Hello

I was sleeved on September 9th...and I have already been endoscopic dilated twice due to a stricture close to my pyloric valve.....Im still having a hard time eating and drinking so my surgeon wants to put a stent on to try to fix the stricture....

Im terrified....but I don't know what to do, to try to ride it out and see if the stricture dilates with time, which is possible or get the stent put on.....

Any comments of anybody who has had a stent after the gastric sleeve are very welcome!

Thanks!

Update

I'm doing much better.

The whole stent thing was an ordeal, but it fixed my stricture. It was the worse month of my life but it worked!

its been 3 months since the stent was removed and besides a big ulcer that the stent caused and that my doctor has been treating with Nexium and Carafate, im doing fine.

I have lost 92% of my excess weight (a 120 pounds) and I'm eating solid at last......

just have to be careful and need to be monitored because strictures can come back and bite in the you know where.....Fingers crossed!