So, I was diagnosed with a stricture and I can barely function because I feel like I am going to throw up at any minute. I'm having trouble tolerating liguids and I don't want to get dehydrated. Even when I sip slowly I have terrible pressure in my pouch and throat.

Any tips to make this easier until I have my dilation procedure? Thanks.

Yes, I told Roy, my Bariatric Dietician at OSU I fully expect to graduate to Mechanical Soft instead of Stages 3 or 4 at the end. He told me " Patience Grasshopper, your day still will come!" Reminded me I will have all facets of my Bariatric Clinic"s programs when needed, up to and including the remainder of my life. I am a Permanent Adoptee, and isn't it ??? a totally Cool thing to know!

Despite at least 7 balloon endoscopes and a stent, the sweet taste of going from 310 to 175 makes it all worthwhile. It gets scary when you are in the mist of it, but that too shall pass. Best of luck

Next time you go grocery shopping observe the people around you

when you see a guy whose approx size 34 or a women size 8

just remember that they could have been obese at one time like us.

best of luck

Thanks, Steven! I needed that encouragement today as second endoscopy was a failure.

On 5/10/2019 at 7:50 PM, Briswife15 said:

Thanks, Steven! I needed that encouragement today as second endoscopy was a failure.

Hey how are you doing now did it all get sorted?

Hi! I had 6 dilations, and the surgeon said I was the worst case he had ever seen! I am 6 months post bypass, and still not on a full "normal " diet, but I'm fine with that. I eat mostly soft and ground foods. I had a very scary, horrible incident of food stuck in my anastomosis this week and almost went to the ER, but after 4 hours it cleared itself. All and all, I'm doing well. Thanks for asking!!

Psych

4 hours ago, Briswife15 said:

Hi! I had 6 dilations, and the surgeon said I was the worst case he had ever seen! I am 6 months post bypass, and still not on a full "normal " diet, but I'm fine with that. I eat mostly soft and ground foods. I had a very scary, horrible incident of food stuck in my anastomosis this week and almost went to the ER, but after 4 hours it cleared itself. All and all, I'm doing well. Thanks for asking!!

yeah I saw that and told you to get your butt to A&E then noticed I was like 18 hours late haha!

When I had the twisted gut the day after my bypass holy shysters the pain when I drank and there was a dr and nurse in with me and they were telling me to do 'stuff' god only knows what, but the pain hit me and I just ROARED the word PAIN at the poor dr haha It all came up after I yelled then I was like 'oh so sorry I am fine now thank you'

BUT the point of my little story was that I imagined you were in the same kind of pain with your stuck food and I felt awful for you! But glad you are on the recovery road now

REMEMBER what @FluffyChix always tells us, sip sip sip and chew chew chew.

Edited September 22, 20196 yr by Bastian