Just back from my endoscopy (just over 3 weeks post op)

Well the other day I thought that food was feeling really stuck but I was not vomiting.  So I thought that it might be just me and I was eating too fast or not chewing good enough.  After a day or so of that I decided to call the doctor.  He suggested I try full liquids to see how it went and they still felt a little stuck so I was scheduled for an endoscopy this morning to see if I had a stricture.

It wasn't really that bad.  It turned out I did have a stricture.  I was at 8 and dialated it to 15.  I am on popsicles and ice chips today, stage 1 tomorrow, stage 2 the day after that then I can get back slowly to what I was eating. 

So all in all not that big of a deal.  Anyone else have a stricture or think they are experiencing symptoms?

No, I don't have a stricture but I am curious where the stricure is? I have one (from before surgery) in my esophagus that I have to have dilated routinely. Is this stricture where the esophagus goes into the pouch? I have been very interested in this since I am not sure how surgery will affect my previous problem.

Cheryl

Yes it is the exact same thing.  I was unaware that people could have issues with them prior to surgery. 

Since you are already familiar with it and have been dilated before I would think you can totally handle it and it shouldn't pose any serious problems.  But to be honest I really have no idea.  I know that from what it sounds mine was caught early enough that I didn't suffer any kind of dehydration.  So it can be very terrible.

I hope that you don't have any big problems with it.  Sorry I couldn't be of much help. 

Ellen