Question:
At what point is a person past having stricture problems?

I am 5 weeks post-op and have been reading alot about people lately with stricture issues and having to have the scope to fix it. At what point post-op are we "safe" from the stricture problem?    — Kathy J. (posted on March 3, 2002)

March 3, 2002
I will ask this excellent question at wednesdays support group meeting...
   — bob-haller

March 4, 2002
4-6 weeks post-op. I got mine at 6 weeks. Quick and painless fix to your misery by endoscopic dilation.
   — [Deactivated Member]

March 4, 2002
It seems that most people are "out of the woods" with this by eight weeks, but there are people in our support group who have developed strictures at a year post-op. Sorry, but I'm not sure we're EVER totally free from risk from this problem. With that in mind, there's no point in panicking. Just make sure that you bring any excessive vomiting to your surgeon's attention quickly so that they can address the issue before you have problems with burned esophagus tissue, etc.
   — Julia M.

March 4, 2002
I dont think we are ever risk free from developing a narrowed stoma.. I had a stricture at 3 weeks post op , first revision and again at 4 months post op.. I had a partial bowel stenosis or stricture at 10 months post op.. so strictures can happen ... at any stage.. The percentage of this occurring may lessen the farther out you are.. I really dont know..
   — Gina Landers