@rnewman12
It definitely is a trial and error discovery. Since my surgeon stretched my stricture at transverse colon anastomosis I can eat without blockages. This was a scary thing to be done but I could not have made it through another surgery. The lumen had clamped down to size of a pencil so only liquids could go through. At the very beginning he told me it takes about 1 year for the scar tissue to soften up to be more pliable. It has been 6 months and I can finally tell a difference. I truly believe I will live but it has been HARD. Just take it 1 day at a time and dont give up.