Hi - My dilation/surgery is scheduled for the end of July. It's currently showing in my Lahey medical portal as "1) ANORECTAL SURGICAL EXAM REQUIRING ANESTHESIA, 2) FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY IN OPERATING ROOM".
I gleaned an interesting bit of information from the initial portal listing which I believe was the exact "coding" verbiage used in the insurance records. The specifically interesting bit was the appearance of the word "Hegar". I'm thinking that's a pretty clear clue as to what type of dilators my doc will be using.
=========== UPDATE: I just found a record of the initial schedule reference for my procedure:
"ANORECTAL SURGICAL EXAM REQUIRING ANESTHESIA, mechanical dilation of anal stricture, Hagar dilators."
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I'm additionally scheduled for a post-op visit in mid-September.
I am going into this whole thing anticipating that on-going dilation will be necessary. Having to drive to Massachusetts every six months or so for a full-anesthesia procedure is not acceptable. I plan to be discussing self-dilation with my surgeon right from the beginning.
Hope everyone's finally enjoying some seasonal weather!
Jim in Maine