while i know i'm not the only person who has had the compliction of a stricture after sleeve surgery, i am however the only one in my support group and since it happens only in about 1% of the patients, i'm not forseeing anyone joining my any time soon. nor would i ever wish this on anyone. i had my sleeve surgery in december 2011, my first stricture surgery 6 weeks later, now after being on only soft/pureed foods i go for my gastro check up today and find that since i still continue to throw up 1-2 times a day that they want to go back in a do a second stricture stretch surgery next week. i'm so disappointed, frustrated and really feel like i'm on the verge of a mental break! i've been eating the same foods for 18 weeks. i cannot seem to get my protein level anywhere near the 70-100 grams. I do stay in contact with the program nutritionist but I cannot find a protein powder or shake that will stay down. i add the unjury non flavored powder to some of my foods but that is almost a automatic food reversal so i can't do it often since i am already losing 1-2 of the 6 meals already. i really hope that this will be the last surgery i will need and that after next week my stomach will finally allow me to eat what i need to eat. i'm sorry i really didn' t know where else to turn. no one understand what i mean when i say i've only been able to eat yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs, string chesse and mashed potatoes for 18 weeks! don't get me wrong i'm down 89 pounds and even with the stricture complication i'd do the surgery all over again because i'm already off my cpap machine, off my blood pressure meds and most importantly my knees and feet no longer hurt. i just needed to vent to someone because i'm just frustrated and disappointed that yet again i will have to start back at block one with the liquids only and begin the progression again back to soft/pureed foods for the third time. i went into this not wanting to be a certain size in the end but to be healtier. this dang stricture is sure making seeing that part hard. thanks for listening.

I found out after my second stricture stretch today that I may have a kink right in the middle of my sleeve too. How did your procedure end up turning out? I am only 3 weeks out from surgery and I'm worrying I will never eat food of any kind again

first of all breathe! i'm glad you posted me because there are not many folks (thank goodness) who experience strictures. communication with your treatment team and staying as positive as possible is what you need to do. everyone heals differently and it's no ones fault you ended up with the stricture but there is light at the end of the tunnel. luckly your treatment team found your stricture early so you should since your stomach is still healing form that you will probibly ride right through the puree process. i'm not a dr so i can't say that for sure will happen but i sure will pray that happens for you. but even if it doesn't i am proof that time can/will get you hopefully to the point of the final eating phase of "eating the foods you want just in healthy amounts". good luck and i'll be praying you start feeling better soon!

Hi, I am so sorry that you are going through this. But always remember that God will put no more on you than you can bare. I am praying for you, as well as others who are on this journey with us. Don't give up, stay in the race. And I look forward to your good report!! Be encouraged and stay encouraged.