Sleeve Sizes

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I was just wondering after reading everyone's stories - is there a standard size sleeve.

I read people saying that they can eat a piece of toast etc and I can't fathom fitting that in my tiny tummy.

Do we all have the same size sleeve do you think or will I be able to fit more in down the track???

Doctor shot me back an email saying a 32 or 34 was too small- What do you think I should do? It would be a real problem to have to go to another doctor- need Mount Sinai facility in case my heart goes loopy. Should I try to insist? Also my post diet is 2 days of clear liquids and then 1 month of pureed. Applesauce- where is the advice your doctor gave you on post diet- maybe I will try to stick to your guidelines- can you send direct me back to your post?

ROFL asnew!
Yes, the internet is great - this site and a couple of other groups I'm on has provided me with a great amount of support, lots of information, some new friends, and some entertainment as well.
I haven't emailed my doc, but glad that yours was so responsive - must have got him as he sat there!
I have no idea what size my sleeve is, either. Nor do I care - I can eat about the same as the others, depending on what it is. If it's a sloppy puree, I can fit more in than if it's a thicker puree. And I do get hungry, but not usually starving (yesterday was an exception to the rule). But like the others, I have my little tiny dinner, taking twice as long as my hubby takes to eat his much bigger dinner, and my baby tummy is happy.
And thinking about this made me think about overnight - you'd think that we'd get hungry overnight, since we eat so little, but it just doesn't happen.
I LOVE MY NEW BABY TUMMY!
Chris

No I'm not hungry at all. In fact I have to force myself to eat.

steph

Talk about those pushy Americans

First I have the nerve to email my doctor at 9 P< at night asking what size bougie he is going to use and admitting that I wouldn't know what size to ask for anyway. He emails me back in less than 3 minutes with a size 36, then I go on obesity help and it tells me that a 32 is best so I bother the poor guy again- now it is 10PM- with an email asking for a size 32 because I really want to be thin telling him that the less weight my heart has to deal with the better...but if I was being 100% truthful it is because...........................

I want to be THINNNNNNN

Oh lord- I feel like a pushy creep.

yep i do get hungry...but that amount soon fills me up. It is amazing to sit down with your family for a meal with a tiny bit of food, take longer to eat than what they do and feel like a stuffed pig when you get up....lol

The most important thing is are you hungry?

nor me steph.....just know that i fit in about the same as bee....100-150ml at a time

Hi asnewme,

I wouldn't have a clue what size mine is.

steph

You have just got to love the internet- not only have I "met" all you people, but I can ask my surgeon a question at 9 PM on a Sunday and have an answer sitting in my email box by 9:03 PM

He said the sleeve size that he uses is a 36- small but not too small- so what do you think everybody- is that good or will I need to have one of you come over here and make it smaller.

Write back soon- will start sterilizing the kitchen knives for bigbugger or Chris.

Plugged sleeve sizes into the search engine and found it- now I am off to email my doctor about size of my to be sleeve. Thanks,

I cant really fit more than 100-150mls into my stomach, once i reach that I cant fit in anymore!

I saw that one, too, and that's where I got the recipe for coddled eggs!
Chris

saw this by Dale on awls the other night. it is a diet designed to shrink back your pouch. she says it works. It looks harmless enough. I think it is designed for RNY patients but she is a sleever. Any way take a peak :)


http://www.5daypouchtest.com/plan/theplan.html


Days One & Two: Liquid Protein
low-carb protein shakes, broth, clear or cream soups, sugar-free gelatin and pudding. Read more.

Day 3: Soft Protein
canned fish (tuna or salmon) eggs, fresh soft fish (tilapia, sole, orange roughy. Read more.

Day 4: Firm Protein
ground meat (turkey, beef, chicken, lamb), shellfish, scallops, lobster, fresh salmon or halibut. Read more.

