I am out 16 days from surgery and started mushies 3 days ago. The food seems to go down fine but every time I eat I get very gassy. This will happen from the first bite. Also at the first bite sometimes I feel a heavy pressure in my chest but this will happen throughout eating as well. But won't happen with every bite or every time. I am concerned I am eating too much or too fast. I watch the clock and take the 20-30 minutes recommended to eat. But sometimes I feel like I'm eating too much. I am getting my protein in and I generally only eat food 2-3 times a day. If the gassiness is going to go away I can deal with that along with the pressure I just want to make sure I'm not doing something really wrong here that will stretch my sleeve. Any advice would be appreciated.

My guess is that you'll be a little more gassy, forever. Your stomach is tiny now, and there's just not as much room to fit food and liquid and gas. However, it should dramatically improve with time (it has for me).

The feeling of pressure is probably a warning that you're eating too fast or taking too big of a bite. Slow down and savor it. You're not going to jeopardize yourself by eating less, or eating slower, so if you feel any discomfort, that should be your warning sign that you're going too fast. It's a common problem that a lot of us formerly heavy people have -- we tend to wolf our food down. I know I do!

Just reiterating, that pressure is the new signal for fullness. Slow way down. It will take you a while to learn all the new signals but you will get it. Best of luck!