I am a temporary loop ileostomate. I have a severe stricture in my neorectum, so tight only a gastroscope could get through it on endoscopy. Because my diversion is not 100%, overflow digestion builds up behind this stricture. It is extremely painful. And I might need chemo again, making it imperative I find a solution to this problem.
I called every ET nurse I know. None of them had ever seen this in their careers. With my history of radiation (10 years ago) for rectal cancer, they warn that my stricture may not be able to be dilated.
Has anyone here with a radiation history ever had a stricture dilated successfully?