Strictureplasty

[kylepeabody1]

Hello,

I am scheduled to have a strictureplasty next week and they may end up having to do a resection as well.

Does anybody have any input or advice?

Post op diet?

How long it took them to recover?

Painful?

Will I require a colostomy bag?

I am a 25 year old male and Ive never had surgery before.

Thanks!

 

[ronroush7]

I have had a resection before but never a structureplasty. For the resection, they got me up walking as soon as possible. They started me out on popsicles and I had to eat lightly at first. I didn't require a bag. Make sure you have things at the hospital that you enjoy doing. It was painful the first time I got up. Let us know how you are.

 

[kylepeabody1]

Thanks for the input.

How long were you in the hospital?

When were you able to go back to work? I'm hoping to get back in 2 weeks but I have the flexibility to be out 3 weeks if needed.

When were you able to start on harder foods again?

 

[ronroush7]

I went into the hospital at the end of March with pancreatitis. My resection had been scheduled for April 13th. They rescheduled it for April 6. I was released on April 22nd. That first weekend, after I was released, I started on a regular diet but couldn't eat a lot. I believe it was June when I returned to work. It took about two to three months before my stomach totally healed.

 

[kylepeabody1]

Wow...so you were in the hospital for almost 3 weeks?

 

[ronroush7]

A little over three weeks.

 

[kylepeabody1]

Wow that's crazy. How long ago did you have surgery?

I wonder if its a little more invasive today. I was under the impression I'd be in the hospital 2-3 days and back to work in 10-14 days depending on how I recover.

 

[ronroush7]

Six years ago. I was probably in the hospital a week before the surgery. I was in there early because of the pancreatitis.

 

[kylepeabody1]

Oh okay. That makes sense. I wonder if theyve made that much progress on surgery in 6 years to only have me in the hospital for 2-3 days.

 

[ronroush7]

I hope so.