I got my first fill about 2 weeks ago. Once I started eating solids again I started to feel this uncomfortable "stuck" feeling in the middle of my chest, like the food is not going down but only the first few bites. I know I'm not supposed to drink water during a meal but this is the only thing that helps the food go down further. Once it passes I don't drink water for the rest of the meal and everything is fine. This happens at every meal and like I said it's only the first few bites. I have tried smaller bite sizes and chewing the hell out of every bite but it doesn't seem to matter. I have another doc appointment next week and will address this but was just wondering if anyone has gone through this.

2yrs into my journey, I still occassionally experience that feeling. Instead of drinking water, if you leave it for a few minutes, it goes down. This is provided the bite was small and you had chewed it well. There is a difference between that tight feeling and a stuck though, so be mindful. Good luck, hun.

Same experience and feel the only solution is chewing until it is liquid and not pushing food down too fast. It is hard to break old habits and even harder when you are with a group who is eating like the "good ol days". I do tend to drink some water with meals - I know it is a no no but it helps with that feeling and worst case, when it gets bad, I just bring it back up and start over on slower with a lot more chewing.