Re: Ever hear of this for Strictures?

[Guest guest]

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

> 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

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