VSG 5-15-15. From the start of eating solid food I've felt no restriction/fullness. I've read many reviews & everything I've seen mentions fullness or nausea/pain if they ate more than 1/4-1/2c. I started slowly because I was scared to stretch it but I'm already eating 2-3c & still feel nothing. Why's my sleeved stomach able to hold so much comfortably? My Dr. keeps saying "fullness" is a myth but isn't that the point of this procedure? To help feel full w/ only a little so you quit eating?
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Answer: Why you may not feel full after sleeve gastrectomy
Hello. This is very commonly seen in sleeve patients when the sleeve gets swollen. The best way to avoid this is to take some antacids. Talk to your surgeon and they'll help you out and this goes away. Here's a video I receantly did talking more about this. I hope this helps. warm...
Hello. Gastric sleeve surgery improves your health greatly. There are some medical conditions that do get better but there are some others that are totally independent from the sleeve. For example in your situation the diverticulosis/diverticulitis have no relationship with the weight loss but...
Hi LindaGold,Toanswer your question requires an individualized assessment any specific case. In general, sleeve gastrectomy is a very safe operation and things that make it most safe include a relatively low BMI at the time of surgery. Sounds like you have that one covered since your BMI...
