Guest guest Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 ok...for 5 of the 9 days I have been able to eat mashed potatoes and even some rice. I even tried some very soft cookies that seemed fine. But on day 8, at lunch, I had what I call an episode which is where when I take a drink of water to help with the food and it all comes back up and then I regurgitate what I have eaten. It has now been 24 hours and I have been regurgitating (liquids is all I have taken) since. I just tried some mashed potatoes, because I have had success in the past because it is heavy food, and it seems to be working although I do feel like something is sitting in my sternum, which is normal. Is this normal after surgery? Should I call my doctor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hi Graham I was told after my surgery that for several months there is swelling and the food sticking may be normal but should progressively get better. In my case it was a whole lot better right from the start. I still have to be mindful of what I eat and eat slow.....and always with lots of fluids. The pain in my chest was all day before surgery. I took hours to eat, a bite at a time, my meals just flowed into each other. By the time it was dinner time I would just eat a very small portion at one sitting and then wait to see if it would decide to stay down- or come up. It usually came back up. After the surgery the constant chest pains were gone BUT I had a different problem. Horrible spasms that were totally disabling. The only thing that helped was a heated corn bag. Those lasted for about a month before they started to slowly diminish in quantity and length. I am about 5 months post op now & I do get daily spasms but they don't normally interfere with what I'm doing and don't last long. I've recently had problems with food feeling stuck again. I'm waiting to get in to see if it's les problem....maybe it's tightened again? Or if it's spasm related? Keep us up to date on what's going on. Sent from my iPad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Hi Graham- It does seem odd to have foods that worked a few days ago, now not work. Perhaps something got stuck and is now blocking the rest? I would probably call my dr if it were me. It may be nothing, but good to check. On Sep 16, 2011, at 9:56 AM, " grahamsev2 " <grahamsev@...> wrote: > ok...for 5 of the 9 days I have been able to eat mashed potatoes and even some rice. I even tried some very soft cookies that seemed fine. But on day 8, at lunch, I had what I call an episode which is where when I take a drink of water to help with the food and it all comes back up and then I regurgitate what I have eaten. It has now been 24 hours and I have been regurgitating (liquids is all I have taken) since. I just tried some mashed potatoes, because I have had success in the past because it is heavy food, and it seems to be working although I do feel like something is sitting in my sternum, which is normal. > > Is this normal after surgery? Should I call my doctor? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 I had a couple short spells of regurgitation about a week and a half in if I ate too soon after eating something heavy like scrambled eggs or fish. After a few hours or by the next morning I would think gravity would have pulled everything down. I would call your doctor if it's been a couple days. My doctor met with me about 2 weeks after the procedure and I have a follow-up in 3 months. I'm taking it slow with introducing new foods. In regard to meats, I'm only eating soft fish a little at a time a couple times a week, but I did try a little poultry in gravy (a couple small bites) and did fine. Oddly enough, I've nibbled on a little bacon and have done fine. I'm totally staying a way from cripy breads, fresh fruits and vegetables. The other possibility is that it could be GERD and meds for that would help. I was afraid I might end up with this as a result of the procedure, but so far this week (4 weeks in) I've had no pain or significant regurgitation for over a week, and no acid or coughing to speak of. But everyone is different. I'm a bit disconcerted to see some people posting about difficulties months later. I figured there could be problems years later but months... Ann > > > ok...for 5 of the 9 days I have been able to eat mashed potatoes and even some rice. I even tried some very soft cookies that seemed fine. But on day 8, at lunch, I had what I call an episode which is where when I take a drink of water to help with the food and it all comes back up and then I regurgitate what I have eaten. It has now been 24 hours and I have been regurgitating (liquids is all I have taken) since. I just tried some mashed potatoes, because I have had success in the past because it is heavy food, and it seems to be working although I do feel like something is sitting in my sternum, which is normal. > > > > Is this normal after surgery? Should I call my doctor? > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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