Day 5: Solid Protein
white meat poultry, beef steak, pork, lamb, wild game
Read more


do go and read the site if you want to try it :)

applesauce

Oh, that's interesting, applesauce. Kind of makes sense, too.
Steph, I didn't have Opti until about half way through the second week - or maybe more towards the end of it.
I went back to clear fluids after the blockage in the hospital, so stayed on that for a few more days. Then I went to full fluids, but didn't use Opti until I was on purees, a few days after that.
Then, when I did, I was surprised to find that I could drink one over about 20 minutes, especially as applesauce and sue had said they couldn't. Maybe my poor, littler, body was just starved for goodness! LOL
I was still only having about 75g of puree at the time, so it sounds like I am more like the bad apple.
Hope this helps.
Chris

I could only drink half and optifast in the first 6 weeks, I even find a full one now to much. they are just so filling. Yet the male of the species had no problems downing the full optifast week 2 over 20 minutes. He still can not eat as much as me but liquids work straight though him. His volume of food would be about 200ml mine closer to 250ml. so going over in liquids did not stretch his stomach. Tho my surgeon keeps his patients on clear liquids 1 full week and then nourising liquids another full week so as not to tempt people to stretch their stomachas at all. He belives that those first 6 weeks make all the difference in what size you end up with.

applesauce

Hi Chris,

Did you struggle with 200ml of the Optifast in the beginning? I'm lucky if I can get through half of it.

steph :flower:

I haven't been given any guidelines at all about that, but my meals are usually around 150ml - except for the Optifast, which is 200ml and I drink over about 20 mins.
Chris

Hayley were you told to limit your intake to 100-120ml for the first 6 weeks or more depending on how you feel? My dr and dietician said that if you dont do that early on your stomach can stretch straight away andyou will be able to fit more in later

Just a thought.........like i think chris said she can fit in a whole optifast by drinking it slowly....but i have been told to only have half then 2 hours later have the other half.......as i have said many times i guess we just have to follow what they tell us :scratch:

Nicole

Hayley you should of seen your Dr at about 6weeks post op.
And as for my starving feeling I don't get like that well take yesterday for instance. Breaky I had a 1/2 slice of toast and a bantam egg , lunch we went to a smorksboard :lol!: Mother-in-laws shout and she don't know . so I had very small entree size garlic chicken but did have a small glass of wine with it :lol!: there for just 1 hr s I could finish my wne finished about 12.30.went shopping then on way home about 4.30 I was starving and just had to eat, hubby was stil full from his stuffing at lunch and mother-in-law was still anoyed I didn't eat more for the money :lol!: I did say I just wanted to have a wine and I would of had a couple of spoons off hubby's plate.oh well that happens.
Hayley you may need to have an endoscope to see whats going on in there, Hopefuly for me I will be able to get mine fixed soon ,will know more next week.I will let you know
Did your Dr say how much he took out? did you ask? Ring his rooms for an appointment today.please we all do worry about each other so just put our minds at rest

Hi Hayley,

When I first got my Sleeve done the Dr told me I would only be able to fit in about about 20 ml and that it would eventually get soft and I would be able to fit more in. I can comfortably drink a cup of coffee and feel full for at least an hour if not two. Thats actually what I have instead of a snack in between meals as it fills me up, I too am blown away you can fit in approx 400 ml with no problems,(pls don't take that the wrong way) I still can only get just over a cup in comfortably, and I have only chucked once in the whole 12 months and that was only because i was stupid and didn't follow drs instructions of never eat and drink at the same time. I was so used to drinking with my meals before the Op that I actually forgot about it and was so thursty I had a half a glass of water straight after a meal and the water came straight back up about a minute later, i have never done that again. But I do drink a lot of water in between meals and am a little naughty with the coffee as I have about 3 a day I can't go without my coffee. Please go get checked again, as I said I am 12 months on and still no way fit that much in, but in saying that it depends on what the food is that I am eating on how much I can eat, meat is very heavy for me and I can only have a peace the size of about 3 fingers, salad on the other hand I can fit a full bread plate no worries! and some times even go back for seconds. I hope you get to the bottom of it, but like you said at least you are still losing weight well done!

Hayley I would want to know why you can fit in so much and why you are hungry. Even if you had to see the surgeon in his private rooms to get the answers it would be worth it.

applesauce

Oh poor Hayley, though you did make me laugh.

Are you sure it's not just head hunger that you have?

steph :flower: