I am 12 days post op. Able to have puréed foods in two days. Went out to lunch at a restaurant with my niece who just graduated college out of state. I had the broth of nebeyaki udon (one of the healthier Japanese soups) devoid of noodles and vegetables with just the broken yolk of two eggs mixed in. It was brothy and came to about a cup.

I ate it and did not feel any discomfort or spasms or pain (usual sign when I've taken one bite too many).

Have I stretched out my little pouch already? I thought 1 cup was closer to the amount of someone 6mos post op.

Concerned.

Liquids go through sleeve. You couldn't have stretched it from broth.

Thanks @KristenLe. I guess I made the best possible choice without doing damage. Thank you!!

Sounds like you did good. My niece's college grad party is tomorrow! ????

You cant stretch you sleeve!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3_aahPETzH0

Edited May 21, 201610 yr by mia150

Thanks @mia150. Very interesting. [emoji846]

What you're experiencing this early out is a swollen, traumatized, busted-up stomach. If you were to try to eat dense Protein right now, you could eat only a few bites.

This is NOT what it's going to feel like once it's healed. You'll have considerably more capacity once it's fully healed (6 months post-op). Your future increase in capacity won't be due to stretching, but to healing. And no, your capacity will never be anything approaching what you could cram in pre-op.

Also, your sleeve will not restrict any liquids you drink or highly processed foods you eat, high-carb slider foods, e.g., chips, Cookies, low-Fiber crackers, ice cream, etc.

Finally, your sleeve will do a bad job of restricting any foods you nibble on all day long (grazing).

But you probably already know all this.

You cant stretch you sleeve!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3_aahPETzH0

Not if it was done right and not with liquids.

At your stage, I asked restaurants to strain my Soup and serve me only the broth. They were happy to do it! More "chunks" for the other patrons.

You cant stretch you sleeve!!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3_aahPETzH0

@@mia150, THANK YOU for this link! I had never heard of this doctor and now I can't stop watching his videos. Everything he's teaching about nutrition makes perfect sense, and fits with the healthy plan I followed for 6 months pre-op dropping 30 lbs. It's great to hear support for this from a bariatric surgeon. I only wish I had found this info sooner!