I had my surgery on Tuesday and everything went fine. I had trouble with the gas at first but now im dealing wit it. I drank the contrast in the hospital which made me very nauseous but cleared me for my liquid diet. This is my second day home and i am alot better. Yesterday i was no good i was in pain constantly. Now the pain is bearable i am able to walk around i even had my first BM this morning. I just have one question is it normal to feel like a tight ball when drinking???? Even when i swallow i feel it mostly in my chest then it goes down the rest of the way smoothly

Congratulations! I'm glad your home and doing better. It does get better day by day. I had the tight ball feeling for the first week or so, then as the swelling in my stomach subdided that eased up.

Thanx I just wanted to make sure it was a normal feeling. That tight ball feeling is the most annoying part of it all. In the hospital I was getting the same feeling n i would get up n walk but that didnt stop it either

It has been the most annoying thing for me too, well until the nerve pain started near the incision:-(

I was really glad when I could drink without feeling like I swallowed a super ball with my drink! I'm 11 days out now but the last three have been better

Congrats to you too. I see there is light at the end of this tunnel lol

I am glad you are doing well, best of luck! Yes, the ball feeling is normal, the first week I had it. Day by day it gets better, welcome to the losers bench!