Bougie? (Mispelled)

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

How large was your bougie. I'm worried that mine might

have been too large, and maybe my sleeve would allow more

food. I don't want thant.

I'm not really eating that much food yet, so i know i'm

stopping early cuz i'm afraid of overeating. Please tell

me your size? And if i should worry.

Ok - here goes - mine was 36.

[circa 333]

The absolute smallest they use is a 32. The largest size that has been used is a 60 - the largest size NOW used is a 48. I think you're just fine

[Lissa 2,631]

I have no clue what the size of my bougie is. I never asked because I don't care. Alex posted a study a couple of weeks ago that seems to suggest that a smaller size bougie may be a factor in sleeve leaks. Besides, the difference between a 36 bougie and a 40 bougie is literally millimeters. Maybe 4 millimeters times the length of my stomach might make a slight difference in how much food I can eat, but I somehow doubt that, for me, it would be enough to cause me to regain.

I think maybe we get hung up on how much "restriction" we have rather than doing like you do and making sure we under eat the sleeve. That's the best way to do it anyway.

[Lissa 2,631]

Even 32 to 48 is less than the word millimeters.

[UXgrrl 29]

I asked my surgeon what size bougie he used and he didn't even let me finish asking the question before he started to answer. Clearly he got that question a lot.

Anyway, he didn't use a bougie, he used a flexible endoscope as a guide; the logic being that he could look inside the stomach at the staple line as he withdrew it to check for seam integrity. They didn't do a leak test on me before allowing liquids or purees in the hospital before I was discharged.

Sometimes I wonder what size bougie the endoscope would translate to, but we all have such variations in the LENGTH of our stomachs, that I think the millimeter differences between different bougie sizes is pretty inconsequential.

I do felt left out of the the "mine's smaller than yours" comparisons though

[hadouni 301]

I don't know either. All I know is he took 85%. When he said he was taking 85% my friend who drove me about fell off her chair!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

my bougie size was 34. It doesn't make too much of a difference. You are doing great and that's all that counts. Keep up the good work and don't worry about the bougie size. It's just a guide, and not that much difference.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

when you don't know something its good to ask. I appreciate you guys answering, i feel better now

Kathy

[Dooter 1,457]

I asked my surgeon what size bougie he used and he didn't even let me finish asking the question before he started to answer. Clearly he got that question a lot.

Anyway, he didn't use a bougie, he used a flexible endoscope as a guide; the logic being that he could look inside the stomach at the staple line as he withdrew it to check for seam integrity. They didn't do a leak test on me before allowing liquids or purees in the hospital before I was discharged.

Sometimes I wonder what size bougie the endoscope would translate to, but we all have such variations in the LENGTH of our stomachs, that I think the millimeter differences between different bougie sizes is pretty inconsequential.

I do felt left out of the the "mine's smaller than yours" comparisons though

My surgeon will do the same with the endoscope. He says it's comparable to a 34fr. bougie. I don't think a 36 is any problem at all.

[PdxMan 4,292]

My surgeon used a 34.

The number is a measurement, in millimeters, of the circumference of the tube they place in your stomach to use as a guide for the staple line.

So, a difference between a 34 and 36 is 2 millimeters in circumference. I believe the thickness of a dime is a bit more than 1 millimeter, so your sleeve is 2 dimes bigger than mine.

But wait, that is circumference, so we actually have to divide that by pi squared to get the diameter ... well ... it isn't much of a difference ...

[UXgrrl 29]

My surgeon will do the same with the endoscope. He says it's comparable to a 34fr. bougie. I don't think a 36 is any problem at all.

Huh! Interesting, thanks for that info. I measured that length with a piece of paper and rolled it into a tube and almost fainted. That's f*&^#ing small!

[Aussiegirl 580]

Sizes dont vary much. When I was researching the procedure I found this helpful picture that put the width of the bougies in perspective to each other, using pens as references:

http://images.obesityhelp.com/uploads/profile/868222/albums/77594/Bougie%20Size.jpg

Hope the link works.

[Dooter 1,457]

Sizes dont vary much. When I was researching the procedure I found this helpful picture that put the width of the bougies in perspective to each other, using pens as references:

http://images.obesit...ugie%20Size.jpg

Hope the link works.

WOW!!! Even that 54 is minuscule for a stomach!!! Can't pack much into that puppy! Even more so for a 34.

[Lee 19]

I think you're fine with a 36. I am 23 months post op with a 40f and I've done ok.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I think I'm a 32, I can't believe I forgot lol, gotta love the 40's...anyhoo I just asked my hubby and he said it was the smallest size, so yeah I'm thinking 32.But like others have said not a big difference.