Sleeve to bypass not feeling same restriction

[Getsleeved03 1]

So i just had a sleeve to bypass done a week ago yesterday. I have no pain any more a week after surgery. What is concerning is even though I am still on the clear thin liquids i find that i am drinking alot more and I mean ALOT more than i did when I had my sleeve.

Last week in the hospital i was drinking maybe 4 ounces a day but a week later i can get down over a gallon of Water over the period of a day.

The same time frame with my sleeve i couldn't get down 2 ounces without feeling that restriction.

Is this normal? This worries me as that restriction is what helped me to stay in line for the most part of two years with my sleeve. Once the food stage comes in I will need that

[catwoman7 11,241]

I'm not sure if it's the same with a revision vs. a virgin bypass. I felt restriction once I moved to solid foods, but I have a virgin bypass, not a revision, so it might be different.

I've heard other revisionists say they didn't feel as much restriction with the bypass as they did with the sleeve, but on the other hand, they do feel uncomfortable when they're on the verge of eating too much.

[GreenTealael 25,541]

40 minutes ago, Getsleeved03 said:

So i just had a sleeve to bypass done a week ago yesterday. I have no pain any more a week after surgery. What is concerning is even though I am still on the clear thin liquids i find that i am drinking alot more and I mean ALOT more than i did when I had my sleeve.

Last week in the hospital i was drinking maybe 4 ounces a day but a week later i can get down over a gallon of Water over the period of a day.

The same time frame with my sleeve i couldn't get down 2 ounces without feeling that restriction.

Is this normal? This worries me as that restriction is what helped me to stay in line for the most part of two years with my sleeve. Once the food stage comes in I will need that

It was normal for me too.

Liquids may not give you the inflammatory tightness that you experienced with VSG because the inflammation (if you have much) will be lower in your digestive system instead of close to the esophagus.

Because the pyloric sphincter is *usually* bypassed when you are revised from a VSG to RNY, you *may* not feel the same restriction as with VSG.

Your restriction/full sensation can also feel different.For me it’s the difference between tightness in the chest with VSG and heaviness in my lower abdomen with RNY.

However I’m happy to note that both sensations made me want to stop eating. So there is a safeguard if you pay close attention.

Congratulations on a safe surgery & happy recovery ❤️

Edited April 23, 2021 by GreenTealael