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Stricture stretched and doing better
Yup, my problem with nausea and vomiting was a stricture (and polyps) as discovered by a barium swallow. Then I had to wait for my surgeon to get back in town so he could do an upper endoscopy where he did a balloon dilation to stretch it out - afterwards was like a miracle. I had another 24 hours of liquids but since then…
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Back to liquids only at 6 weeks . . .
Well, after several days of not tolerating soft foods to the extent of extreme nausea and vomiting, my surgeon told me to try going back to the liquid only diet that I did so well on during the first 3 weeks and then to once again slowly try to re-introduce myself to soft foods. :huh: Just so long as it is not something…
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Possible stricture . . . EGD scheduled
Well, after days of nausea and vomiting, being taken back to all-liquids (which did not help), I have been scheduled to have an EGD tomorrow to see if I have a stricture or kink that is causing a problem with my progressing to food. I almost hope it is a stricture as I am tired of having these issues. A stricture is…
