Guest guest Posted July 27, 2003 Report Share Posted July 27, 2003 There's also the possibility of a staple line disruption, especially with a 4-year old surgery. Not as many surgeons were transecting then as are now. She should have an endoscopy and/or upper GI to rule of mechanical failure first. A SLD is fixable, but, as Carol knows all too well, a stretched stoma is usually not. in NJ *********************** > > > Your pouch could be as intact as a newborn babe, but if your STOMA is larger than it should be, the pouch can be totally non-functional. I've got the endocscopy results to prove it. > > Carol A > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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