? stricture, ?dehydrated

I had surgery in November of 2011. I ended up having 3 dilatations in the first 6.5 weeks due to a stricture. Since that time things have been going fairly well with regards to eating until about 2 weeks ago. Started to notice that dense meats (chicken, hamburger, etc) weren't going quite as well as before. I also started noticing that I couldn't get the fluids to go down as easily as before (I filled up a lot quicker than I had). Is it possible to get a repeat stricture this far out?  Also had a blasted headache for 1.5 days now that won't go away. Assuming this is from dehydration even though I have been getting at least 60 oz in daily. Left work early last night due to this headache and still have it this morning. Debating about trying to ride it out at home or go to the ER.

I would contact your surgeon ASAP and inform him or her about what is going on and see if they suggest going to the ER....However, if you feel that bad going to get it checked out to have peace of mind might be something you want to do...

It's possible to get a stricture at any point, it's just not common to get one more than a couple months out.  Why do you assume you're dehydrated if you're getting that much fluid?

Here are the reasons I think I'm dehydrated:
1 headache - never get headaches unless I've been dehyrdated
2. Lips cracks regardless of how much chapstick I use.
3. Muscle aches - really been having trouble recovering from workouts.
4.Dizzy with position changes
5. reduced amount of urine
6. fatigue
7. constipatoin


Just got home from the ER where I got Dilaudid, Benadryl, and Compazine for my headache and a bag of fluid. All my labs looked good.
Steph