Oregondaisy's turn for sleeve surgery

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

Does anyone know if the dilated esophagus I got from having my band just goes away on it's own? I have been wondering about that.

Dr. Aceves said banded people ended up using our esophagus for a stomach. What stops us being able to do that now that we have the sleeve?

It will go back to normal size in time.

Self control and not over eating will prevent it from happening again. Thing is, now full feels like full so you'll have a better idea of when to quit eating.

[MacMadame 81]

I asked my surgeon about this. He said don't eat until you get that horrible pain in your chest that feels like an elephant is stepping on you.

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

You know, I am perfectly happy with Protein Shakes. Now that I have been taking lactaid, I am not having problems.

I have no real desire to eat. I wonder if you have to do the progression on to mushies and solids if you don't really feel like eating.

I had some yogurt and egg salad today because I thought I was supposed to, but I really wanted a Protein Shake. I really like them and they are easy!

[Elisabethsew 50]

You could do a Protein Shake for Breakfast or lunch but the idea is to progress to solid Proteins and eat to live as opposed to living to eat.

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

Well I found out last night what it feels like to be too full.

I didn't realize i was that full at the table. When I got up, I knew I was in trouble. It was a miserable time for at least a couple of hours. I am surprised my stomach did not burst . It sure felt like it was going to!

No more eyeballing food for me. I have a little measuring device I got from my lap band surgeon and I am going to have to start using it. It's obvious after last night that I am not a good judge of how much to eat. It didn't look like that much, and I stopped when I thought I was full, but obviously, I didn't stop soon enough. What a nightmare that was.

[kareyquilts 1]

Did your doc tell you how much your new stomach would hold or suggest a maximum amount to eat? Or is it all my feel?

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

you're supposed to start out with 2 oz. but 2 oz of mashed up fish is pretty hard to judge without measuring.

I have had 8 oz Protein Shakes and yogurt with no trouble.

[Alex Brecher 10,498]

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