Question for Those With Suspect/Actual Strictures or Ulcers

I am one month post-op (RNY gastric bypass) and have started having symptoms that could suggest a stricture and/or a marginal ulcer. Everything I've read seems to say that endoscopy (tube w/tiny camera down your throat) is the "gold standard" for determining if you have either of these conditions.

However, my doctor is wanting me to go through an upper GI (studies have shown that these fail to find ulcers in their early stages fairly frequently).  I am reluctant to go through a third upper GI in a month simply because that is a lot of radiation in a short period of time.

So, my question for those of you who have ever had a suspected a stricture and/or an ulcer, did you go thru an Upper GI test first, or did you go straight to an endoscopy?

Thanks!

If I could avoid an endoscopy at under a month out, I would. You aren'the 109 percent healed yet, and a scope could cause damage.

I had the upper gi series first,,,they found a few problems and within hours back in surgery,,,

Thanks Terri! Maybe it's not as unusual as I thought to have the Upper GI first.

I hope the surgery fixed whatever problem you had and that you are recovering well.

Thank you,,,2 ulcers and a striture , and a hernia,,,i have to go back every 2-3 weeks so they can stretch the opening in my esophagus..but other than that doing good,,hopecthey figure itcoutcfor you very soon

Just to share the outcome - the Upper GI showed that there was a definite delay before things entered my pouch, but there was no evidence of a stricture or anything serious.  I've just had to get used to that being the way my body works by altering some habits (e.g. pills only when standing up; allow cold water to warm up in my mouth before swallowing, etc).  I hardly even notice the problem now.