I am 5 days out and my esophages began to hurt 3 days out. Is it from burping too much and my esophages is sore? I get a huge pain in my chest and my back. I take sips and it doesn't seem to help. Any suggestions?

Maybe its from the tubes for the operation and the anaesthetic? I have a sore throat and a raspy voice, although not too bad, and we are about the same timings.

I still have a lot of gas pains and my back is sore ( I think from over compensating for protecting my stomach area! - so I'm walking a little hunched over... but each day it seems a little easier.)

Hope this helps!

Kathy

The nurse in me says it's probably really bad acid reflux. Are you taking a PPI like Nexium or Prevacid? If not, you should probably ask your doc about it.

It is acid reflux, without doubt. You should be on a PPI and possibly a cytoprotectant like sucralfate.

That is exactly how I feel - like there is a huge lump in my chest/back that I can't swallow out of the way.. and I haven't had my op yet! It goes if I chew an indigestion tablet. I have had this since my endoscopy thing (camera down the throat). I'm sure he scratched my oesophagus when he dragged it back out!:001_smile: