date as you ! Feb. 26!

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Perhaps you are right. Who knows? But considering that my Dr. has performed over 8' date='OOO of these procedures, at this point, hard as it may be, thinking gonna go with go with his opinion. My registered dietitian preaches the same thing. I will be avoiding carbonation. I believe you can regain the weight. Look at Al Roker, Carnie Wilson. While they were both bypass, they did in fact gain the weight back. I know someone else who is over half way back. The surgery is not magic. You have to put the work into it and follow your Doc's advice.[/quote']

I definitely recommend you take his advice. After all with 8,000+ sleeves under his belt, he is by far the most experienced American doctor. Heck, figuring he operates 5 days a week & takes 2weeks vacation he's averaged over 5 sleeves/day. That's assuming that he was one of the first surgeons in the US to start offering the sleeve.

I definitely recommend you take his advice. After all with 8' date='000+ sleeves under his belt, he is by far the most experienced American doctor. Heck, figuring he operates 5 days a week & takes 2weeks vacation he's averaged over 5 sleeves/day. That's assuming that he was one of the first surgeons in the US to start offering the sleeve.[/quote']

I don't understand the need for such sarcasm especially from a moderator.

It's not an insult to you if she wants to listen to her doctor.

The thing to keep in mind about regaining weight is...the affects of all your weight loss on metabolism. When you first get sleeved, you're at your heaviest, and your restriction is at it's greatest. Both of those things are going to change. Your restriction will lessen, your capacity to eat will increase.....and as you lose 100 or more pounds your BMR goes way down...so you can gain weight eating way less calories than it would have taken at your heaviest weight. So even though you can't eat as much as you could presleeve, you don't have to eat as much to gain. We all have to plan to learn some better eating and living habits in order to prevent weight gain in the future. The last thing I want to see is anyone go through all of this only to regain their weight 2 years down the line.

I definitely recommend you take his advice. After all with 8,000+ sleeves under his belt, he is by far the most experienced American doctor. Heck, figuring he operates 5 days a week & takes 2weeks vacation he's averaged over 5 sleeves/day. That's assuming that he was one of the first surgeons in the US to start offering the sleeve.

I really don't need to defend my Dr. with you. But really, as you are so experienced, I feel SO much better with your recommendation that I follow my Dr. instead of you!

You know, for a moderator who is supposed to be a supportive person, you really are an ass!

I really don't need to defend my Dr. with you. But really, as you are so experienced, I feel SO much better with your recommendation that I follow my Dr. instead of you!

You know, for a moderator who is supposed to be a supportive person, you really are an ass!

Perhaps he is... but he's got a point.

I really don't need to defend my Dr. with you. But really' date=' as you are so experienced, I feel SO much better with your recommendation that I follow my Dr. instead of you!

You know, for a moderator who is supposed to be a supportive person, you really are an ass![/quote']

OTR needs no one to defend him, but... He has more knowledge of this process in his little finger than most on here AND is well- respected by those who value straight forward truthful answers. He will give the needed answers, not the wanted answers to questions. On this site, take the info that you feel is worthwhile to you and ignore the rest. Same goes for this post.

Wait… Since I started this thread, aren't I the moderator? Am I being called an ass? Really! I just asked the question, because it's been on my mind. I think anger may be being misdirected.

I think the point is that a lot of docs say a lot of things and reach for the most improbably dire consequences to scare you away from doing things you probably shouldn't do anyway because some people need a reason like 'your sleeve will explode' to not do it.

Should we NOT drink carbonation... we all know the answer is yes. HOWEVER.. My surgeon said IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, let the carbonation fizzle out a little and let some ice melt in it. Water it down because a) our sleeves can't hold an entire can of carbonated soda and b ) carbonation straight from the bottle or can is pretty painful and very strong. Most sleeves don't like carbonation and no doctor wants to see their patient in unnecessary pain. That's why they tell you not to do it.

It's important to follow your surgeon's instructions but always weigh their advice against general common sense and be aware of any recent studies that may refute them. Many doctors are still operating under old myths and even RNY standards that don't apply to the sleeve.

In answer to the OP, yes you can gain weight with the sleeve. You can gain weight with any WLS procedure. Half of the people I know who've had surgery have gained. Some have stalled... simply because of food choices and choosing not to exercise. Is it HARD to gain? Yeah. But a couple days of 'don't-give-a-crap- will send you right on your way to Gainsville. You don't wanna visit there. it's miserable.

No you are the OP

OTR is a moderator of this site.

There was no "point" to his sarcasm about her Dr.

Also her Dr has been a Bariatric Surgeon for 10+ years and I find it very doubtful that OTR knows more than her doctor. That's preposterous.

This site has enough bull crap arguing on it... It doesn't need a moderator being a sarcastic ass to someone because they value their doctors advice.

I sure hope you all value your Drs as great at their jobs.

If you don't then by all means follow OTRs advice and never ever suggest you would do any different from said advice.