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Do you think the stretching happened to you because you were one of the first sleeve recipients and that things may be a little different now surgically? I can see how you could gain weight by grazing, by drinking calories etc. I to worry about 4 years down the road. Right now at 18 months out, I am a HAPPY camper.

And I'm a happy camper too. This happens in a small % of patients. He will be using a 36 bougie this time instead of a 40. Most of my sleeve is fine. There is just a herniated bulge just under my stomach/esophagus junction (gastroesophageal sphincter). The theory is that once this gets tightened up, the tissue will not be so elastic.

I'm not really a grazer (too busy) and everything was hunky dory until the weight gain started a year ago.

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Is he just revising the bulge or the whole sleeve,My doc said he is only doing the bulge cuz the sleeve looks good. a small part of me wonders if it will be enough...he used a 38 bougie.

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I asked him this question. He told me he would not know till he gets in there and has a look. Because he is using a smaller bougie, 36 instead of 40, I believe he will tighten the whole thing. Either that, or he will leave me with 2 different diameters, and an odd spot in the staple line (if you think about it).

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Thank you for talking about this. I'm sorry that some people are acting like it is from something yiundid wrong. You have explained it very well and now we are better informed about what to expect.

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And I'm a happy camper too. This happens in a small % of patients. He will be using a 36 bougie this time instead of a 40. Most of my sleeve is fine. There is just a herniated bulge just under my stomach/esophagus junction (gastroesophageal sphincter). The theory is that once this gets tightened up, the tissue will not be so elastic.

I'm not really a grazer (too busy) and everything was hunky dory until the weight gain started a year ago.

Thank you for your candidness, I wish you the best of luck and a fast recovery.

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Thank you for talking about this. I'm sorry that some people are acting like it is from something yiundid wrong. You have explained it very well and now we are better informed about what to expect.

Thank you. But any apologetics to me are completely unnecessary. I have very thick skin and besides, I really do understand the nature of such questions. People want to know ways to avoid having this happen. Have I "done something wrong"?

Probably. I can't be good all the time :)

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Thank you. But any apologetics to me are completely unnecessary. I have very thick skin and besides' date=' I really do understand the nature of such questions. People want to know ways to avoid having this happen. Have I "done something wrong"?

Probably. I can't be good all the time :)[/quote']

Our bodies do strange things at times.

Glade they figured out what was wrong and can help you. All the best to you.

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