Stretching your sleeve

[bellabeans 74]

I am always so worried that I will stretch my sleeve. I always stop eating when I feel that full feeling or for me sometimes I get a hiccup and I know I am done . But I'm always worried that I won't get that signal and overfill my sleeve. I'm 12 weeks post op and I've lost 68 pounds . Does our sleeve stretch that easily?

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[theantichick 2,204]

Nope.

"The remaining tube-shaped stomach has a limited ability to stretch and therefore, resists the amount of food you are able eat. This resistance to stretching creates feelings of fullness when you eat very small amounts of food and that feeling often lasts for an extended time."

http://www.cpsh.org/services/Bariatrics/Vertical-Sleeve-Gastrectomy

You'll hear a lot about stretching the sleeve, and it's true you can stretch it a bit, but the tissue that remains is not the kind that has a lot of stretch to it. Your capacity increases as the swelling/inflammation of the surgery goes down, and your body accommodates to the changes and your tolerance for the full feeling increases.

At least according to my surgeon.

Edited December 7, 2016 by theantichick

[bellabeans 74]

Thank you , very helpful

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