Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 After reading s post it dawned on me that one thing I neglected to comment on in my 2-week Post-Op report was that my stomach size seems to be VERY SMALL! I get full very easily and it is downright painful if I accidentally overeat! I actually have to stop eating before I think I should....because then it seems to be just about right. Hey! Maybe it's the difference between filling up my esophagus and actually getting food to my stomoch - yeah! In any case...Does the stomoch really get smaller - or does it just feel smaller? Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Joy The stomach actually does shrink some..Dr. Rice told me that it would take some time to restrech my stomach, It took about 3 months before i could actually eat something I felt was substanchal (sp?) in IndianaJoy <q.t@...> wrote: After reading s post it dawned on me that one thing I neglected to comment on in my 2-week Post-Op report was that my stomach size seems to be VERY SMALL! I get full very easily and it is downright painful if I accidentally overeat! I actually have to stop eating before I think I should....because then it seems to be just about right. Hey! Maybe it's the difference between filling up my esophagus and actually getting food to my stomoch - yeah!In any case...Does the stomoch really get smaller - or does it just feel smaller? Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 I think it's probably a combination of the fact that the stomach shrinks down if it doesn't get much food at any one time, plus the fact that they make the "wrap" (fundoplication) by taking the upper part of the stomach and pulling it over to the other side, so the empty/available stomach space left over is less than what was there before. Most people mention that they can't eat much at all right after having a wrap. Deb After reading s post it dawned on me that one thing I neglected to comment on in my 2-week Post-Op report was that my stomach size seems to be VERY SMALL! I get full very easily and it is downright painful if I accidentally overeat! I actually have to stop eating before I think I should....because then it seems to be just about right. Hey! Maybe it's the difference between filling up my esophagus and actually getting food to my stomoch - yeah!In any case...Does the stomoch really get smaller - or does it just feel smaller? Joy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Joy wrote: >..Does the stomoch really get smaller - or does it just >feel smaller? >Joy Some people will have a smaller stomach because it has been a long time in which they could not get very much in it at once, so it shrunk over time. Even without that, the stomach will be smaller if you have a wrap. This is because the wrap is made by wrapping part of the stomach around the esophagus. The part used in the wrap will no longer hold anything. A full wrap will make the stomach smaller than a partial wrap. Think of your stomach being like a balloon. Take the balloon and wrap the end around your finger then try to blow it up. notan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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