Did I stretch my pouch?

[want2bskinny]

I was rereading the instructions today (day 7 of surgery) and I just noticed that I am only supposed to be drinking 1/2 a cup at a time. I think I have drank more than 1/2 a cup of clear liquid at a time. Should I be concerned? I am just worried that I might have stretched my pouch.

[Clynn]

Do you feel ill or just worried? If you're not experiencing any symptoms or discomforts, you're fine. Just sip don't chug. The 1/2 cup at a time is several times a day, not per meal.

[vangirl]

I doubt you have stretched your pouch. There have been a number of times where I felt like I overate (or overdrank, while on the liquid diet), and was afraid I'd stretched my pouch. However, I have since met a band patient who actually did have a stretched pouch, and my understanding is that pouch-stretching is something that happens gradually, over a period of chronically overeating and not following the rules, not because of isolated times here and there. If in doubt, call your doctor.

[want2bskinny]

Thanks guys for your input. I am not feeling ill. I am just concerned about the pouch. Actually, I have had a great post-op recovery. Not much pain except for once in a while shoulder pain and sharp pain around the port area but that;s it.