Filling my fistula Thursday!

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I just found out that I will be having my pin hole sized fistula

filled Thursday afternoon. My surgeon will be going down with the

scope and injecting some filler material into it. I hope it works!

This will keep it from getting bigger and hopefully slow down the

rapid emptying of my intestines and pouch. I still don't understand

how it developed when I am divided and transected and stapled and

sewn so well. Its a gasto-gastric meaning somehow my two stomachs

formed a little tunnel. It only occurs in 1% of the patients. Why

do I have to be the lucky 1%? Why did it have to wait until I was

over 3 years out too? I am a little excited and scared since I will

be the first one he has repaired. Sure beats the alternative of

having a revision though.

I'll let you all know how it goes,

Kristy