I am 3 weeks post op and for the last 2 weeks I wake up in the middle of the night with a bad pain in my throat area midway down and a weird pain like in my chest bone area. not sure if it is coming from my stomach area or something in my throat but It is a really weird pain and I have to immediately sit up in the bed to make it go away. then when i wake up a few hours afterwards i still have an awkward feeling in my throat. Oh and all this also gives me a headache. So I wake up feeling like a cant breathe with a pain in my throat and a headache. Remind you this only happens when i lay flat for too long. Has anyone else had this problem or do you know what it could be and will it ever go away?

Call and nag nag nag. I had a doc that didn't return calls once. I then called after hours which probably bugged him so much that she got on her nurse and she called and apologized the next day. Docs don't like after hour calls. That's why we call during the day....duh....

Consider requesting a barium swallow (if you haven't had one post-op) to check the positioning of the band.

Sounds awful-- good luck. I had lots of weird things right after surgery too-- and to be honest as helpful as these boards can be sometimes, getting in to see that DR. can be the best peace of mind there is-- even if it's a common issue.

Take good care in the mean time.

I had a similar thing, not really chest pains, but a pain would shoot up in my chest area, through my throat and into my head giving me a bad headache. I would have to sit up or put another pillow under my head to get it to stop. Now I am just about 6 weeks and it has completely gone away. I was thinking maybe the tube from the anesthesia might have done a little damage and my body was just recovering from that. What did your doctor say? Hope you are feeling better.

Hopefloats, I am glad to know that someone else had this similar feeling. but i am even more glad that you said yours went away. did you feel like something was almost like blocking your air way? oh and my throat really hurt when i was laying down and if i would breathe through my nose. it is so weird. and i havent gone to the doctor. i have an appointment on the 29th which is 1 week away so lets just hope i dont die in the meantime. lol

I had a similar thing, not really chest pains, but a pain would shoot up in my chest area, through my throat and into my head giving me a bad headache. I would have to sit up or put another pillow under my head to get it to stop. Now I am just about 6 weeks and it has completely gone away. I was thinking maybe the tube from the anesthesia might have done a little damage and my body was just recovering from that. What did your doctor say? Hope you are feeling better.

Hopefloats, I am glad to know that someone else had this similar feeling. but i am even more glad that you said yours went away. did you feel like something was almost like blocking your air way? oh and my throat really hurt when i was laying down and if i would breathe through my nose. it is so weird. and i havent gone to the doctor. i have an appointment on the 29th which is 1 week away so lets just hope i dont die in the meantime. lol

yes, it was like my throat would close and block my air and it would radiate into my jaw and down my chest. I really think it must have been from the tube from the anesthesia...Aria3 said the PA said it was esophageal spasms, so that is probably what we are/were experiencing. Mine did go away after a few weeks, hopefully yours will go away soon.