Heart burn after surgery: is it common?

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I had my HM surgery with wrap done 4 days ago. For the 1st 24 hrs after the

surgery, I was on IV and didn't experience any heart burn. But since then, I

started eating mushy foods but I am experiencing quite a bit of heart burn. The

heart burn starts if I even cough or sneeze.

According to my family doctor, I may have some wounds from the surgery in my

stomach or esophagus and thus when stomach acid gets into contact with these

wounds, I am getting heart burn. According to him, the heart burn should go away

after few weeks once the wounds are fully healed.

For folks who have gone through the similar surgery, have you experienced the

same heart burn after the surgery? If yes then for how long you used to have

them before you get fully recovered?