How do I avoid a second stricture/scoping?

Hey guys. I'm 2 and a half months out and I got scoped this morning and they found a stricture and dilated my anastomosis from 3 mm (so small!) to 15 mm. Is there anything at ALL that I can do over the next few weeks to keep my stoma dilated where it should be and avoid it closing up or tightening again? As I've mentioned in a previous post, my insurance expires in 2 weeks and getting another endoscopy would mean paying for it out of pocket ($1000!!!). Help! Any advice??!! Also, did any of you get dilated at 2+ months post op and only needed the ONE endoscopy? Is it normal to need it done multiple times? Thanks in advance!

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