Back to the hospital Monday...again

Sigh...I  have to go back to the hospital AGAIN for the second time this month for an endoscopy to fix that stricture.  The first time my esophagus had "over-healed" to the size of a pinhole and he (my surgeon) ballooned it out, felt so much better.  Well, it's happened again and I have to have it ballooned out again.  I really REALLY hope it works and stays this time.  Just tired,  yanno?  I don't regret the surgery, I am just ready to get back to normal. 

Bummer, Karen! I hope this time does the trick. We can be surgery sisters. I will be getting an internal hernia repaired on Monday. I will be swinging lizards for you!

Amy

Sometimes it happens and folks have to have the darn things opened up once or twice. Swinging lizards for you on Monday. Hang tough.

--gina

You'll be feeling better very soon Karen!!  Hang in there...  

Hope it goes well for ya, good luck

From what I have read, it make take a few times, but eventually these suckers do go away!  Hang in there....normal is hopefully around the corner.  So sorry for this complication.

~~~Jennifer

Maybe this time will do it.  Let's swing so 

Keep looking forward to the end goal, and we'll be swinging lizards for you.
Take care

Thanks for the support y'all...it means a lot.  I'm gonna ask him why this happens, not that it will change anything but I guess knowing will help understand. 

Well, the surgeon did the procedure.  He says he has never had to do the this more than twice on a patient so let's hope I am not the exception to the rule!  My esophagus was so tight that he couldn't even fit the endoscope down into my esophagus.  Anywho, he ballooned it out again and so far so good.  Thanks for all the swinging critters...y'all are great!