Re: Re: Ever hear of this for Strictures?

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Celia,

I promise this isn't an urban Legend, the Surgeon is here in Great Falls

MT, and is named Dr. Rohr. The gal who told me about it is a friend and

fellow WL person. We had the same surgeon. Dr. Mortenson. She is a friend

and co-worker of the gal that took the carbonated pop.

I've had such a problem with strictures and she thought she was doing me

a favor by letting me know about it. I can call my surgeon and ask him

about it, that's an idea. (thanks)

I just hope like heck that they don't start doing this, it just seems to me

like the stupidest thing I've heard.

I just wanted to verify that this is truly stupid sounding and it wasn't

just me.

Thanks,

Joanie

Re: Ever hear of this for Strictures?

> Boy, this sure smacks of one of those friend-of-a-friend stories

> that turns out to be urban legend. I'd be *awfully* surprised if it

> was true. Any way you can call the patient or surgeon involved to

> confirm?

>

> Celia

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> > I live in a pretty small city, only 2 or 3 doctors do WLS. A

> friend of mine

> > called me and told me of a co-worker that just has WLS 5 weeks

> ago. She

> > developed a stricture, which they saw by the results of an upper

> GI -

> > instead of doing a scope with dilation. Her surgeon (who isn't my

> surgeon)

> > had her come in and drink some pop (carbonation) to stretch the

> opening.

> > I thought that was the weirdest thing I've ever heard. I've had

> 6 scopes

> > and 5 dilations, I don't think I'd try the pop thing.

> >

> > Would love to hear what you all think of this.

> >

> > Joanie

> > LAP RNY 08/13/02

> > 284/152

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