I have had 2 stretches and am very sure i need another one now 13 months post op, for me i had mega pain and serious nausea when i ate or drank, for me i needed a stretch was in a place i think lower to most people my stretch was right at the bottom of my oesophagus next to my bowel where my body had kind of made a second little pouch which had narrowed and caused probs. The first 2 stretches i had with an endoscopy and the last procedure i had under general. The docs do say that sometimes it can take up 2 three stretches till the prob is resolved permanently, for some its on the first time but i am greedy i need all 3 lool x