Re: Could this be a stricture?

[Guest guest]

It could also be adhesions, which can " kink the hose " so to speak,

causing an impediment to the food passing.

God bless,

Joe

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> > Hi all. I have a question. I am just about 19 months out, lap

> rny

> > on 11/02/01. I haven't had one single complication until

> recently.

> > I have an appointment on July 3rd and will try to hang on until

> > then. Whenever I eat, I get this tremendous pain just below my

> > breastbone, yet above my navel. Then my back kills me. I am

> > thinking it could be a stricture or trapped gas. It hurts to the

> > point where I MUST lie down until it passes. When working, I

take

> > teeny tiny bites to avoid this pain at all costs. Before this

> > happened, (it's been about 10 days now) I never had the first

> > complication. Is anyone relating to this? Thanks so much for

any

> > feedback. Max

[Guest guest]

The word " stricture " is more commonly used in reference to the width of

the stoma. What you are describing sounds more like a small bowel

obstruction. This happened to me and produced the same symptoms you

describe. It also happened at about 18 months post op. I would suggest

you bring this to the attention of your surgeon. He may well want to

run an Upper G.I. test on you to see if a kink or other obstruction has

developed.

Ray Hooks

For WLS nutrition info, visit

http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com

Maxine wrote:

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> Hi all. I have a question. I am just about 19 months out, lap rny

> on 11/02/01. I haven't had one single complication until recently.

> I have an appointment on July 3rd and will try to hang on until

> then. Whenever I eat, I get this tremendous pain just below my

> breastbone, yet above my navel. Then my back kills me. I am

> thinking it could be a stricture or trapped gas. It hurts to the

> point where I MUST lie down until it passes. When working, I take

> teeny tiny bites to avoid this pain at all costs. Before this

> happened, (it's been about 10 days now) I never had the first

> complication. Is anyone relating to this? Thanks so much for any

> feedback. Max

>

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