Not 250 cc

I called my doctors office because I wanted to find out my cc. It's 150 cc, 32 French bougie, 150 alimentery limb. So what is a French bougie?

This is how I found out.  Dr. Alvarez explains, and shows it so well.

Go to UTUBE and type in  "Dr. Alvarez what is a bougie"

Defining a bougie: http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12497

The 32 refers to the size.

A bougie is a soft flexible rubber tube that comes in multiple sizes. They are designed to stretch esophageal strictures. They are  used to calibrate the size of the gastric sleeve. The size indicates thecircumference in millimeters. It is common to use a Size 32 bougie (1-2 ounces), which translates to a diameter of about 10 millimeters or 0.4 inches, it is very thin it is also common for surgeons to use a 34-36 French Bougie (2-3 ounces) and some surgeons use as large as a 64 French Bougie (6-8 ounces). It is placed temporarily while performing the operation, and then removed.

I've also heard doctors referring to the SHAPE of the sleeve as a small banana.