Guest guest Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I spoke with one of the surgeons at Duke when I was 'shopping' around - I don't think it was the same guy but I decided NOT to go with them because the doc I spoke with was an ass! Is he just not getting food down? One issue I had for the first 9 months or so post op was scar tissue - I needed multiple dilations and scraping of the tissue - after that - I've been great now for a couple of years. It is very common to need some post op dilations. He needs to see someone else who is not going to 'release' him (what is he - a fish?) in this kind of condition. This may sound crazy and impossible for someone who is unwilling to travel much but he really needs to go to either Dr. Rice in Cleveland or my surgeon, Dr. Luketich in Pittsburgh. They are the absolute best on the east coast and it will be completely worth it to travel that far - trust me, that first year - we did the 10 hours to pittsburgh a couple of times but I feel great! If anyone can help him, it would be one of these men. Please feel free to call anytime, give my number to your mom, invite your mom to join us here - she may find great comfort communicating with others who know what she's going through - we have plenty of spouses, parents and various significant others. ~ in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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