Should I get scoped?? Surgeon will not advise one way or the other.

I had surgery on 7/2/03 and have consistently had a difficult time keeping down solids. Some days I'll puke 5 or 6 times and other days not at all. But I nearly *always* have problems with anything solid. My stomach does well with liquids and pureed foods, but cannot keep down the types of meals I should be having at 2 months post op (deli meats, soft vegetables, soups, etc) My surgeon said that I probably have a partial stricture or tightening of my anastamosis, but that it may relax and go away on its own if I try a liquid diet for another 6 weeks. However, he says that apx 1/4 of people who try liquids for 6 weeks end up having to get scoped in the end anyway. My husband is quitting his job this week and we won't have insurance to cover an endoscopy in 6 weeks. I'm wondering if I should go ahead with it now and I'm extremely frsutrated because my surgeon will not advise either way - he says *I* have to make the decision. I feel unqualified to make this decision and am wondering if any of you have advice/experience with this. I don't want to go ahead with it if it's unneccessary, but I'd prefer to get it over and done with if it's going to immediately make a significant positive impact on my eating and is going to save me $1500 in the long run. Please help ASAP!!! If I go ahead with getting scoped, I need to schedule an appointment tomorrow morning at the latest.

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