Stretch Sleeve

[mrsdaniel2013 41]

Can liquids stretch a sleeve? I am in my 2nd week post op and still on full liquids. I can drink 8oz of liquids in a 20-30 min timeframe. I just worry that I'm going to stretch it before I start!

HW 420

SW 347

CW 334

Sleeved April 10, 2017

[FatCat•2•SkinnyKitty 12]

Idk but I'm on day 15 post op and I can pretty much drink 16 oz in a sitting. I can also "eat" 1/2 c cottage cheese or almost all of a 14 oz shake. Feeling discouraged.

[evesta 67]

I think some of that is normal healing and "real" food will fill us up more. I just had surgery Monday so I'm still pretty tight. Four bites of cream of wheat kept me full half the day but with liquids I notice are getting easier with bigger sips. Think about how little you are really consuming in a day compared to before. We got this!

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

1 hour ago, mrsdaniel2013 said:

Can liquids stretch a sleeve?

NO

[ShelterDog64 2,364]

You won't feel any restriction on liquids...they don't 'fill' your sleeve. You'll feel it when you start eating dense Protein.< br /> You're able to take in more liquid as time goes by because the swelling in your sleeve is going down.

And no, liquids don't/won't/can't stretch your sleeve

[mrsdaniel2013 41]

You won't feel any restriction on liquids...they don't 'fill' your sleeve. You'll feel it when you start eating dense Protein.< br> You're able to take in more liquid as time goes by because the swelling in your sleeve is going down.
And no, liquids don't/won't/can't stretch your sleeve [emoji4]

Thank you. I appreciate that. Gotta love anxiety!

HW 420
SW 347
CW 334
Sleeved April 10, 2017

[ShelterDog64 2,364]

Oh, I get the anxiety! It gets so much easier as time passes, hang in there!