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Hello guys!

I had surgery on may 21st. I had a follow up appointement today and asked my surgeon the bougie he used on me. He said he used a 60 bougie! OMG!!!!! That’s so big…right? I hear people talking about a 23 bougie. Im so sad…He also said that my stomach will be able to hold 9-10 oz. Is my stomach too big? Should I be worried that my weight loss wont be good?

Thanks!

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Your weight loss will be exactly what it will be...focus on your Protein, fluids and exercise, and the weight will come off! 9-10oz may seem big, but it's still a helluva lot smaller than you used to be able to eat!

If you trusted your doctor to do this, continue to trust. Sometimes we read things on here or other places around the internet that freak us out, question ourselves, etc. - choose not to let them.

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I'm unable to post a link to it but do a search here on vst for "picture of bougie size comparison". Not sure where it came from but if this picture is correct The differences in size really seem to be miniscule.

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LSG results in significant weight loss in the short term. When stratifying outcomes by bougie size, our results suggested that a bougie size of 40F compared with 60F does not result in significantly greater weight loss in the short term. However, longer follow-up of the primary LSG group is required to determine whether a difference becomes evident over time.

This was on a web site for a study on boogie size. Hope it makes you feel better!

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The size difference is not that great, sounds bigger than it is. I found this comparison chart online.

Don't worry.

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The size difference is not that great' date=' sounds bigger than it is. I found this comparison chart online.

Don't worry.

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That's what I was trying to post :-)

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My surgeon did he didn't use a bougie and I haven't been able to get anything out of him about the size of my stomach. But my sleeve is working. Wet just have to have faith.

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My surgeon said he didn't use a bougie and I haven't been able to get anything out of him about the size of my stomach. But my sleeve is working. We just have to have faith.

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