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As I've posted before I am having some problems with pain. I am 3 weeks post op and the pains I am having starts in the middle of my breast bone and it radiates. Every 45 seconds and last for 7 seconds. My doctor did a CT scan today and says everything is fine but this pain is just getting so bad it's hard to eat or drink anything. Tomorrow they want to run more tests and blood work. I am wondering if this pain is hunger pain but I really don't know exactly how it "feels". When I speak to my doctors nurse practitioner they draw a blank and have no answers. I know this is a long post I just wanted to know if anyone had any clues. Could this be hunger pains that just hurts more when I eat or drink because it's getting food?

I am at the doctors now waiting for my doctor to come in and tell me what they want to do next. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@@Inner Surfer Girl I was taking dexilant for acid reflux before surgery, my doc told me to just continue that. Yes I had a hiatal repair and this just started yesterday, I haven't been able to call them because their office is closed on Friday's

@@Inner Surfer Girl I am 3 weeks out, I'm pureed's right now. The "pain" will come whether I have Water or applesauce. and I don't know what PPI is sorry

@@KindaFamiliar Its kind of like a pain but also like before surgery and I hadn't eaten. My doctor told me that I wouldn't feel the growl or hungry anymore but I feel like I do. I can drink Water and it start, sometimes its like a pulsing pain and others it feels like I'm hungry, but when I do eat its still there. I don't see my doctor until the 28th

As I'm slowly eating things, which now is only maybe once a day, but my doctor gave me something to help me eat. I am confused as to if I am having hunger pains or pains when I eat. To me they both have seemed similar but I am not sure. Now I am eating dinner and when I chew then swallow I get pains shortly after, but if I don't eat the pain is still there. So I am not sure the pain is there because I'm hungry and I'm getting food in or is it pain telling me to stop. When I chew I always wait at least 40 seconds before I put more food in.

@@cindyw41 Thanks, I'll look at it now

@@LipstickLady yes I know that I can't eat them now, I was saying thank you for telling me about them

@@SilentBotts there is not much that i can have, for the last 3 days I haven't had anything because it just comes back up and today Water started making me sick. They gave me zofran to see if that will help with it.

@@libby43 I didn't even think of cucumber thank you

They gave me a book but it said nothing about eating or not eating it. Today is day 3 that I haven't been able to eat anything and this morning Water made me sick, But thanks I'll try to get a hold of my doctor again.

I've started my pureed's and it says that I can eat tuna fish, can this be eaten with crackers or is that a no?

I know that I am still early out and have at least 3 more weeks before I eat solid foods, but when did everyone start eating salads. I have been wanting one and I don't want to hurt myself eating one too soon.

@@Ley I still have some problems having some things, some times I'll think I'm in the clear then I feel it coming back up and I have to force myself to vomit. I can only handle Water and nothing else but I am still getting dehydrated because I can't get enough liquids in.

@@VeroN86 Yes I am thank you, I am now able to start going to my pureed foods so I can eat at least a little but

@@FocusOnMeNow they gave me carafate, they said to take it a hour before each meal and it should help but it hasn't. Its suppose to "coat" my stomach to help with digesting

@@debd80 Mine is just about like that as well. They said it was acid reflux too but I take my medicine so I know its not that, I had acid reflux bad before the surgery and was on Dexilant, stronger than nexium. Its kind of like I need to burp but it won't come out too, they said it was gas but I am burping and passing gas all the time. But I do know that I need to eat more I am not sure if the pain is from that but when I try to "eat" the pain gets worse. It feels like the liquid is stuck at the top of my stomach trying to get in, then I vomit.

@@perforce what kind of Soup would be good with cheese, I am about to start adding the pureed foods and I am at a loss as what to eat, they gave me a book but all most of it says is cottage cheese and I don't like that lol I am afraid that it will take longer for me to actually eat, and when i see people eat "real" food I cry lol

@@perforce I am still on liquids. I am not eating "food"

@@NjGirlInNcWorld they gave me carafate which doesn't do much at all. I had some food today and it just made me sick. I am going back on Monday for them to do a CT scan to make sure everything is okay.

I take acid reflux medicine daily and it is not helping me at all. My husband just got home so I think I am going to go to the hospital.

I just had my sleeve done May 25, 2016. I am absolute pain. I feel like I have a lot of pressure on my chest and I'm having a hard time swallowing. When I do swallow I feel like I am being stabbed and when I called my doctor they gave me medicine and said to wait and see if it helps. Well now I am in more pain and I'm at a loss. Right now I am deeply regretting having this done. ANY suggestions will help me!

I just had my sleeve done May 25, 2016. I am absolute pain. I feel like I have a lot of pressure on my chest and I'm having a hard time swallowing. When I do swallow I feel like I am being stabbed and when I called my doctor they gave me medicine and said to wait and see if it helps. Well now I am in more pain and I'm at a loss. Right now I am deeply regretting having this done. ANY suggestions will help me!