At my 8 week follow-up appointment, I reiterated to the doctor that I have a pain in my chest when I eat. It feels like all food and drinks get stuck for awhile. This has been going on since the surgery. I've been complaining about it since my one week follow-up. But, my other issues (severe nausea & lack of any nutrients for the first 6 weeks) sort of overshadowed it, I guess.

So, he did a Barium test and we saw that a portion of it got stuck in a little pocket, of sorts. He then gave me Water, and it washed out eventually. The doctor wasn't too worried saying he thinks it will workout on its own. He said it could have been an undetected hiatal hernia or something that needs to be stretched out (I say "something", but he used a word I don't remember). He said let him know if it gets worse.

Anyone else have irregular results from the Barium test? Should I be worried and push my doctor to take the next step? It's not excruciating pain, but it does stop me from eating enough food or drink enough water.

~Jenn

What do your instincts tell you?

I'd probably ask him to go ahead and stretch of at all possible. What if it doesn't resolve itself? I'd want to get better ASAP rather than wait 6 more weeks without proper nutrition.