Gastric sleeve surgery cancelled - liver too large. Is there a chance that my liver just won't shrink?

Hi. You are right to trust your doctor. There are some patients that simply need more time with a low calorie diet to shrink the liver a bit more. It's just a matter of time and keeping focused. Here's a blog post I just posted. I know you'll enjoy it. regards, Dr. Alvarez

You don't give us enough information to give you advice.  What is your BMI?  It's not just the size of the liver, but also other issues such as abdominal wall thickness, and the amount of space created in the abdomen after inflating it with CO2.  So far, in my career, I have had one case where the same thing happened.My only caution would be that 6 weeks may not be enough.  In my patient we waited 6 months before going back.  The operation was still difficult, but we were able to do it.  Depending on how high your BMI is, I would base the decision of when to reoperate not on time, but on amount of weight lost.  Alternatively, there are ways to estimate liver size with either ultrasound or CT scan, so the doctor can be 100% sure that the second time he goes in he will be successful.