Vets: sleeve lasts only 9 months?!

[judy vsg 126]

Thank you all for your responses! You gave me so much real information... I appreciate it. What I'm hearing is that the restriction does stay on some level, but it's easy to eat around it. Therefore, my new eating and exercise habits are super important.

I worked out at the gym 5 days this week... Applause, anyone?

make it a great day

[OzRoo 1,492]

@@judy vsg

Bravo!!!

Awesome fitness week for you. Congratulations!

And yes, it is now easy for me to eat around the sleeve, hence I know what I need to watch out for, and what to avoid if I want to stay at a healthy weight for me .... And how to fix it later if I fall off the wagon .....

Hard work has begun!

Best Wishes to you!

[gigiinDC 70]

I'm 7weeks out and I can eat over a cup of Soup at a time. This can't be normal. And I never lost my hunger hormone.

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[Bufflehead 6,358]

@@gigiinDC the sleeve won't restrict your intake of liquids. Ever, When people are struggling to get fluids in immediately post-op it's because their stomach tissues are inflamed and swollen due to the trauma of surgery, not the sleeve itself.

You have to choose to restrict your intake of caloric liquids such as Soup. The sleeve won't do it for you.

As far as hunger goes, be sure that you aren't experiencing head hunger or excess stomach acid, which is common after sleeve surgery and feels like hunger. Some people do retain normal ghrelin production after the sleeve, but head hunger and excess acid are more common.