Question:
Does anyone know if the pouch will return to original size if it has stretched
because of eating too much? Is there a feeling (like the "heavy feeling") when the pouch is full? In the old diet days, people said your stomach shrank if you didn't eat for a few days. Does the pouch? One more question: a friend who had the standard rny without transection told me her surgeon puts a band of muscle/tissue around the pouch when he operated so that it couldn't stretch. Is this standard procedure in the rny? She said it was his trade secret and I can't find info on it, but I think it is a standard procedure. Anyone know? I hope I have that!!! — Marilyn C. (posted on May 7, 2001)
May 14, 2001
The dr that I saw in memphis puts a silastic ring around the pouch and that
will help it from stretching to much
— [Anonymous]
May 14, 2001
According to my clinic, the pouch doesn't stretch at all. The new
surgeries involve the lesser curvature of the stomach, which isn't as
elastic. What I was told is that the opening from the stomach to the
intestine stretches and that is how you can eat more than 2 oz. Food
leaves the stomach quicker, but the pouch remains about the same size.
— Jilda H.
May 14, 2001
I had the silastic ring gastroplasty in 94. It worked great, lost 82
pounds, got pregnant (which was a blessing! I was truly thrilled and I have
a wonderful 6 year old son!) and now I have gained back all but 34 pounds
of it. I'm looking into the open gastric bypass. I still eat small meals,
but I get hungry an hour later...sigh...
— Lisa U.
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