2 days post op with blockage

[Ms. Mannix 21]

Please help. I'm 2 days post op & I am having a difficult time getting liquids down, Before I left the hospital yesterday, I was instructed to swallow mouthfuls of liquid. THIS was not a good idea, because the liquids seemed to sit on my chest & make me hurt & take longer to go down.

Now that I've decided to sip them, I have to make myself burp immediately after swallowing, then take a deep breath for the liquid to go down. This kicks in the feeling of me feeling nauseated. Is this normal or is this blockage.

Please help me, I'm freaking out.

[NellieBean 70]

You should call your doctor and ask this kind of question.

[caramellhoney 6]

Sounds like a good way to swallow a lot of air.

[TwinsMama 483]

Yes, call your Dr. I had blockage so I know exactly the feeling you're talking about.

[TapSnap 357]

I am 6 months out and still can't do full mouth fulls of liquids without having tightness in the chest. you should be doing sips not mouthfuls. seems like a good way to hurt yourself.

[rickyc 3]

i had my surgery the 17th of July . I know the exact feeling .. i had to sip Water for about the first week ..or i had the same symptoms . but my nurses had instructed me to sip and not take " drinks " of water .. it has went away . along with the that i had a hard time taking medications ....i had to take them when i had an empty stomach or what water i used to wash each pill down was too much . it felt like every thing in there had a smaller opening .. much better now ..feeling has went away ..Time will make things better

[MIJourney 490]

At 2 days out I could only take small sips and felt it each time in my chest. In my case it was pretty normal I think and not a blockage.

[vickiczyk 16]

At two days I could only wet my mouth, not really swallow and I had to walk around while I did that. That lasted to about day four and then I could only do one tiny sip at a time also only while standing upright. It takes time.