Acid reflux or leak?
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I am 9 days post op today. Last night at about 11:30 I woke up with pressure in my chest, I could taste a off taste just by breathing. I had an urge to cough, when I did I felt the need to spit up. It was yellow stomach acid, small amount. I walked around a bit coughed and a bit more came up but was relieving the best pressure. I made a cup of peppermint tea and got back into bed, nauseated feeling subsided and I slept at a 45 degree incline til4:30 when