What would you do?

band07sleeve13
on 3/11/15 2:02 am

Because pictures don't lie.  I've seen my one day post op and my one year post op x-rays, the sleeve stretches! 

Sparklekitty, Science-Loving Derby Hag
on 3/11/15 2:08 am
RNY on 08/05/19

If pictures don't lie, you must not read fashion magazines ;)

Everyone's sleeve is tighter immediately post-op due to swelling and such. The sleeve generally "matures" from < 1oz to 3-4 oz in the first six months or so as you heal. This is by design and not a sign of mechanical failure.

Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!

Tracy D.
on 3/11/15 2:00 am - Papillion, NE
VSG on 05/24/13

Go back and re-read my posts - I never said that my surgeon said it was "impossible" to stretch a sleeve.  He was reporting on his experience in the OR, with his patients; he has never actually seen a sleeve that was appreciably stretched.  

 Tracy  5'3"     HW: 235  SW: 218  CW: 132    M1: -22  M2: -13  M3: -12  M4: -9  M5: -8   M6: -10   M7: -4

 Goal reached in 7 months and 1 week

 Lower Body Lift w/Dr. Barnthouse 7-8-15

   

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

Grim_Traveller
on 3/11/15 1:25 am
RNY on 08/21/12
On March 11, 2015 at 7:51 AM Pacific Time, band07sleeve13 wrote:

Actually my stomach is not much smaller than it used to be, I was banded so removing the band and now with my large bougie that has stretched significantly (I have one day post op and one year post op x-rays) my stomach is much larger than it was not originally of coarse but much larger than it was post band/pre sleeve. 

Your stomach cannot possibly be larger now than it was BEFORE the sleeve. Not possible.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

band07sleeve13
on 3/11/15 1:29 am

I didn't say it was larger than before the sleeve! It is larger than the space I had to fill while I was banded!! 

Grim_Traveller
on 3/11/15 3:34 am
RNY on 08/21/12

You did say exactly that. Read your quoted text above. You should explain better in the future.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

band07sleeve13
on 3/11/15 3:42 am

" my stomach is much larger than it was not originally of coarse but much larger than it was post band/pre sleeve. " maybe you should read my quoted text again.  It clearly says "NOT" originally of coarse but later than it was POST BAND/PRE SLEEVE.  That means after my lapband surgery but before my sleeve surgery. The lapband of coarse meaning the amount of stomach left above the band. 

Grim_Traveller
on 3/11/15 7:51 am
RNY on 08/21/12

Your stomache size does not change with the band. If you meant just the portion above the band, you should have said so in the first place.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

mmsmom
on 3/11/15 12:23 am - Woburn, MA

Well, I guess my answer is yes.  I also had a band that didn't work after initial success (by band standards) - and eventually switched to the sleeve.  Luckily for me it has worked well.   Good luck - it's a tough decision

VSG on 04/28/2014

Laura in Texas
on 3/11/15 12:36 am

Do you weight or measure your portions? Do you track every bite? Surgery is not magic. We have to do our part. I also get true physical hunger and can eat a TON but make a conscious choice not to most of the time. Even if you get re-sleeved you will have to watch what you eat.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

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