How much
It varies greatly! Depending on the initial size and length of your stomach, how big or small or tight or loose your surgeon makes the sleeve, how much if any fundus is left and how much it stretches - which in turn depends on how much or little you eat...I have read figures of anywhere between 4 and 12 oz or even more and some less. I am at almost one year so probably close to mature and I can eat 3-4 oz of protein and 1-2 oz of something else, usually veggies. I am still comfortably satiated on one egg or 3 oz of cottage cheese. Of course sliders just go down without any problem! I have no idea how long my stomach was/is but my doc did say post op that it holds 2 oz and would double in the capacity which is pretty accurate. He also told me I would be at the weight I am at now at one year post op. pretty spot on prediction!
that will vary quite a bit based on the length of your stomach, your surgeons technique, and how well you manage your sleeve. I can hold about 7 ounces by mass of food comfortably. Usually a meal will be about 5 oz of chicken an 1 oz each of two veggies.
talk to your surgeon to get a good estimate based on your own case.
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160 lbs lost. Surgeons Goal Reached in 33 weeks. My Goal in 37 Weeks.
VSG: 11/2/2011; LBL+Thigh Lift+BL: 10/3/2012; Brach+Mastopexy: 7/22/2013
I'm scared I'm gonna have a big one. UGH. I wish that there were easy answers to this. I had my 2 hour class with the NUT today, and now, based on stuff, not sure about RNY again. I go BACK and FORTH, back and forth. I wish I could call the surgeon everything I have a new thought pop into my head.
hw: 311 cw:304 sw:??? gw:150