I am wondering if anyone else has had complications with stricture and then any sort of tear? It was at the bottom of my esophagus. I had just had a stricture procedure and had a 2 hour drive. I ate a very small amount of KFC mashed potatoes. I was 8 weeks post-op at the time. When I get the stricture I also get run down so I had a cough. A half hour from home I stopped for cough drops and when I got out of the car I got a huge pain and it moved from the right side up my shoulder and then to my left shoulder. I thought I was gonna die. I got home and laid down drank the white cocktail they gave me. Started to feel a little better so I went to vote and came home and took a drink of G2 and they whole thing started again so I called my Dr. And he told me I probably had a perforation and to drive back. I went I to surgery after a ct scan. It was right at the point of connection of my Esophagus and stomach pouch? He said it was "snotty" looking stuff. Well it kept me in the hospital for a week. I'm still on liquids with a central line in still. I'm getting very depressed with great buyers remorse. I have lost 40 lbs. So that is a plus but I feel so crappy all the time.

I don't know if I'm doing anything right? I am wondering if anyone has had this happen Cos I am so deathly scared of try to eat anything. I haven't even eaten a noodle out of Lipton chicken soup!!

Thanks for reading.

I am so sorry to hear about this and hope you get better soon.

Thanks a bunch... I appreciate that? It's has just got to get better.

Ohh no that sounds just awful!! Are you feeling better?????

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Thanks for the reply. I am feeling better but I have not eaten anything for 2 weeks and I am so tired of protein powder and chicken broth. The whole thing just caught me off guard. I go tomorrow to see if I can start trying to eat. I can feel like fluid is getting hung up there again so that is depressing.

Hang in there. It might be bad in the beginning I had my share but it does get better.

do you have to vomit for it to be a stricture? I have noticed the past few days it hurts to eat. surgery was 10/29 so almost 4 weeks post op and I am on pureed /soft foods. I can drink water and soup without pain but sometimes I get nauseous with the water. and I wake up every morning nauseous and discomfort drinking that first bit of water in the mornings

Talk to your doc and try two things. Rest your pouch for a day or two back to full liquids. And make sure you are chewing the heck outta your foods.

For me the stricture felt like what I would think a heart attack might feel like. I could literally feel it move from right under the middle of ribs then up the right side and across my chest to the left shoulder. I took some of the malox cocktail and didn't move for a bit. Then i thought I was just being a baby until I took a drink of cold G2 and it did it again. I called and he diagnosed it right over the phone. The Dr. Never told me but told my bf that out of the 4000 bypasses be has done I am #12. So not that common. Now I am having trouble again with swallowing but I dont think I will have it opened again unless I have to. Hope Ur feeling better.

For me the stricture felt like what I would think a heart attack might feel like. I could literally feel it move from right under the middle of ribs then up the right side and across my chest to the left shoulder. I took some of the malox cocktail and didn't move for a bit. Then i thought I was just being a baby until I took a drink of cold G2 and it did it again. I called and he diagnosed it right over the phone. The Dr. Never told me but told my bf that out of the 4000 bypasses be has done I am #12. So not that common. Now I am having trouble again with swallowing but I dont think I will have it opened again unless I have to. Hope Ur feeling better.

I have surgery in two days and fear the stricture. I know it is a risk. I am wishing you the best of success in your recovery.

For me the stricture felt like what I would think a heart attack might feel like. I could literally feel it move from right under the middle of ribs then up the right side and across my chest to the left shoulder. I took some of the malox cocktail and didn't move for a bit. Then i thought I was just being a baby until I took a drink of cold G2 and it did it again. I called and he diagnosed it right over the phone. The Dr. Never told me but told my bf that out of the 4000 bypasses be has done I am #12. So not that common. Now I am having trouble again with swallowing but I dont think I will have it opened again unless I have to. Hope Ur feeling better.

One of my friends had gastric bypass - she developed a stricture. It had to be dilated open with an endoscope three more times. That fixed it for her.

Oh my Lord you experience this too. Jesus it hurts so bad doubles me over, feels like I've swallowed wrong and its there for hours. NO medication they give me works. It seems I live in chronic pain. I hope urs is over I will shout hallelujah when mine is gone. horrible horrible horrible.. ugh.

I am wondering if anyone else has had complications with stricture and then any sort of tear? It was at the bottom of my esophagus. I had just had a stricture procedure and had a 2 hour drive. I ate a very small amount of KFC mashed potatoes. I was 8 weeks post-op at the time. When I get the stricture I also get run down so I had a cough. A half hour from home I stopped for cough drops and when I got out of the car I got a huge pain and it moved from the right side up my shoulder and then to my left shoulder. I thought I was gonna die. I got home and laid down drank the white cocktail they gave me. Started to feel a little better so I went to vote and came home and took a drink of G2 and they whole thing started again so I called my Dr. And he told me I probably had a perforation and to drive back. I went I to surgery after a ct scan. It was right at the point of connection of my Esophagus and stomach pouch? He said it was "snotty" looking stuff. Well it kept me in the hospital for a week. I'm still on liquids with a central line in still. I'm getting very depressed with great buyers remorse. I have lost 40 lbs. So that is a plus but I feel so crappy all the time. I don't know if I'm doing anything right? I am wondering if anyone has had this happen Cos I am so deathly scared of try to eat anything. I haven't even eaten a noodle out of Lipton chicken soup!! Thanks for reading.

I have had stricture and a perf too. Where do you live? I spent over 100 nights in the hospital as a result my surgery, but I wouldn't trade my results for the world. I also believe my surgeon did everything possible to make me better as quickly as he could.

I got a stricture at 2 1/2 weeks postoperative. I struggled miserably for 4 1/2 weeks then got dilated 2 weeks ago. I've been a million times better since, but have another dilation oct 2nd, and possibly more after that as they are trying to avoid perforation by only dilating a little at a time. It is very frustrating and I totally sympathize with you and wish you a speedy recovery!

I had a stricture around the 5.5 week mark and had an endoscopy and dilation done (this was just before christmas) I have to take prevacid and a stomach coater to take care of an ulcer that is forming (i just love taking more medicine...NOT). I have to go back for another scope on the 30th of January to see if they need to dilate again. I still have difficulty with water going down comfortably and seem to have lost the desire for all kinds of foods I used to enjoy and certain textures make me nauseous too.

I am also having a helluva time taking the vitamins etc. that I am supposed to. Do you or anyone else suffer from having really dry eyes and I wonder if not getting enough fluids has a hand in that?