So, I'm having Sleeve surgery on Tuesday ???? I am super nervous, and of course have a million fears trying to crop up. I looked at a paper that my surgeon wrote on it, and it looks like it says 30% of my stomach left (so 70% removed). For some reason, I thought 85% of your stomach is removed. My concern is that it won't be small enough. I am a 35 BMI but need to lose close to 100 lbs, I sure hope she's not going to leave my stomach bigger than the usual size (because I have the appetite of a 700 lb person).

So two questions...

1. What perecentage of stomach removal is the standard?

2. How much did your surgeon take out? (or is going to take out)

Thanks for th input ????

i had a bmi of 5.8 and my surgeon said he took out 80% of course at 440 lbs. im sure he did ! !

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The surgeons talked to my family while I was still in recovery and told them I had a very big stomache for a woman, my height. I was not a binge eater, but more a chronic overeater ( always hungry). I did have pouch dialation from the lapband so maybe that contributed. I felt too embarrassed to ask what causes an oversized stomach so I reframed it in my mind as the reason I really needed the sleeve.

Anyway, percent removed isn't the key, it's getting a properly shaped sleeve with the fundus removed AND the real key, is what you do with it!

Are you sure you need to lose 100 with such a low BMI?

It's not like they measure your stomach beforehand and then remove a certain percentage of it. The final size of your sleeve is determined by 1) the size of the bougie they use 2) how tight against the bougie they staple and whether they oversew the staple line and 3) the length of your stomach between the esophagus and pyloric valve. Taller people will typically have a longer sleeve.

... And, how much your stomach has stretched throughout the years.