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My question then is...

Why did my surgeon make mine bigger than most in the first place? This

makes me furious...

Cindy

*****Dr. Gagner did my transection when I was a year out, and he told

me after that my stoma was stretched to the max, but it was just too

dangerous to fix. In my case, I still throw up if I eat to much or

too fast, so it's certainly not a total loss. But, aside from staple

line disruptions, it does seem to be the biggest mechanical problem

with the surgery, probably even more than SLD's.

in NJ

The fascinating feature of a stretched stoma is that I have been unable to

really find anyplae where anyone address the issue at all either for

revision or against it, or why, etc.,,,,,,and it seems to be a very common

issue. I know my surgeon was deeply offended that I even dare mention this.

When I asked him about it, he had no idea I had a copy of the radiologist's

report estimating the diameted at 30mm. I just felt like he was arrogant

and insulting and less than forthcoming when he accused me of just being non

compliant and one of those patients who wander the earth like The Ancient

Mariner except for having to tell a story, these patients seek revison after

revision,,,,LOL But why? Why is there so little mention about it as a

complication or so little that I can find addressing this issue?

Dan Slone

Surgery 5/2/2000,Yahoo Msg navwriter

AIM Navwriter58, ICQ 260890468

Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate

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