Question:
after RYN on 11/09 how big will my stomach get?

   — tyania5666 (posted on March 11, 2010)

March 10, 2010
I had surgery on Nov 17th. I was told at my 3 month appointment the pouch eventually becomes the size of a fist; I am assuming that is if one follows their plan.
   — dasie

March 11, 2010
You will be able to eat the amount of a regular small person.
   — .Anita R.

March 12, 2010
I am one year out from my RNY and I would say I can eat about 1 cup of solid food, but it really does depend on what it is, and because you can eat a certain food one day doesn't mean you will be able to eat it the next. It is a real challenge, but you learn to adjust. My surgeon also puts a silastic ring at the exit of the revised stomach to that you don't have any stretching of the stoma where some surgeons do not do this and their patients over time "stretch" their stoma and can eat more.
   — rkurquhart

March 12, 2010
In our classes they told us after RNY your "pouch" is about as big as your thumb.
   — Greg K.