How Can You Stretch Your Gastric Sleeve?

[Katrina Huxley 0]

I've been wondering about it for a while now and wanted to know of how can you stretch your sleeve? I'm asking cause someone scared. I had some fried foods which I know it's bad, but I didn't eat a lot of it or having been throwing up. Plus, there nothing wrong with me, and I feel fine, but thanks to that person I can't get it out of my mind. Can someone help?

[Indymom 132]

I've read lots of different responses to this question. The part of your stomach that was removed in surgery is the "stretchy" part, so fundamentally the remaining stomach (your 'sleeve') should not be able to stretch much. You will have less restriction the farther out from surgery you get (my surgeon told me that by the time I'm at maintenance I may be able to eat 6-8 oz at a meal), but will eating a bad food choice or overindulging once cause your sleeve to stretch out permanently? Highly unlikely.

[PdxMan 4,292]

Was this person you spoke someone reputable? Have they researched the sleeve enough for you to trust them? Is it your surgeon? Who is this?

Why have you let them occupy so much space in your head?

It is obvious to me this person has no idea about the finer details of VSG and you should not give weight to their advice. My guess is this is a family member or someone who has an emotional attachment to you who is a bit jealous of your decision to take back control of something you had lost. People are intimidated by someone who can do things they can't do. They feel the only way they can feel better about themselves and their decisions is to sabotage the other by getting inside their head.

Indymom is absolutely correct. The fundus has been removed. Your sleeve can stretch a bit, just like your wallet can, but by no means is it going to regain the 85% that was removed. I asked my Dr this directly and he told me that I would really have to put forward a concerted effort to stretch my sleeve.

Besides, it would be quantity, not quality of the food. Fried, greasy food is not going to stretch it anymore than a chicken breast would.

Evict the tenant in your head, yes. But also stop eating the bad foods. It keeps you from your program and puts a "For Rent" sign on your head. If you wanted to make a change by getting sleeved, then make a change.

[Foxbins 625]

People who have gastric bypass have a pouch constructed from the stretchy part of their stomach and can stretch out the pouch over time. Like others have mentioned, our sleeves are constructed from the non-stretchy part and although there is some "give" in it (it's not rigid like metal) it's tough to stretch it out to the degree that you could eat the way you used to.

[Katrina Huxley 0]

Thanks you everyone for your answers. I feel a lot better of seeing all your guys posts. Junior Guru, the person was jealous. I think it's someone I knew back in middle school or high school. I really don't know her name and didn't like her that much. She heard about me having the sleeve. I guess she just wanted to mess with me for fun. My brother didn't like that one bit, and gotten anger. He pretty said some words to her, which put her in her place. I'm just glad that my brother shut up cause I was about to lose it. I was this close to kicking her ass, but my brother stepped in just in the nick of time.

I am planning on changing, and I'm looking for some recipes for healthy dishes to make when I get back home. I spending the holidays with my father and his wife. I know there going to be a lot of food for Christmas dinner. Anyway, My father is happy for my weight loss and that all that counts. Including, my other family members that are happy for me too.

Edited December 24, 2011 by Katrina Huxley