So I'm self dilating twice a day under my doctors care but before I fly back to Rochester for a follow up because my defography still shows a stricture at the outlet sight I wonder if I'm going in far enough. I have easily gotten the 18mm hegar dilator 3/4 of the way in then hit a wall. Do I try to go further or what? And if not why is the defography still showing an outlet stricture?
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Umm, how long is the dialator. Assuming you have a standard J-Pouch, I believe you should not need to go in more than 3"-4" to ensure that the dialator is into the anastomosis site "outlet".
Do not press through any type of perceived "wall" ?? Bad things can happen.
Dan
Do not press through any type of perceived "wall" ?? Bad things can happen.
Dan
I didn't know that you can self dilate. I am going to the hospital as an out patient for dilation. Don't you find that painful? Grace
Plenty of people self-dilate, particularly to keep a medically performed dilation from closing up again. I think you really ought to be given instruction by someone who knows your specific anatomy. No one on this board knows exactly where your stricture is.
thanks for answering I didn't know that. I will ask my surgeon That is why I love this site because a learn something new everyday Thanks Grace