Question:
what are the symptoms?do you have any pain after they diliate you again

and are you more able to eat food with a little more bulk,everytime i eat meat or anything that is a little more bulkier,then mashed potato consistsy,i start to froth and throw up alot of phlem,for 1 or 2 hours.i'm 12 weeks out lap.and have lost 72lbs but i would like some food with more bulk to it.i spoke with my surgeon and he told me it may be a striture.anyone else with this problem?????    — GRACE M. (posted on June 24, 2003)

June 24, 2003
Hi. I went through the same thing! No fun!! Getting dilated was easy and painless however it took me 3 times before I was 'fixed'. My pouch would ache and I had a heavy pressure that could only be relieved with throwing up. Now I am eating fairly normal foods, I am 4 months out and no more pressure or pain! Good Luck, it does get better and better : )
   — Peggy B.

June 25, 2003
I feel for you. I went through it to. For about two weeks I could not keep anything including liquid down. I finally ended up in the ER for dehydration. The following week I contacted my surgeon and they readmitted me for the procedure to dialate. I was furious and so upset. Just because I had been so misabrable. But let me tell you once you get it fixed you are so much happier and everything feels so much better. I was in the hospital for about two days. The procedure was totally painless. Good luck to you.
   — Jennifer M.