Question:
Could I need to be dilated at 4 weeks post op?

I am 4 weeks post-op. I can't keep anything down. I was able to keep water down until this afternoon...and I even threw that up! My dr. seems so reluctant to dilate this early....why would that be?? Is there a concern about dilating too early? I'm so discouraged. :-(    — Julle N. (posted on February 13, 2002)

February 13, 2002
I was dialated at exactly 4 weeks post op. My surgeon said that at 3-5 weeks is the optimum time for scar tissure to form and obstruct the stoma. I too could not keep nothing down, not even water. It is not a bad procedure at all, and well worth it. I suggest you contact your surgeon ASAP because you are in danger of dehydration.
   — Phiddy B.

February 13, 2002
I'm just shy of being 4 weeks post-op RNY, and I have been dilated twice. The first being one week after surgery, and again just today. The risk of having a perforation is higher, but still very uncommon, but I think dehydration is worse. The whole procedure is very harmless, and besides having a rough throat for a few hours, I didn't feel a thing.....But BETTER!!
   — LaVonda H.

February 13, 2002
I had a friend who was dialated about 4 weeks out, she could not keep ANYTHING down, she was miserable, she wanted a reversle! Got the procedure done, and, at 5 months post op. she has lost about 125 pounds. You know your body. WE have to be our own advocate.
   — Marie A.