It has been a rough couple of days but---
I never expected the kind results that I received from Dr. Miles' office. I was to ill to call--so my wife called for me. She said within minutes the receptionist, Angela, had her in touch with a nurse, who immediately transferred her to a Nurse Practitioner, who immediately put her on hold and went to speak with Dr. Miles--my surgeon.
I was given instructions to try at home and was told Dr. Miles would be on call this weekend and if I needed him day or night just call and he would arrange to see me. I was also told if the problem did not correct itself by Monday to come in and he would scope me.
That's the kind of service I expect--and I am thankful to have Dr. Miles and his staff on my side!
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~George Eliot
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What is a stricture? This question comes up weekly, if not daily on OH. Below is a copy and paste from Wikipedia. If you are a few weeks out post op from RNY and have problems keeping well chewed food (even water) down, you might have a stricture. Very common and very treatable (about 10% of RNY patients get them). Also do not freak out if you have to go back a second or third time to get treated for one. The Gastroenterologist will go just below the pouch and air up the "balloon" . It is an outpatient procedure and you will be sedated. Brian
As the anastomosis heals, it forms scar tissue, which naturally tends to shrink ("contract") over time, making the opening smaller. This is called a "stricture". Usually, the passage of food through an anastomosis will keep it stretched open, but if the inflammation and healing process outpaces the stretching process, scarring may make the opening so small that even liquids can no longer pass through it. The solution is a procedure called gastroendoscopy, and stretching of the connection by inflating a balloon inside it. Sometimes this manipulation may have to be performed more than once to achieve lasting correction.
