Can we say Stricture

I know how busy Dr. Tom is and he would certainly do the procedure if he could. The procedure sounds pretty easy. Hope everything goes well. Let us all know how you do. When are you having it done again? I bet you can't wait to just get back to normal and eat again! Sara

What is normal? IF I ate normal in the first place I wouldn't be in the situation I'm in now. Shoot most of us wouldn't be in the situation we are in. But as for after the procedure, it's not that I look forward to eating again; but, that I can start getting all the nutrients my body has been missing for the past week. You can only get so much from soup and jello. No pills have stayed down. I do have to say it is kinda strange to realize how little I have eaten this past week and not be hungry. Knowing that my body is starving for nutrients. The procedure will be done friday at 130 over at UC.

I have had 3 strictures. Nothing major involved in fixing them. I don't see why your surgeon would let you wait this long to have them fixed. Two out of 3 times, I have gotten dehydrated because within a matter of hours, I couldn't even keep down water. It takes less than 5 minutes to do the entire procedure. No kidding, I am in the room, have the procedure and back out in a room and awake within 10 minutes. Everytime I have had one, my surgeon insists that I come that day or the next morning if it is impossible for me to get there. He fits me in between 2 of his surgeries and does the procedure while the next patient is being prepped for surgery. I guess every program is different, but just be aware that if you get to where you can't keep liquids down, you need to go to the hospital and forget waiting on an appointment with another doctor. As far as the strictures go, anyone can get them at anytime, but they are most common between 4 - 8 weeks. They are caused by the formation of scar tissue around the opening of the pouch. They basically put a scope down into your stomach with a baloon on the end of it and dialate the opening. Mine has been rather stubborn. I think the average is that 20% of Lap RNY patients will get them and if you have one, you are prone to get more. My surgeon said that he has seen a person have them up to 6 times before but it is rare...most of the time 2 or 3 times max...I am working on breaking the record and I still have the bruises from the IV's to prove it (that is the worst part...although when you wake up after your 10 minute nap you feel like you have been sound asleep for 3 hours!!!) Best of Luck and take care of yourself...Like I said, If it gets bad...GO TO THE HOSPITAL!!!!

Jennifer luckily I can still drink,,, albeit slowly but it is still drinking. Soups will stay down if I sip them realllllllll slow. If I wasn't keeping liquids down at all I would have been at the hospital fri or sat night saying fix me. Thanks for explaining from a person whose had it point of view. The part about the 10 minute feeling like three hours sleep sounds really good.