Guest guest Posted August 2, 2001 Report Share Posted August 2, 2001 Judie, If you're only 30 lbs to goal at 8 mths out, I wouldn't worry about it! *grins* Now, if you were only 30 lbs down and 8 mths out, that would be a problem! Congratulations on your fantastic weight loss! *hugs* Anita > Has anyone done the cottage cheese test? > I didnt have any cottage cheese so used oatmeal this morning.....I was able > to eat 9 ounces of it! Is that a bit much, does anyone know? Im 8 1/2 > months out and 30 lbs to goal...... > > Judie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2001 Report Share Posted August 2, 2001 Judie, I am still a bit a new post-op but I have some questions as to how your arrived at your conclusion on 9 ounces. I saw a post from someone who was 18 months post-op and she was 5 1/2 ounces confirmed by surgeon. Did you weigh the oatmeal before and after eating it? I was told by Gagner that the stomach would stretch to the size of normal entree. I don't know what a normal entree is as I have never had one. But I assumed that it would be about 6 ounces.I didn't think that it could stretch to double it's new size. I am hoping that this is not the case as 9 ounces would be a dangerous thing for me. > > Has anyone done the cottage cheese test? > > I didnt have any cottage cheese so used oatmeal this morning.....I was able > > to eat 9 ounces of it! Is that a bit much, does anyone know? Im 8 1/2 > > months out and 30 lbs to goal...... > > > > Judie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2001 Report Share Posted August 2, 2001 I was told that my stomach was 4-5 oz at the time of my initial DS surgery. I did the " cottage cheese " test with oatmeal three times. The first and third times I got a stomach capacity of 10 oz, and the second time I did the test, I got a size of 9½ oz. I first did the test at 4-1/2 months post-op. It is still 10 oz now. I think that is too big for this soon post-op. Dr. Welker is considering making it smaller when I have my revision. I hope he is able to-- I miss the quality of satiety I had as a fairly new post-op. Joy Frost, both Pre and Post-Op DS Open DS with Deveney/Welker 2-5-01 100cm common channel 250cm alimentary limb Starting Weight/BMI: 255/47 Weight/BMI as of 8-1-01: 217/40 (-38 lbs) Revision to be done in late August 2001 http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/Joy/joy.html > Has anyone done the cottage cheese test? > I didnt have any cottage cheese so used oatmeal this morning.....I > was able to eat 9 ounces of it! Is that a bit much, does anyone > know? Im 8 1/2 months out and 30 lbs to goal...... > > Judie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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