My new tummy;)

[mz.jensen 7]

Ok so I went to my doctor and she did the barium n a ultrasound and she told me that my new pouch had stretched !!! Wtf?? How' why' when'... I can't cant believe this what did I do to myself ?? My heart is crushed that was on April 8th .. My #3 fill is may 10th so it's coming fast I hope my pouch had not stretched any more ;( I feel like crying I'm scared has anyone had this happened to them? Please tell...

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[kah1213 311]

do you know how/why it was stretched?

[PrettyThick1 1,860]

Ok so I went to my doctor and she did the barium n a ultrasound and she told me that my new pouch had stretched !!! Wtf?? How' why' when'... I can't cant believe this what did I do to myself ?? My heart is crushed that was on April 8th .. My #3 fill is may 10th so it's coming fast I hope my pouch had not stretched any more ;( I feel like crying I'm scared has anyone had this happened to them? Please tell...

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Geez, I thought you were sharing good news! Sorry about that, and I hope it's not too bad.

[mz.jensen 7]

It's not that bad .;/ but not good ..

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[mz.jensen 7]

Down 37pounds !!

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Your pouch is stretched from eating too much and/or too fast.

Going forward, it's crucial you measure your food and stick to a cup or less per meal. It's also very important to take small bites, chew it until mush, and pause between bites.

You can fix this but you'll have to be diligent so it gets better rather than worse.

Best wishes.

[brianb 81]

Congrats on your 37 pounds!

Do you think you have been eating too much or too fast? I'm suspicious that it stretched so quick. Doctors can make mistakes... Especially with your impressive weight loss. If you are over doing it, then it seems like your weight loss number would be much lower.

But, definitely you want to be careful and make sure you aren't eating too much and too fast. There is a lot of good info online about how we are supposed to be eating.

[JACKIEO85 308]

Pouch enlargement

Pouch enlargement (type-III prolapse) is diagnosed when dilation of the proximal gastric pouch is present with or without change in the angle of the band and in the absence of signs of obstruction. The lower esophagus may or may not be dilated. Pouch enlargement is a pressure-related phenomenon that may be surgically induced by band overinflation or overeating with resulting high pressure in the pouch.

Symptoms of pouch enlargement include lack of satiety, heartburn, regurgitation and occasional chest pain.

Nonoperative treatment includes complete band deflation, low-calorie diet, re-enforcement of portion size and follow-up contrast study in 4–6 weeks. If the band position and the pouch size return to normal, then the band can be incrementally reinflated. A study by Moser and colleagues⁹demonstrated that this conservative approach to pouch enlargement was successful in up to 77% of patients. Conservative treatment is considered unsuccessful when the pouch fails to recover its original size after 8–10 weeks. In this circumstance, surgical treatment with either band removal or replacement is indicated.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038361/#__abstractid852845title