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Did I stretch my sleeve? Two months post op



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I'm two months post op and wondering if I stretched my sleeve already or did swelling just finally go all down? I'm able to eat more than 1/3 cup food and actually feeling hungry a few hours after my a.m. Protein Shake. That used to hold me for four to five hours. Now I'm feeling like I need a small snack two hours later. How do you stretch the sleeve? I'm super worried I did.. :(

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I don't think it was stretched as I was able to eat more once on solids and needed to eat about every 3 hours or so. Good luck and hang in there.

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I got my sleeve on 12-3-13 so I'm 4 mos. out. I remember in the beginning just taking my pills would fill me up. My surgeon assured me my sleeve would loosen up and it did. I eat 6x's a day, small mini meals that r 100-200 cal each. So, in my opinion if your hungry a couple or few hours after your Protein Shake, by all means eat. Have a light string cheese w/ deli ham/turkey wrapped around it ( one of my go to foods ). Remember your stomach is a lot smaller so it's going to empty out faster and u will get hungry. I don't think u stretched your sleeve at all, u just gotta get used to eating high Protein every few hours and trust your body. If it tells it's hungry, eat. The weight will come off trust me, I'm down 58 lbs and couldn't be happier. Good luck to u. ????

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I'm three months post op and have also found that I can eat more now than in the beginning and have feelings of hunger ( or what I think is hunger).

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