What size french bougie does everyone have??

I have a 29 so it will only allow me to eat 1-2 ounces of food...when I get off liquids that is!  Just curious what sizes are out there...

I have a 36f oversewn and can eat about 2-3 ounces of dense protein at 8 months out.

36 I have not pushed any limits. I do not go over 2oz dense protein at almost 5 months out. Fish I can get 2 oz. chicken I can only do a little over 1 oz.

A very tight 40f. I can eat just under 2 oz of dense protein or about 3 1/2 oz of soft food (yogurt, etc.) at a year.

Plenty tight for me. Can't quite eat a small tub of Activa yogurt, so wouldn't want it any smaller.

36 I can eat 3oz. Easy
Julie

 32f oversown-2oz dense protein at a time

The right size for me.

 

I have a 34f and can eat 3 oz dense protein.

From everything I've read, bougie size is only part of what determines someone's final eating capacity.  Surgeon's technique has a heavy influence... especially as it relates to how close to the bougie the doc measures/sews.  And whether or not he oversews the staple line and/or glues it.  And how long the stomach is... this can have a bigger impact on capacity than many people think.  Theoretically taller people have longer stomachs, although I've not seen the data to back this up... just conjecture by some folks, I think.  Plus, how much stretchy tissue is left... also influences final size.

Bottom line, you get what you get and it's how you use it that is most important.

40f