I am currently 3 months post op and living with a stricture. Right now I have been on liquids for the past week because my stricture seems to have swollen up almost over night. It’s too early for another dilation. My last dilation was on the 5th. I’m so exhausted all the time and even having trouble with liquids backing up into my esophagus. I have so much regret since I had this surgery done. I feel like it’s the worst thing I’ve ever done. I really could use some advice from anyone who’s gone through this.

Sorry you are having this complication. Hang in there.

Sorry you are having to endure this. Is this your first WLS or was this a revision?

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This is my first WLS. I have had other stomach surgeries though. So mine was a bit more complicated.

I am currently 3 months post op and living with a stricture. Right now I have been on liquids for the past week because my stricture seems to have swollen up almost over night. It’s too early for another dilation. My last dilation was on the 5th. I’m so exhausted all the time and even having trouble with liquids backing up into my esophagus. I have so much regret since I had this surgery done. I feel like it’s the worst thing I’ve ever done. I really could use some advice from anyone who’s gone through this.

I’m so sorry your going through this! I had gastric bypass my self and a month after surgery is when a structure happened! I had 4 dilation total. I remember feeling exhausted, so weak, just because you only able to drink, I couldn’t even keep protein shakes down. 4 months after surgery is when I finally felt better. I had major regrets! But I’m at the 9 month mark and I have no regrets. It was a tough time but this experience is still worth it. Try to stay strong and just keep as much liquid down. I drank Gatorade (g2) or power aid zero to help with the weak feeling. If you can mix protein shakes with water just to get some protein in you. Good luck. I hope in a few months you will look back on this time as a growing pain. That’s how I looked at it.

I had two strictures early out (well, they're almost always early out...). I had to wait a few days before they could get me in to dilate the second one. They said to go to the ER, though, if it got to the point I couldn't even keep fluids down. You can live for a few days without food - but not fluids. Sorry to hear you're going through this. It'll all be behind you soon. I never had any further problems with them after that second dilation, and I'm super happy I had the surgery!

So sorry to hear you are going through this crap with the stricture. I understand the regret. I truly hope that this matter will be resolved and you will achieve great success within the next year on your weight loss journey! May you be healed.

I had a stricture a few weeks after my surgery and it was during Christmas and I could barely get a sip of water down each day. Finally got a dialation done around New Years and my doctor says, well the good news is that people who go through this usually lose more weight than those that don’t! It was scary, but 8 years later, I have not gained any weight back. Just hang in there, it does get better!!!

What is a stricture?

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On 1/5/2018 at 6:13 PM, Sarac said:

What is a stricture?

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Sara, a stricture is when there is a problem with the opening of the pouch, IIRC. It means the flesh inside heals incorrectly and people with strictures have to have a reparatory surgery to fix it and open it up more. Otherwise they have trouble getting down and keeping food and even liquids.