stretched sleeve?

[Jayson 15]

How does one know if the sleeve stretched. I mean lets say your supposed to have only 5 ounces total meal weight. But the meal turns out to weigh 7.5 ounces. And this is done over a couple of months. Would those couple of ounces really make a difference?

[catnapper 34]

I'm sorry Jayson, I wouldn't know since I have abused my pouch unmercifully. I thought this very topic was floating around yesterday tho? Hope someone else have the answers u are looking for.

[taylokat 180]

I'm told it's tough to stretch the sleeve because the greater curvature is removed and that's the stretchy part. It is possible however to gain weight because slider foods pass thru quickly and because of the carbs you get hungry quicker. I remember on this forum seeing pics of a large bag of Doritos being put in a blender. It crushed the bag so small it was easy to see how you can eat so much chips!

[Sassy Pants1 186]

I've heard it's hard to stretch the sleeve, but not impossible. I've heard it takes a long period of chronic over-filling to stretch it. You might want to ask your doc.

[motherearth 23]

It only gets bigger when the swelling subsides about 90 days Post Op, That's when your stomach is healed from the surgery.

I began feeling a difference a couple weeks ago and i'm 8 weeks Post Op this week. It just depends on what i'm eating as well. I don't eat beef. I stick with fish and chicken. Any meat i chew and becomes bigger than what it was when it went in, doesn't get swallowed. It would take up too much room in my sleeve. So I would rather have ground turkey and fish. Something i can mash with my tongue and get a healthy portion size in..

Even if it did stretch out, it would never go back to the size it was. Perhaps an intake of 8-10 oz, and that's max.

Sherri