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Are we talking solid foods or liquids? I wasn't allowed solid foods at 20 days post-op. I had just started soft foods, like cottage cheese on day 18. At that time I was told no more than 2 oz. at a time, so I measured everything out before I ate it. Some people don't get proper "full" signals from their swollen/damaged stomachs in the early weeks, so it's important to measure your food and not rely on a "full" feeling this early on.

As for liquids, the move through your stomach in a matter of seconds, so unless you are really CHUGGING or drinking right after eating, it's not possible for you to fill your sleeve with liquids.

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At that point, I was stiil around 1/3 cup or just three or for bites of something soft. Closer to three months, I was at 1/2 cup. I am past my 1 1/2 years and can eat around a cup of regular food or a thick Soup like chili......just a bit more if its a brothy Soup.< /p>

When I saw the barium images at my one year follow-up swallow test, it did indeed look like a medium sized banana.

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@@Miss Mac - the banana description is apt. And you ought to treat your new sleeve with the same gentleness as if you were trying to fill a banana with food without breaking the peal. It just takes a while for the lines where your stitched back together to completely heal.

That isn't forever, about a month. Then a stomach will stretch as normal. See article:

http://obesitycoverage.com/weight-loss-surgeries/gastric-sleeve/gastric-sleeve-will-my-stomach-stretch

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That article was such a great description of how our new stomach works. I was told that a correctly created sleeve does not stretch - it is other behaviors that lead to failure or regain. I loved that article because it described how you can fail and that is what I want to know!

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At 20 days, I was eating about 2 tablespoons of food per meal. And eating about every 2 hours.

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