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In a message dated 03/23/2000 11:27:55 AM Pacific Standard Time,

vitalady@... writes:

> But aside from that, of all the other SLD I've seen, most of us are law

> abiding citizens who would no more " eat til it bursts " than we would cut

> ourselves or inflict other pain or destruction.

>

> But pouches do stretch. They're supposed to. Just not til goal wt is

> reached. And some post-op nutrition plans practically FORCE you to stretch

> the pouch prematurely. So, even then, it's not really a " fault " issue, just

> like the morbid obesity never was.

>

My surgeon was just at our weekly support group meeting on Monday

night and we talked a lot about this SLD and stretching pouches . . . He said

there does not have to be pain . . . to cause disruption by overeating.

Anytime you eat to fullness, and feel full, perhaps eating until you are just

a little uncomfortable, you are stretching out the pouch AND stressing the

stapleline. He said that he rarely sees stapleline disruptions and he has

done over 1,000 RNYs open proximals. Maybe its the 4 rows of titanium

staples?

Regardless, I try to make sure I never eat to fullness. If I ever

disrupt it will prove it can just happen without overfilling the pouch . . .

I too never vomit or anything.

Vicki in CA

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I've met TWO people in all these years who will swear to you they both out

ate it. They insist that they ate until past pain. They're both guys, both

say they are stubborn and proud of it.

But aside from that, of all the other SLD I've seen, most of us are law

abiding citizens who would no more " eat til it bursts " than we would cut

ourselves or inflict other pain or destruction.

But pouches do stretch. They're supposed to. Just not til goal wt is

reached. And some post-op nutrition plans practically FORCE you to stretch

the pouch prematurely. So, even then, it's not really a " fault " issue, just

like the morbid obesity never was.

Thanks,

www.vitalady.com